Junta forces seize at least 10 civilians during arson raids in two districts of Sagaing Region.

The junta is promising a general election after a census is completed next October but it seems only regime allies will be allowed to take part.

The capture of the base in Mansi, Kachin State, comes just three days after the KIA seized the military’s outpost in Lal Long Aungja.

Chin State exiles say the Philippines has legislation to prosecute foreigners guilty of war crimes.

Companies close to junta boss spared as businessmen from nine edible-oil companies detained for alleged breach of trust.

A resistance fighter was also killed; The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Karen and Mon states and Magwe, Sagaing, Bago and Tanintharyi regions.

Cargo trucks are reportedly trapped at China-backed Tagaung Taung mine after 16 regime troops were killed in ongoing fighting with resistance forces.

Relatives of inmates can visit loved ones for 20 minutes for the first time since March 2020, but requests to visit jailed former civilian leader have so far been ignored.

Resistance groups say colonel was among six regime troops killed during a clash in Kawkareik Township on Tuesday.

Natural disasters, escalating conflict and economic mismanagement are driving up domestic prices, curbing exports and leaving indebted farmers with no seeds for next year.

China's ambassador to Myanmar has held talks with the junta about «eight major steps» mentioned by President Xi Jinping.

Blood Money Campaign (BMC) calls for halt to transfers of arms, dual-use goods, technology and jet fuel that are aiding the regime’s terror campaign against civilians. 

Soe Htut handed junta construction deals to his sons while his wife took bribes from business owners, say sources. 

A regime flotilla carrying troops and wooden logs down the Chindwin was forced to leave a barge that had run aground.

The junta is hoping to address its foreign currency crisis by attracting international investors to the event in Naypyitaw.

Ethnic rebels claim officers among heavy regime casualties during intense fighting in Mogok township, as civilians flee airstrikes and shelling.

Importers fear radical restrictions on shipments as the regime struggles to boost production for exports. 

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Shan, Karen and Mon states and Mandalay, Magwe, Sagaing and Bago regions.

Ethnic army seizes third junta base in three days, in an apparent response to the bombing of a camp for internally displaced persons earlier this month.

Also this week, expats were told to pay tax to renew passports, regime cronies reportedly targeted in graft crackdown, and Min Aung Hlaing was snubbed by China. 

Capture of base near border with China follows seizure of junta communications camp in Kachin State on Wednesday.  

Resistance groups say 12 regime soldiers were killed as they were trying to secure a section of the main highway through the state on Tuesday.

The junta’s foreign ministry says it provided the regional bloc with evidence that the Kachin Independence Army was responsible for the Mung Lai Hkyet deaths.

The proposed church, which the regime will help to construct, is a sign of just how close ties between the junta and its main arms supplier have become.

Having chosen to engage with a junta at war with its civilian population, international ‘peacemakers’ are complicit in repeated crimes against humanity. 

Flooding has destroyed rice fields and sent thousands of farmers fleeing for safety, but junta restrictions on foreign aid have left them stranded.

The failure of the National Ceasefire Agreement, now a fig leaf for the junta’s terror campaign against civilians, also contains seeds for possible future success.

German tech firm ND SatCom allegedly supplied the regime with military communications equipment after sanctions were imposed.

Deputy commander-in-chief of the United Wa State Army was arrested in Yunnan province for alleged involvement in cyber scams.

Migrants will be required to pay at least 10 percent of their foreign income to the regime, which is facing a hard currency crisis.

The dollar-strapped regime’s latest bid to generate hard currency has been criticized as unworkable in a country plagued by power shortages.

Kachin Independence Army and PDFs report heavy regime casualties in surprise attack on regime base near Shwegu Town.   

Deputy commander-in-chief of the United Wa State Army was arrested in Yunnan province for alleged involvement in cyber scams.

Ayadaw People’s Defense Force lost three members in the attack by regime ground troops.

Meeting with former Karen National Union chairman on Monday draws sharp criticism in resistance stronghold.