Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Seizes Around 150 Civilians in 10 Days

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 07:18 AM PDT

Those detained include young activists, elected NLD lawmakers, striking civil servants and their families.

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Myanmar Ex-Dictator, Wife Leave Hospital After COVID-19 Diagnosis

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 05:31 AM PDT

Snr-Gen Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing were hospitalized as a precaution and later tested positive for COVID, but have returned home 'in good health', military says.

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Karen Rebel Army Braced for Myanmar Junta’s Major Offensive

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 05:26 AM PDT

The Karen National Liberation Army says regime deployments have sparked rumors of large-scale attacks.

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Over 400,000 Myanmar Civil Servants Still on Strike Against Military Regime

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 03:54 AM PDT

By some estimates, the number of staff who have joined the Civil Disobedience Movement since the coup is almost half of the country's total government employees.

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Myanmar’s Junta Lacks the Tools Needed to Stabilize the Economy

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 12:50 AM PDT

Due to its human rights violations and illegitimacy, the SAC cannot mobilize the resources, domestically or internationally, needed to restore economic fundamentals.

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Vice President Harris Says US ‘Committed to Supporting People’ of Myanmar

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 12:11 AM PDT

Speaking in Singapore, she called on Southeast Asian countries to join Washington in backing efforts to return Myanmar to 'path of democracy'.

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