Thursday, July 8, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Death Toll Underreported on Myanmar’s COVID-19 Frontline: Charities

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:09 AM PDT

Charities in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, say nearly 600 people have died recently from coronavirus while the regime puts the number at 16.

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Myanmar Hospitals Run Out of Beds Amid COVID-19 Surge

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:47 AM PDT

Apart from patients who are struggling to breathe, coronavirus sufferers are being sent to isolate at home.

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Two Civilian Fighters Killed in Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Dawei

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:38 AM PDT

They were among six members of the Dawei Defense Team who clashed with junta forces and civilian guards at a school in Yaungmaw Village.

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Norway’s Telenor Sells its Myanmar Telecoms Operation to Regime-Linked Partner

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:08 AM PDT

The Norwegian company has sold its Myanmar operations to the M1 Group, which has been blacklisted for doing business with the Myanmar military.

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Myanmar Junta Extorting Money From Anti-Coup Detainees

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:41 AM PDT

Military regime soldiers and police are deceiving relatives of political prisoners into paying cash for their release.

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Head of Myanmar EAO’s Peace Negotiating Team Steps Down

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:18 AM PDT

General Yawd Serk, the leader of an ethnic armed group in Shan State, has resigned as the chief of the Peace Process Steering Team.

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Activist Sought by Myanmar Junta Says Parents Being Held Hostage

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 11:20 PM PDT

Ma Thaw Thaw says junta forces arrested her parents and sister-in-law after failing to find her at her home in April; her elderly father has been badly beaten in prison.

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