Around 30 military figures are reportedly running in Myanmar’s election as part of regime chief Min Aung Hlaing’s bid to maintain his grip on the new government.

Rights groups warn Sweden’s withdrawal of aid to Myanmar could hasten collapse of independent reporting and human rights monitoring, leaving junta’s abuses largely invisible.

Also this week, the regime reined in Karen allies, jailed an election critic, texted fighters trying to topple it, and cried fake news on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s health.

Two 500-lb bombs struck a private high school and nearby area in Kyauktaw’s Thayat Tabin Village, the Arakan Army and locals said.

Read all The Irrawaddy’s coverage of Min Aung Hlaing’s China visit, including his meetings with officials and investors, and analysis of Beijing’s support for his regime.

Kim Aris talks to the Irrawaddy a week after he raised the alarm over the ousted democracy leader’s worsening heart condition.

Even as it marks the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism in World War II, China is propping up a regime in Myanmar that commits atrocities on a massive scale, says Thet Htar Maung.

The ethnic army said 70 junta troops were killed in clashes in Ngape, where the regime has been deploying large numbers of conscripts in a bid to regain lost ground.

Today our editors discuss the junta’s attempts to befriend the international community on whatever terms. Would even renewed U.S. interest be welcome?

Regime’s Election Commission purges four parties—three national and one regional—for allegedly failing to meet registration ...

China’s oil and gas pipelines across Myanmar enrich Beijing and the junta, but villagers along the route face threats to their livelihood and live in a climate of fear.

Regime troops seem to be replacing those of allied Karen militias in security posts around the town on the Thai border as the junta secures its territorial gains in the area.