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: [email protected]// Help The Irrawaddy report the truth from Myanmarbit.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 Statehttps://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 SpiritsGregor Quendel - Aleatoric Piano // Stories mentioned in this episode:// Number of Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta Since Coup Surpasses 4,000https://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 Myanmarhttps://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 Levelhttps://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 Sagainghttps://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 Quithttps://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 Juntahttps://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 Membershttps://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-suu-kyi-unwell-back-in-prison-nld-members.html// Myanmar Junta Jails Journalist for 20 Years Over Cyclone Coveragehttps://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-jails-journalist-for-20-years-over-cyclone-coverage.html// No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chiefhttps://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 Concernhttps://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 Meetinghttps://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/southeast-asian-air-force-chiefs-to-snub-myanmar-meeting.html