Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


For Myanmar’s Top Generals, Overturning Election Results Is a Rite of Passage

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 07:10 AM PDT

Despite the wishful thinking of the past decade, the Tatmadaw leadership have never accepted basic democratic norms like elections, and they never will.

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COVID-19 Rips Through Myanmar Military: Soldiers

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 05:21 AM PDT

The junta has stopped reporting coronavirus deaths among its personnel.

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Myanmar Military Seizes Medical Oxygen Imported by Charities

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 04:36 AM PDT

100 oxygen cylinders destined for COVID-19 patients in Yangon were confiscated by a regime colonel at the Thai-Myanmar border in Myawaddy, Karen State.

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More Than 400 Myanmar Civil Groups Say Telenor Sale Breaks OECD Rules

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 04:20 AM PDT

The Norwegian company's sale of its Myanmar unit to a firm with junta ties violates the economic grouping's guidelines for multinational firms, their complaint alleges.

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Prisoners Held by Myanmar Junta Dying of COVID-19

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 02:30 AM PDT

At least nine inmates have died from coronavirus since the third wave of COVID-19 hit Myanmar in June.

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Myanmar Junta Officially Annuls NLD’s 2020 Election Win

Posted: 27 Jul 2021 02:01 AM PDT

The military regime said November's general election—which was verified as free and fair by local and foreign poll monitors—violated the constitution and election laws.

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