Friday, June 11, 2021

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US Sanctions on Myanmar Put International Banks in the Spotlight

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 09:57 PM PDT

Global financial institutions face a clear choice: commit to sanctions compliance or risk crippling penalties and losing access to the US financial system.

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More Schools Closed in Myanmar’s Chin State Amid COVID-19 Spike

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 06:21 AM PDT

Paletwa Township schools close as cases of the Indian variant are reported across Sagaing Region and Chin State.

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Regime Destroys Food and Medicine for Refugees in Southeastern Myanmar

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 05:06 AM PDT

Over 100,000 people have been displaced in Shan and Kayah States by intense fighting between civilian resistance forces and junta soldiers.

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In Myanmar, Pro-Junta Vigilante Groups Wage Campaign of Violence, Disinformation

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 04:22 AM PDT

Pyu Saw Htee groups are accused of attacking civilian targets in an attempt to discredit the anti-regime People's Defense Forces and National Unity Government.

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27 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Chin State Clashes

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 04:21 AM PDT

Over 1,000 villagers flee their homes after shootout between civilian resistance fighters and regime troops.

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Bomb Explodes at Chinese-Backed Factory in Myanmar

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 03:01 AM PDT

It is the first major damage to a Chinese investment since a string of arson attacks in March on factories in Yangon.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Disabled Student, Denies him Medical Treatment

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 02:37 AM PDT

Magwe student risks going blind in one eye after being badly injured in crackdown by junta forces but has been imprisoned rather than sent to a specialist eye hospital.

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Ten Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing Region Ambush

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 07:44 AM PDT

The soldiers were returning after raiding an abandoned village, sources said.

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Tortured to Death in Myanmar Regime Custody

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 07:36 AM PDT

At least 21 tortured bodies, including National League for Democracy members, election officials and pro-democracy activists, have been returned to families.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Assures Myanmar Junta It Has Beijing’s Support

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 06:04 AM PDT

Wang Yi's comments are seen as a sign the two countries are gearing up to move long-planned Chinese investment projects in Myanmar into the implementation phase.

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Myanmar Junta Deploys Reinforcements to Eliminate Kayah Civilian Resistance

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 03:37 AM PDT

Increasing numbers of Kayah civilians are in hiding as the military steps up attempts to seize the strategic Demoso Township.

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Ethnic Karen Armed Group in Myanmar to Abide by Ceasefire Agreement

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 03:18 AM PDT

The KNLA has been clashing with junta forces close to the border with Thailand since March.

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Myanmar Junta Drops Charges Against Arakan Army Chief’s Relatives

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:58 AM PDT

The release of the AA chief's brother, sister and brother-in-law comes as the junta seeks to boost ties with the ethnic armed group.

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Myanmar Junta Charges Detained Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi With Corruption

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:44 AM PDT

In its seventh legal case against her, the regime accuses her of accepting cash and gold from the Yangon chief minister and of misusing her charitable organization.

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Buddhist Monk Venerated by Myanmar Coup Leader Killed in Plane Crash

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:37 AM PDT

Dr. Bhatanda Kavisara was among 12 people killed when the military plane carrying them crashed in Pyin Oo Lwin; he met Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on Feb. 2.

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