Wednesday, July 14, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Accused of Restricting Oxygen Supplies

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:52 AM PDT

Amid multiplying COVID-19 cases, oxygen is increasingly scarce for those infected.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Activist’s Wife and Daughter for 3 Years

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:06 AM PDT

Ma Theint Sandi Soe and Daw Kyi Kyi Khaing were only detained when the security forces in Mandalay Region failed to find activist U Soe Htay.

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Myanmar Junta Says it Can’t Cope With Rising COVID-19 Cases

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:40 AM PDT

The regime's spokesperson admitted also that the junta is unable to guarantee the security of military-appointed administrators.

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No Security Present When Myanmar Military Raided Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s House

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:48 AM PDT

The major who led the raid on the detained State Counselor's Naypyitaw residence testified at her trial that there were no security guards at the house.

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Crematoriums Overflow in Myanmar’s Biggest City as COVID Deaths Spike Amid Oxygen Shortage

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 11:38 PM PDT

Under-resourced hospitals are turning patients away, triggering panic buying of oxygen; the junta has responded by banning sales to individuals.

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Moscow Reasserts Itself in Southeast Asia

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 06:30 PM PDT

Sensing a diplomatic windfall, Russia is courting closer ties in regional capitals, many of whose governments feel marginalized by Washington's democratic agenda.

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