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 // Help The Irrawaddy report the truth from Myanmar bit.ly/3btQYpR // 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