Thursday, February 11, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


The World Reacts to the Coup in Myanmar

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 07:42 AM PST

US President Joe Biden has announced targeted sanctions against the coup leaders in Myanmar that will put $1 billion in assets out of reach.

Myanmar Military Rounds Up Former Election Commission Officials

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 07:08 AM PST

Dozens of officials have reportedly been taken into custody across the country as the military makes good on its pledge to probe its own claim of electoral fraud.

Myanmar Military Detained 220 Political Prisoners Since Coup: AAPP

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 06:38 AM PST

More than half of the 220 detainees since the coup are leading members and lawmakers of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.

China Denies Helping Myanmar Military Regime Build Internet Firewall

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 05:30 AM PST

The military government is reportedly drafting a new cyber law that would place all individual electronic data and social media accounts under surveillance.

Myanmar Military-Chinese Copper Mining Stops as Workers Join Anti-Coup Protests

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 04:02 AM PST

Thousands of miners at joint ventures run by Myanmar's military and Chinese firms have joined the civil disobedience movement against the coup.

NLD File Charges Against Myanmar Military After Headquarters Raid

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 02:40 AM PST

Military personnel smashed doors, security cameras, computers and took money, according to the party.

Myanmar Military Regime Probes Finances of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Charity

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:20 AM PST

The move prompts fears the regime seeks a pretext for further charges against the detained leader; the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation has helped secure COVID-19 vaccine funding.

Myanmar Military Regime Detains More Members of Ousted Govt in Late Night Raids

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:06 AM PST

At least six top officials from the NLD-led government, including an aide to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, were arrested after the party stepped up its condemnation of the coup.