Thursday, September 2, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


High-Profile Monk Accompanies Myanmar Junta Deputy Chief on Russia Trip

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 07:37 AM PDT

Sitagu Sayadaw's presence in the delegation of Vice Snr-Gen Soe Win confirms the public's suspicions that the once-respected monk is on good terms with regime leaders.

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Obituary: Myanmar Democracy Activist, Writer Maung Moe Thu Dies

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 06:49 AM PDT

The 85-year-old, who worked closely with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during the founding of the National League for Democracy, died of old age.

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Myanmar Junta Under Pressure to Pardon Ultra Nationalist Monk U Wirathu

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:40 AM PDT

The controversial monk faces a sedition charge filed by the ousted NLD government and has been in legal limbo since the coup. 

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Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Donated Food for IDPs

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:35 AM PDT

Regime soldiers left landmines and burned rice donated for around 2,000 Magwe villagers who fled their homes to avoid raids.

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German Food Giant Metro Ends Operations in Myanmar

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:15 AM PDT

Metro becomes the latest foreign company to pull out of the country, citing the volatile business environment since the military's coup.

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Myanmar Junta Grows Bananas to Boost Food Security

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 03:22 AM PDT

Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing reportedly wants tissue-culture bananas to be grown on vacant land across Myanmar.

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Ethnic Armed Group Captures Strategic Hill From Myanmar Junta Forces

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:47 AM PDT

Clashes between the MNDAA and regime troops are intensifying in northern Shan State.

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Talking to Dead People: What Did China’s Envoy Learn in Myanmar’s Capital?

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:38 AM PDT

Days after the junta reportedly rejected Sun Guoxiang's request to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Beijing said it would work to resume Myanmar's 'democratic transformation'.

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Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II

Posted: 01 Sep 2021 06:00 PM PDT

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.  

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