Tuesday, March 23, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Random Brutality by Myanmar Security Forces in Mandalay Pushes Death Toll to 260

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 AM PDT

A 7-year-old girl shot dead while clinging to her father in latest round of extreme violence.

NCA Signatories Snub Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:50 AM PDT

Ethnic armed groups have refused to attend the annual show of strength by Myanmar's military on March 27.

Myanmar Security Forces Loot, Destroy Civilians’ Property Amid Crackdown

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:07 AM PDT

Soldiers and police employ the same brutal tactics they've used on the country's ethnic population, looting, destroying, intimidating, beating and killing.

Made Homeless by Junta, Myanmar Govt Workers Vow to Continue Strike Till Regime Falls

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 06:31 AM PDT

Given a choice of going back to work or leaving their housing, striking civil servants choose the second option, whatever the cost.

Dissidents Fleeing Myanmar Junta Find Shelter and Support with Ethnic Armed Groups

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 05:41 AM PDT

Activists follow in the footsteps of the 1988 generation by finding refuge from the military regime in Myanmar's eastern borderlands.

Myanmar Junta Fires Striking Ministry of Foreign Affairs Staff

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 03:15 AM PDT

The 56 civil servants had defied the military regime by joining the civil disobedience movement.

KNU Blocks Food Deliveries to Myanmar Military Regime Soldiers in Karen State

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 02:07 AM PDT

The KNU is blocking the food supplies because Karen people are affected by armed conflicts in the region and because the KNU refuses to support the junta.

Myanmar Gem Traders Warned of Blacklist for Joining Naypyitaw Emporium by CRPH

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:54 AM PDT

The Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw says gem traders will face legal action if they collaborate with the junta.

Crisis in Myanmar Seen Undermining ‘ASEAN Centrality’

Posted: 22 Mar 2021 10:23 PM PDT

Former Thai diplomat Sihasak urges ASEAN to play a more active role in resolving the violent situation in Myanmar, saying there is 'room for constructive intervention.'

China and Myanmar: No interference?

Posted: 22 Mar 2021 07:12 PM PDT

The giant neighbor to the north has been meddling in Myanmar's affairs for generations despite the official line.