Monday, August 23, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Detained Myanmar Columnist Faces Life in Prison

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 05:39 AM PDT

Junta critic U Sithu Aung Myint was seized while in hiding in Yangon last week.

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Myanmar’s Ousted MPs Condemn ASEAN for Inviting Junta to Parliamentary Summit

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:46 AM PDT

The regional body's Inter Parliamentary Assembly has gathered in Brunei with no representation for Myanmar's elected parliamentarians.

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Myanmar Regime Soldiers Commit Arbitrary Killings, Looting During Raids

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:37 AM PDT

Married couple among latest killed by junta forces, as civilian fighters step up armed resistance to the regime.

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Rohingya in Western Myanmar Starving as Aid Blocked

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:30 AM PDT

Muslim communities in Rakhine State say they have received no international aid for three months.

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Myanmar Regime Delays Trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Until September

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 03:43 AM PDT

Defense lawyers have asked the junta for permission to meet with the ousted State Counselor and President U Win Myint as they haven't seen them for six weeks.

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Need to Counter China Will Make It Hard for Asian Powers to Shun Myanmar Junta

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 02:40 AM PDT

Fears of an expansion of Chinese influence in an isolated Myanmar may overwhelm whatever human rights concerns exist in New Delhi, Tokyo, Washington and Canberra.

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2,000 Myanmar Junta Soldiers and Police Join Civil Disobedience Movement

Posted: 23 Aug 2021 01:54 AM PDT

Hundreds more security personnel are expected to join the resistance to the military regime in the near future.

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US Vice President’s Visit to SE Asia Sends Signals to ASEAN

Posted: 22 Aug 2021 10:45 PM PDT

Bangkok needs to shape up its policy toward Washington, but the US ignores Thailand at its peril.

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