Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Troops Accused of Looting Abandoned Village

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:41 AM PDT

Villagers in Kayak State's Demoso Township returned to find their homes and shops allegedly ransacked by regime soldiers.

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Myanmar Junta Threatens Teachers, Parents to Get Children Back in School

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:30 AM PDT

At one school in Tanintharyi Region, a military officer threatened to snatch children from their homes and said uncooperative parents should 'prepare to die.'

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Lawyers Object to Myanmar Regime’s Evidence Against Her

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:55 AM PDT

Photos and statements presented at the State Counselor's trials for sedition and breaking COVID-19 rules are inauthentic and irrelevant, her legal team told the court.

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New and More Deadly COVID-19 Variants Found in Myanmar

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 02:51 AM PDT

The regime's warning of Alpha, Delta and Kappa variants in the country came two weeks after they were first detected in a military lab.

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Fate of Rakhine Charity School Members Unknown After 10 Days

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 02:39 AM PDT

The seven Taungup Township residents were involved in a newly opened nonprofit training center.

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Senior Citizens Die After Myanmar Junta Soldiers Set Village on Fire

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:43 AM PDT

95-year-old invalid and his wife killed after regime forces torch homes in retaliation for ambush by civilian resistance fighters.

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Myanmar Junta Says Lawyers Can’t Send Cash to Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:19 AM PDT

Court hears from prosecutors in Natural Disaster Management Law and sedition cases against ousted State Counselor, President and Naypyitaw Council chief.

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Time Is Right for India to Step In and Help Solve Myanmar Crisis

Posted: 15 Jun 2021 11:01 PM PDT

The Modi government is on good terms with Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing; it should urge him to negotiate with democratic forces while advancing New Delhi's Act East policy.

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