Monday, June 28, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Worried About COVID-19 Spike, Detained Suu Kyi Urges People for More Caution

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:13 AM PDT

State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has told her lawyers that she would like people to take more care over coronavirus.

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Myanmar Regime Locks Down Chinese Border Town Amid COVID-19 Spike

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:04 AM PDT

Laukkai Township in Shan State reported more than 100 coronavirus cases in 10 days.

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Nine Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing: PDF

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:33 AM PDT

The Kale resistance forces say they successfully attacked the regime's soldiers.

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If Myanmar’s Coup Is a Fait Accompli, Who Is Complicit in the Crime?

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:08 AM PDT

China and Myanmar's other neighbors are banking on another extended period of military rule under the junta. History will remember their failure to stand with the people.

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Myanmar Junta to Sell Metal Worth US$51 Million

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 05:06 AM PDT

Desperate for hard currency, the regime will auction copper and by-products from metal mines in July.

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Arakan Army Seizes Weapons From Regime’s Police Force in Rakhine

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:04 AM PDT

The ethnic armed group had warned the military regime not to station junta forces at the Mahamuni Buddha Temple in Kyauktaw.

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Military Coup Renews Rebellions in Myanmar’s Kayah and Chin States

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:56 AM PDT

Since the military seized power on Feb. 1, dormant insurgencies have been reactivated, long-simmering wars freshly stoked and a new breed of urban resistance unleashed.

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Ex-Japanese Minister’s Firm Partners With Myanmar Military-Linked Company

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:44 PM PDT

A joint venture between Japan Myanmar Development Institution and a military-linked firm is developing a complex on land owned by Myanmar's Ministry of Defense in Yangon.

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