On Jan. 25, the junta hopes, another 63 townships will go to the polls, whether its writ runs there or not. But even that is nine fewer than expected.

Scrutiny of vote widely regarded as a fraud to entrench military rule will be confined to regime’s supporters at home and abroad.

Military regime exports repression abroad as Seoul embassy targets protesters for rallying against its sham poll.

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.

Scores of regime soldiers have been killed in the attempt to drive the Arakan Army from Point 666, a hilltop base that guards the approach to the regime’s cherished KaPaSa-16 arms factory.

Min Aung Hlaing has told personnel to train for amphibious assaults and ground combat as the regime escalates indiscriminate attacks on resistance-held territory.

Deadly airstrikes, raids and artillery attacks are targeting civilians across the Bamar heartland regions of Sagaing, Mandalay and Magwe.

“Some company owners paid no taxes at all for about three years. All are now facing legal action after the Mon State Planning and Finance Department instructed the IRD to detain them,” he said, adding ...

A resident of Myanmar’s largest city reports an eerie lack of campaign activity and overwhelming voter apathy just days before the junta’s December 28 election.

In this week’s talk, our editors argue that reviving the deeply unpopular, profoundly destructive Myitsone Dam project is the price the junta must pay for China’s support.

Regime says its troops have cut off escape route for Mandalay resistance forces after retaking Singu town on the Sagaing border.

The bombing of Mrauk-U Hospital exposes the regime’s impunity, the failure of international pressure and the emptiness of its ...