The world must act now to break China’s monopoly on rare earth mining and processing and the environmental and human devastation it wreaks in Kachin State, says Ankit K.
The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...
Min Aung Hlaing’s propaganda mill went into overdrive in 2024, touting tourism, climate solutions, medical excellence, and fatherly values as the nation burned.
Just days after his regime’s Western Command fell to rebels closing in from all sides, Min Aung Hlaing was busy partying with old cronies.