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Mung bean and sesame seed farmers in Sagaing and Magwe regions say their crops are already being lost in early monsoon floods.
Resistance forces claim capture of outposts guarding operational command in Bawlakhe Township, home to three regime light infantry battalions.
The regime has appointed Dr Zaw Oo as a Central Bank of Myanmar director as it prepares to form a new administration after ...
The fighting for the Thay Baw Boe base in Karen State’s Myawaddy Township sent hundreds of civilians fleeing to Thailand.
Growing engagement with the Arakan Army reflects realities on the ground, where Myanmar’s regime has lost control of its ...
In a break with military tradition, Min Aung Hlaing has hired a private photographer to take full control of his public image ...
Ethnic armed groups must choose between remaining resource gatekeepers for China or using their mineral wealth to pursue ...
This week’s Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if Malaysia, as the ASEAN chair, still has any hope of resolving Myanmar’s crises.
Mandalay resistance forces brace for renewed attacks as regime pours troops into Taungtha after suffering ‘heavy losses.’ ...
At its latest summit, the regional bloc offered more empty rhetoric and continued to push its useless Five Point Conesus, ...
Beijing’s envoy has urged the KIA and AA to stop fighting the junta in Bhamo and Rakhine State for better ties with China.
Hundreds of soldiers who fled to Thailand last week to escape resistance offensives have now returned and are massing in the Karen border trade hub.