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Courage and Complicity: Those Who Defined 2024
The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...
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China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
The world must act now to break China’s monopoly on rare earth mining and processing and the environmental and human ...
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A Year in Myanmar Junta’s Theatre of Absurdity as Military Collapse Loomed
Min Aung Hlaing’s propaganda mill went into overdrive in 2024, touting tourism, climate solutions, medical excellence, and ...
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Captured Myanmar Junta General Demands Rakhine Surrender
An Arakan Army video shows the former Western Command chief of staff calling on regime troops in Rakhine State to stop ...
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Junta Boss Dances While Myanmar Burns
Just days after his regime’s Western Command fell to rebels closing in from all sides, Min Aung Hlaing was busy partying with ...
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Myanmar Junta Commander Abandons Kachin Fighting: KIA
The Kachin Independence Army says it is still fighting to seize Mansi and the regime power hub of Bhamo in Kachin State.