Covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia News, especially politics, ethnic issues and others shaping Myanmar today.

THE IRRAWADDY… Our Mission. The Irrawaddy’s mission is to cover the news in Burma/Myanmar and Southeast Asia accurately and impartially. In this world full of crisis and conflict, the media plays a crucial role in highlighting controversies and scandals and exposing the truth of events occurring in conflict zones.

Dec 12, 2024 · Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region.

Dec 27, 2024 · The General and His Accomplices. For Min Aung Hlaing’s military regime, 2024 was nothing short of a nightmare. Hit by accelerating troop casualties and surrenders, and the unprecedented loss of two regional military command headquarters to ethnic armed groups and their resistance allies, the junta’s army was battered and humiliated like never before.

Known for its diverse and vibrant newsroom, The Irrawaddy English Edition is one of the most authoritative news agencies covering Myanmar, with a reputation for in-depth, analytical and incisive reporting. Opportunities are now available as we are looking for a general reporter to keep our international and local readerships informed about Myanmar.

Jan 2, 2025 · In the process the regime lost its Western Command headquarters in Ann Township among other humiliating defeats. “To seek political solutions to political problems has been our policy from the beginning,” Khaing Thukha said.

Dec 1, 2016 · In this week’s editorial talk, The Irrawaddy’s founding editor-in-chief Aung Zaw and Senior Reporter Saw Yan Naing discuss how China plays a major role in the fighting in northern Burma and among ethnic armed groups there.

Dec 12, 2024 · Though it unfolded 6,000 km away, news of Syria’s once formidable dictator—abandoned by allies including Russia—fleeing a rebel army has given hope to Myanmar’s people.

Oct 22, 2024 · Videos captured by residents show airplanes dropping objects on parachutes. A Myawaddy resident close to Karen anti-regime resistance groups told The Irrawaddy that the junta has stealthily deployed a total of up to 1,000 troops to the border town.

Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region.