In this week's episode of The Irrawaddy Newscast we check in on the 43rd ASEAN Summit. We also hear about the Ta’ang National Liberation Army's expansion since the coup. And poets have been killed, jailed and censored in Myanmar since the junta took power. We hear one artist's recent work. Plus, a rundown of this week’s headlines and the latest news from the ‘War Against the Junta.’

// Show Notes:

// Contact the show: justin.higginbottom@irrawaddy.org

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// Photo: Homemade bombs for use by drones in Chin State in July.

// Treading a Rocky Path: The Ta’ang Army Expands in Myanmar’s Shan State
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/b177-treading-rocky-path-taang-army-expands-myanmars-shan-state

// Poet Ko Ko Thett
https://www.kokothett.com/

// Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
https://aappb.org/

// Music used in this episode:
UNIVERSFIELD - Evil Spirits
Gregor Quendel - Aleatoric Piano

// Stories mentioned in this episode:

// Number of Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta Since Coup Surpasses 4,000
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/conflicts-in-numbers/number-of-civilians-killed-by-myanmar-junta-since-coup-surpasses-4000.html

// ‘ASEAN Emboldening War Criminals’ With Meeting of Air Force Chiefs in Myanmar
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/asean-emboldening-war-criminals-with-meeting-of-air-force-chiefs-in-myanmar.html

// ASEAN Continues to Engage Myanmar Junta at Ministerial Level
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/asean-continues-to-engage-myanmar-junta-at-ministerial-level.html

// Flee or Die: Junta Troops Drive Out 25,000 Civilians in Myanmar’s Sagaing
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/flee-or-die-junta-troops-drive-out-25000-civilians-in-myanmars-sagaing.html

// Resistance Drone Group Tells Myanmar Junta Staff in Karen State to Quit
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/resistance-drone-group-tells-myanmar-junta-staff-in-karen-state-to-quit.html

// China, Thailand and India Hold Talks With Myanmar Junta
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/china-thailand-and-india-hold-talks-with-myanmar-junta.html

// Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-suu-kyi-unwell-back-in-prison-nld-members.html

// Myanmar Junta Jails Journalist for 20 Years Over Cyclone Coverage
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-jails-journalist-for-20-years-over-cyclone-coverage.html

// No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/no-election-likely-before-2025-myanmar-junta-chief.html

// Block on Medical Care for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Sparks UN Concern
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/block-on-medical-care-for-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-sparks-un-concern.html

// Southeast Asian Air Force Chiefs to Snub Myanmar Meeting
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/southeast-asian-air-force-chiefs-to-snub-myanmar-meeting.html