The Irrawaddy’s mission is to cover the news in Burma/Myanmar and Southeast Asia accurately and impartially – Global Voices partner.
Latest posts by The Irrawaddy
Revolution without borders: Myanmar exiles fighting the junta from abroad
“It doesn’t matter if we never get the chance to return home. We will continue to root out the military dictatorship.”
A eulogy for Myanmar’s immortals
"They died truly great deaths, because they gave their lives: for the people, for the country, and for future generations, to rebuild their battered country."
Hip-hop artist recalls her husband’s execution in Myanmar
"At this moment, my sadness is there … I want to say that my loss is [of] one person, and it is incomparable to the losses of [many] others every day."
Life under military rule in Myanmar’s biggest city
"Inflation, shortages of consumer goods, serious power outages, and a crime wave of theft, mugging and pickpocketing have become part and parcel of life in towns."
War on citizens: How the junta’s VPN ban is strangling communication in Myanmar
"People should not underestimate what the regime is doing. Yet at the same time, they should not succumb to unwarranted fear. The regime can’t control everything."
The single mother exposing Myanmar junta atrocities while keeping her kids close
"Journalism is the only profession I know, and despite any challenges I may face, I am committed to continuing as a freelance journalist. This is the path I have chosen."
How Myanmar journalists can help build a federal democracy
"Collaboration between the public and media is essential to unveil and expose oppression and use the media to let the country and the world know what is happening."
Myanmar fighting star dominates and prays for the junta regime to fall
"I hate the dictatorship. I already suffered from it when I was young. I was frightened and would hide in my house if I heard people speaking Burmese."
Please don't call the Myanmar military ‘Tatmadaw’
"I humbly ask international readers to make an effort to understand the current situation. And the first step in doing that is to use the correct terms for the military."
An interview with Myanmar's UN Ambassador who defied the junta
"We need international support to increase that momentum. We can end the suffering if the military faces domestic and international pressure."
Myanmar LGBTQ makeup artist swaps beauty salon for border hideout and revolution
"I know my strength is not [in military activities] . . . I see myself as a pillar to help the revolution be victorious."
Myanmar coup architect's birthday celebrated with mock funerals, curses, protests
For Myanmar's citizens, General Min Aung Hlaing's birthday on July 3 was an occasion to vent anger over the February 1 coup and the military's deadly response to anti-coup resistance.
Myanmar’s long history of revolutionary poets
In Myanmar's history, poets have shown solidarity with the ordinary people and have been at the frontline in every revolution.
Myanmar navy deserters speak out against military regime
"The soldiers we saw when we were young were loved by the people. But what they are doing now is just opposite of what I believe and ... want to be."
Sunday's death toll rises to 71 in crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar
"These shooting[s] are totally unacceptable. They are not dispersing the protests. They are just murdering the people with violence."
Myanmar’s bloody Sunday sees highest death toll so far at hands of security forces
“If we don’t resist out of fear, we would be enslaved by them. I believe others will move the protest ahead even if I am taken down.”
Myanmar general election violence on the rise as November vote nears
Several election-related incidents of intimidation and physical attacks were reported in many townships ahead of the November 8 election.
Devastated hilltop in Myanmar’s jade mining region remains home for scores of families despite danger
Despite the danger of further landslides, 77 families remain, saying they cannot afford to relocate.
Out of work, out of options: Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand scrape by during COVID-19
"Since my workplace was closed, I don’t have much money left, I don’t know where to find work. I live in a construction camp with my 4-year-old son."
Combating ‘fake news’ in the time of COVID-19 in Myanmar
"Thousands of social media users made a group and a network to serve as watchdogs for fake news on social media."
How China's Belt and Road Initiative is affecting Shan communities in north Myanmar
"The majority of the people are worried about losing their homes, farmlands and water resources. Some people voiced concerns about losing natural resources and heritage places."
