Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Around 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Civilian resistance fighters with homemade weapons appear to have defeated regime troops.

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Moscow Cautious in Its Official Embrace of Myanmar Coup Leader

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:21 AM PDT

Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing may be a loyal customer of Russia's arms manufacturers, but Moscow's official reception of the junta chief has been decidedly low key.

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Four Young Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta in Mandalay

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:17 AM PDT

The victims' families deny claims the men were linked to Mandalay's resistance movement.

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Myanmar Junta Colonel Killed in Raid on Mandalay Resistance

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:06 AM PDT

Lieutenant Colonel Aung Myo Kyaw was the highest-ranking junta officer killed since the February coup.

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Myanmar’s NUG Lauds Norwegian Fund’s Exit From Junta’s Indian Business Partner

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 04:53 AM PDT

Norway's pension fund KLP said it was divesting from India's largest port operator Adani over its Yangon terminal venture with a Myanmar military-owned company.

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Fear of New COVID-19 Outbreak in Western Myanmar

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 03:49 AM PDT

Sittwe residents concerned by what appears to be the first local transmission of coronavirus in the Rakhine State capital.

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Myanmar Junta Forces Torture Civilian to Death

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 01:42 AM PDT

The 30-year-old man died in military custody after a regime raid on an NLD-supporting village in Sagaing Region.

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Myanmar Coup Maker Visits Russian Military Aviation Hub

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:41 PM PDT

Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing stopped in Irkutsk, the Siberian city that produces Russia's Su-30 jet fighters, en route to a conference in Moscow.

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