Thursday, August 26, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar’s Ties With Russia Deepening Since Coup: Military

Posted: 26 Aug 2021 06:34 AM PDT

The junta's spokesman says arms sales continue to deepen on military rule.

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On the Front Lines Against COVID-19 in Myanmar’s Biggest City

Posted: 26 Aug 2021 06:08 AM PDT

Around the clock, Yangon's volunteer charity workers keep COVID patients supplied with oxygen and deliver them to hospitals—or crematoriums and cemeteries.

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Myanmar Junta Enacts Genocide Law

Posted: 26 Aug 2021 04:33 AM PDT

Legal experts say the law has only been added to ease international pressure on the regime.

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Civilians Used As Human Shield by Myanmar Junta Still Detained: Right Groups

Posted: 26 Aug 2021 02:28 AM PDT

The military regime is breaching the Geneva Convention in Kayah State, say rights groups.

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Afghanistan, Myanmar Crises Test India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ Policy

Posted: 25 Aug 2021 11:34 PM PDT

With China already cultivating ties in Kabul and Naypyitaw, India has little choice but to do the same and continue to use soft diplomacy with its two troubled neighbors.

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