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Children Missing as Mekong Ferry Sinks
17 children are presumed dead after a Mekong ferry sank Sunday around noon. The Burmese children were on their way to register for school in China. My story for The Irrawaddy. UPDATE: On Monday, 1:26...
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Did a Golden Triangle Leader Fall for a UN Peace Prize Hoax?
Serious doubts have been raised about the awarding of a dubious United Nations peace prize to Kokang Chairman Pai Sou Chen for his anti-drug stance. Read more on The Irrawaddy.
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China Denies Providing Arms to Wa Army
China denies a report that says it has been providing weapons to the United Wa State Army, Burma’s largest militia group. Read the full story on The Irrawaddy.
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UWSA Announces Death of Senior Military Leader
The death of Li Wen, a senior figure in Burma’s largest ethnic militia, comes amid growing concern over the conflict in neighboring Kachin State. Read the story exclusively on The Irrawaddy.
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Burmese militia leader behind Mekong murders executed in China
Naw Kham, the Burmese militia leader sentenced to death in China for piracy and murder, has been executed in Yunnan on Friday afternoon. Read more on the Asian Correspondent.
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China lobbies for pipeline support in Myanmar, but environmental concerns...
Community groups in coastal Myanmar on Thursday urged the suspension of a Chinese-built deep-sea port and pipelines that will soon deliver oil and gas from the Bay of Bengal to China. In an open...
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How these Burmese rebels got big on Weibo
An investigative report for Foreign Policy that took months of research and begging for information from rebel sources.
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