Junta chief orders ‘smooth transition’ from poverty, eyes nuclear rule – plus a PR scam blitz, arresting election dissenters, ...

As the junta prepares for heavily rigged polls to be held in parts of the country, Bertil Lintner looks back at Myanmar’s troubled record of elections—which have rarely been free or fair.

People in the Karen National Union-held township of Kyondoe are forbidden from sheltering or transporting scammers who fled a show crackdown in Myawaddy’s KK Park.

The regime is staging demolitions in KK Park after its allied Border Guard Force relocated cybercrime operations elsewhere.

Focusing blame for arsenic contamination of the Salween River on Karenni and other EAOs obscures China’s deep role in Myanmar ...

Amid dramatic scenes of scam centers being blown up at the business park, ringleaders have quietly moved their operations to nearby locations in Myawaddy.

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested at least 88 people for criticizing its planned election under a harsh new Election ...

The former Saffron Revolution leader U Pyinnya Zawta speaks to The Irrawaddy about his year in prison and eventual amnesty.

The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is courting Ma Ba Tha extremists, sparking fears of a resurgence in ethno-religious violence after junta’s election.

Under cover of legitimate scientific exploration, China is gathering vital data on the weaknesses of other nations and building dependencies it can later exploit, warns Ratish Mehta.

The TNLA’s return—at Beijing’s insistence—of two towns to the junta this month is the latest example of China’s bullying and ...

Min Aung Hlaing will head the top-level committee, whose formation follows China’s crucial support for the junta’s election and its military operations in northern Shan.