The Irrawaddy News

In his graduation speech at the military academy, the commander-in-chief celebrated 70 years of graft, brutality and abject failure, argue our editors in this weeks discussion.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi among thousands reportedly exposed to regime crackdown during telecom giants chaotic exit after coup.

Fears grow for the life and safety of 24-year-old Htet Myat Aung, who had a bounty on his head for leading non-violent protests against the military regime since the coup.

Wen-Chin Chang traces the lives of migrants, spies and guerrillas who shaped the hidden history of the China-Myanmar border region.

Regime troops are closing in on Singu town, one of the last remaining resistance strongholds in Mandalay Region.

This week our editors discuss the regimes calculated attacks on civilian targetslike the hospital massacre in Mrauk-Uto instill terror in the population of Myanmar.

Dozens of Russians thought to be enslaved in Myawaddy fraud factories guarded by junta-aligned militias.

The junta wants to revive the long-suspended hydropower project in Kachin State despite a welter of humanitarian and environmental concernsas a sop to its main backer China.

Speculation is mounting that junta boss Min Aung Hlaing will take the presidency as retired and serving generals fill key cabinet and parliamentary posts.

Less than a week after their latest war crime in Mrauk-U, Min Aung Hlaing showers praise on the dedication and sacrifice of Air Force personnel.

Concern grows for 80yearold Nobel laureate after her son raised fears following over two years without contact.

Kalashnikov Zala Lancet UAVs are set to bolster a regime drone arsenal being deployed against resistance groups and civilians, according to Intelligence Online.

The bombing of Mrauk-U Hospital exposes the regimes impunity, the failure of international pressure and the emptiness of its planned election.

Despite global condemnation of the juntas recent escalation of airstrikes on civilian targets, India is happy to work ever more closely with Myanmar.

In Shan States Nawnghkio, campaigning is being conducted amid checkpoints and rubble after a year of brutal fighting.

Tour of bombed scam sites highlights abrupt junta crackdown on operations once tolerated along the Thai-Myanmar border.

With the public silenced and real opposition banned, the juntas election is designed to cement military rule, not reflect the will of the people

Beijing tightens coordination with military regime after the US targets Chinese-led syndicates with a Scam Center Strike Force.

Regime spokesman Zaw Min Tun rejected the idea that the vote aims to entrench military rule, while also hinting at a leadership role for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.

In the face of international condemnation, the regime carries on bombing civilian targets across five townships in Rakhine State that are held or contested by the Arakan Army.

Also this week, the regime formed an anti-scam panel to mask its complicity, committed a major crime against humanity weeks before election, and vowed to crush ethnic resistance.