Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Nation of Ghost Towns Defies Myanmar Junta With ‘Silent Strike’

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:42 AM PDT

Businesses closed and streets emptied as the people speak loudly with their silence, shaming regime's claims of 'normalcy.'

Myanmar Security Forces Snatch the Bodies of Those They Have Slain

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:04 AM PDT

Mandalay residents believe that military forces want to avoid responsibility for their killing and reduce the death toll by manipulating autopsies.

Myanmar Military Junta Releases 628 Protest-Related Detainees

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:47 AM PDT

Most of those freed from Insein Prison were students who protested against the military regime.

China and Russia Express ‘Deep Concern’ as Myanmar’s Protest Death Toll Mounts

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 03:50 AM PDT

Beijing and Moscow stung by criticism that they have failed to condemn the junta's coup.

Myanmar Energy and Electricity Staff Pressured to End Strike

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:44 AM PDT

Ministry of Electricity and Energy staff, who refuse to work for Myanmar's junta, say they have received threatening phone calls from their bosses.

Food for Myanmar Regime Soldiers Taken Away After Karen Rebels Block Delivery

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Outcry on social media as Myanmar citizens protest at alleged involvement of the Thai Army in supplying food to junta troops.

Australian Economic Adviser Held in Myanmar Faces Two Charges

Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:25 AM PDT

The junta said Sean Turnell, who counseled Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is suspected of violating immigration and official secrets laws; he faces up to seven years in prison.

Southeast Asia Trapped Amid US-China Friction

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:02 PM PDT

The arrival of President Joe Biden should boost regional Southeast Asia's development, not drag members into disputes with China, argues Kavi Chongkittavorn.