Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy.
From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to ...
All of this marks a stunning reversal for Myanmar’s revolutionaries. At the end of 2024 they appeared to have the junta on ...
WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of ...
Nearly five years after it seized power, Myanmar's military is moving ahead with a multi-phase general election starting on ...
Well……back to the conversation with Sammiya. “You need to focus on migrant workers as they have helped tremendously during the cyclone crisis,” he said. “I agree. Particularly those who are permanent ...
Friday, December 19, 2025 - Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has taken issue with Citizen TV journalist, Linus Kaikai, after ...
Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and MediaFire have taken down key junta propaganda channels and accounts after complaints from human rights activists Justice for Myanmar.
Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia.
Beijing is playing a more active mediation role after taking a relatively low diplomatic profile during the conflict’s first ...
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