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Independent Myanmar media obsesses over the military junta's deepening embrace of Russia, escalating atrocities, and the desperate struggle of an exhausted resistance movement; coverage frames Min Aung Hlaing's regime as illegitimate, isolated from the people, and propped up by foreign patrons and cronies.
  1. Analysis of what Western countries get wrong about Myanmar's politics of fear (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-29)
  2. Attacks by Myanmar's military regime surge around the Russia-backed Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-29)
  3. Russia is set to begin construction of Myanmar's first nuclear power plant next year (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-29)
  4. Myanmar's military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, increases pressure on Thailand to cut rebel supply lines (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-29)
  5. Part two of an analytical series examining the current state and future direction of Myanmar's resistance movement against the military junta. (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  6. Vietnam invites Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to make an official visit. (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  7. In-depth analysis of the military foundations of Myanmar's strategic alliance with Russia. (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  8. Investigation reveals the business cronies backing Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing's foreign investment drive, spanning electric vehicles to deep-sea port projects. (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  9. Obituary roundup: Notable figures who died in recent weeks, marking the end of an era. (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  10. 25 unidentified bodies found after Myanmar military regime forces withdraw from a jade-mining village (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  11. Border trade and the future of Myanmar's Arakan (Rakhine State) (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  12. Human rights in Myanmar hitting a 'new low,' says the United Nations (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  13. Myanmar's military regime blamed for ignoring flood defenses as the Ayeyarwady disaster deepens (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  14. Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing preaches self-reliance as his regime seeks foreign support (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  15. Thousands scramble to stop the Toe River from overflowing near Myanmar's largest city, Yangon (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  16. Why Myanmar's military regime left the MNDAA (Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army) out of its peace plan (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  17. Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing promises Belarusian investors the moon (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  18. The five faces of Myanmar military regime state propaganda (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  19. Exhausted but not giving up: inside Myanmar's anti-junta resistance today—Part 1 (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)
  20. Tracking the foreign trips of Myanmar's military regime leaders (The Irrawaddy, 2026-08-28)