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Oct 25, 2024 · by Maung Kavi. November 4, 2024. 1.1k. Analysis. The recent arrest of former dictator Than Shwe’s son-in-law marks the latest chapter in an old story of insecurity and brutality among the country’s military leaders. Read more.
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Charity Leader Arrested in Junta Raid in Mandalay. by The Irrawaddy. October 31, 2024. 1.8k. Speculation swirls after plainclothes officials arrest the leader of an ambulance service that played a key part in the funeral of democracy leader Dr. Zaw Myint Maung.
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Myanmar Ranks 10th for Impunity in Killing Journalists. by The Irrawaddy. November 1, 2024. 828. For the third year running, Myanmar has been ranked among the worst countries globally for killers of journalists who habitually get away with murder.
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Our Team. The Irrawaddy has a professional, passionate and skilled team of reporters who provide consistent, high quality news stories on Burma/Myanmar. Over 20 years the Irrawaddy has built up a team of Burmese and ethnic nationality reporters from Burma/Myanmar and areas bordering Thailand. Our staff team is diverse and includes Burmese staff ...
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Myanmar Junta Boss Blames Usual Suspects, Disappoints Supporters in Speech Following Fall of Lashio. by The Irrawaddy. August 7, 2024. 2.4k. In a 25-minute address after the fall of the North Eastern Command, he pointed the finger at the NLD, ethnic armed groups and, implicitly, China, for the country’s woes.
Forged in Times of Danger: My Connection With Ko Jimmy and …
Sep 1, 2022 · An artist's rendition of Ma Nilar Thein (left), Ko Jimmy and their daughter. 8.9k. VIEWS. Looking back, my strongest connections with the executed activist Ko Jimmy, his wife Ma Nilar Thein and their young daughter all came at moments when their lives were in danger. This only became apparent to me after the Myanmar junta executed him by ...
Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
Sep 24, 2024 · Japan has become the latest country to downgrade diplomatic ties with Myanmar’s military regime, with plans to replace its ambassador with a lower-ranked representative. Sources familiar with the matter said the current ambassador, Ichiro Maruyama, will end his term soon and be replaced by a Chargé d’Affaires – a second-ranking diplomat ...
Bloodied but Unbowed: Myanmar’s Wounded Resistance Fighters …
Oct 21, 2022 · A A. (From left to right) Resistance fighters Hein Htet, Raven (Kyee Kan) and Wild Boar. VIEWS. Raven and the team were almost finished affixing the bombs to the drones in preparation for an attack on junta forces in Myanmar’s southern jungle when the accident occurred. A devastating series of explosions decimated the squad, leaving many dead ...
Kyat Depreciates Further After Myanmar Central Bank Abandons …
Dec 7, 2023 · On Thursday, the kyat depreciated to 3,560 per dollar after the CBM said it would no longer set the reference exchange rate. This represents a decline of 70 kyats or around 2% from the previous day’s rate of 3,490 kyats per dollar. The CBM said that despite the introduction of a floating exchange rate, dollars purchased on the market must ...
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Burma Beer Production Rises to 27.5M Gallons. by The Irrawaddy. May 19, 2014. 7.1k. Burma’s beer production continues to rise and local brewers produced 27.5 million gallons of beer in the last fiscal year, which lasted from April 2013 to March 2014, Eleven Media...