South Asia / The Irrawaddy
A total of 1,016 people from 22 countries were detained in three days of raids, including 216 Indonesians, 184 Chinese and 85 Ethiopians, the regime claimed.
Junta-appointed Prime Minister Nyo Saw takes advantage of a rare international platform to tout the rigged poll and thank ASEAN for support it never expressed.
A congressional committee warned that Myanmars planned polls will deepen instability and fuel China-linked crime networks running global scam hubs.
The militarys loss of legitimacy and the emerging structures being built by the ethnic and Bamar resistance all point to one future: a federal Myanmar, says Khin Maung Win.
More listings of the resistance-funding SDB tokens are expected on major crypto exchanges in the near future, the alternative bank says.
Escalating battles near Kyaukphyu, home to Chinese megaprojects, have forced tens of thousands to flee.
Local residents and allies say the decision to hand over the Mandalay and northern Shan townships to the junta was not the TNLAs to make.
Saw Mutu Say Poe and fellow senior member Saw Shwe Moung kicked out after attending last months National Ceasefire Agreement anniversary.
Regime spokesman Zaw Min Tun appeared to reject cooperation with Washington as the junta aligns with China-led initiatives to target scam hubs.
Regime offensives in the Magwe district have displaced people from more than 60 villages, at least 30 of which were torched.
Cronies, arms brokers, propaganda operatives and foreign partners were among 1,249 recipients of honorary titles as Min Aung Hlaing shores up loyalty before his election.
This week, our editors discuss the new active role of the U.S. in the online scam center issue, and what it will mean for the warlords on the border and the military regime they are allied with.
The Thai prime ministers minority government is struggling to survive corruption claims, party fractures and renewed border tensions with Cambodia.
Ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India and was tried in absentia, was found guilty on multiple counts linked to a deadly 2024 crackdown on protesters.
Aye Chan and Dr. Htoo Char Aung, sons of prominent figures from the Thein Sein era, will run for Lower House seats in the Myanmar juntas sham election.
Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing made rare visits to Karen and Mon states as China and the US tighten the screws on Myanmars border scam syndicates.
Dozens arrested this month face years in prison for minor offenses like damaging campaign posters, as the regime intensifies its crackdown on election dissent.
Daw Myo Myo Aye, founder of the Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar, reveals how the regime is targeting worker rights following the 2021 coup.
Rakhine rebels lull regime troops into false sense of security by pulling out of Minbyin villagethen strike.
Also this week, the regime put on an explosive show in major scam hub, and made gains in Mandalay after China stepped in.

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