Monday, May 31, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Chin National Front Signs Deal with Myanmar’s Shadow Govt

Posted: 31 May 2021 07:01 AM PDT

It is the first ethnic armed organization to sign an alliance with the National Unity Government.

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Pregnant Myanmar Woman Dies of COVID-19 in Town on Indian Border

Posted: 31 May 2021 06:51 AM PDT

The woman, 38, died in Chin State's Cikha, which is under lockdown; local health facilities are short of medicine and staff due to the anti-junta work stoppage.

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At Least 11 Junta Troops Killed as Ethnic Alliance Attacks in Northern Shan

Posted: 31 May 2021 06:11 AM PDT

A deputy battalion commander was reportedly among those killed when the Brotherhood Alliance of three northern EAOs attacked a Light Infantry unit in Kutkai Township.

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Myanmar Crisis Poses Strategic Challenges for Thailand

Posted: 31 May 2021 04:51 AM PDT

Rising COVID-19 cases, migrant workers and refugees are a triple threat for Thai government.

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Myanmar Junta Forces and KIA in Fresh Fighting in Northern Myanmar

Posted: 31 May 2021 04:39 AM PDT

Civilian resistance fighters join Kachin Independence Army in clashes with regime soldiers across Kachin State and Sagaing Region.

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Myanmar’s National Unity Govt Vows to Work With World Court on Rohingya Genocide Case

Posted: 31 May 2021 03:20 AM PDT

The shadow government is also considering accepting the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction over crimes committed by the military regime since the Feb. 1 coup.

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Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Innocent Man in Botched Bagan Raid

Posted: 31 May 2021 02:02 AM PDT

The 27-year-old victim was shot after informants told regime forces that there were weapons in his house.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 29-30

Posted: 31 May 2021 01:35 AM PDT

A civilian and an official in Mandalay and a Kayah policeman were shot dead; blasts occurred in five regions/states; anti-junta events were held in the US, Japan, Italy.

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Ethnic Shanni Military Leader Assassinated by Junta: Group Claims

Posted: 30 May 2021 03:32 AM PDT

Major General Sao Khun Kyaw of the Shanni Nationalities Army was accused of having numerous students killed in the 1990s.

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Two Myanmar Towns on Indian Border Locked Down Amid COVID-19 Spike

Posted: 29 May 2021 03:42 AM PDT

The regime's health ministry has issued stay-at-home orders for Chin State's Tonzang Township and Sagaing Region's Tamu town after a sudden jump in cases.

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Myanmar Junta Reports Huge Explosives Haul, Dozens of Arrests in Yangon

Posted: 29 May 2021 01:18 AM PDT

State TV announced the seizure of thousands of homemade bombs and firearms amid a series of attacks on junta forces in Yangon and other urban areas.

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Myanmar Junta Forces’ Temporary Base Attacked in Yangon

Posted: 29 May 2021 01:07 AM PDT

At least four soldiers and a civilian were injured in the surprise assault on troops based at a pagoda compound in restive Thaketa Township, locals said.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 28

Posted: 29 May 2021 12:09 AM PDT

The mother of wanted activists was jailed; a USDP member was shot dead in Sagaing; troops killed three people in Magwe; and blasts occurred in Yangon, Chin and Magwe.

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The Day Myanmar’s Junta Pushed Through 2008 Constitution

Posted: 28 May 2021 06:30 PM PDT

In the wake of the devastating Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar's military sealed its political power with a new charter.

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