Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Former UN Under-Secretary-General Tipped as Next Special Envoy to Myanmar

Posted: 22 Sep 2021 06:10 AM PDT

Singaporean Noeleen Heyzer established a working relationship with the previous military regime, and later with its proxy government, as head of ESCAP.

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Myanmar Junta’s Internet Blackout Violates Residents’ Rights

Posted: 22 Sep 2021 05:09 AM PDT

Internet access has been cut in parts of Upper Myanmar as the military regime tries to restrict the flow of information to civilian resistance fighters.

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Diplomacy Is Wasted on Myanmar’s Junta

Posted: 22 Sep 2021 04:51 AM PDT

While foreign capitals uselessly call for peace, the regime's atrocities worsen by the day, only serving to justify the National Unity Government's call to arms.

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Myanmar Regime Forces Kill Family of Four in Mandalay Region

Posted: 22 Sep 2021 04:32 AM PDT

A toddler aged two and a female relative were also seriously injured after drunken junta troops opened fire randomly.

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Myanmar Junta Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Arakan Army

Posted: 22 Sep 2021 01:47 AM PDT

The military regime has previously said that all ethnic armed organizations will receive jabs.

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Thai Security Forces on Alert for Myanmar Border Arms Smuggling

Posted: 21 Sep 2021 11:11 PM PDT

Deputy PM tells border security personnel to be extra vigilant amid reports that arms dealers are trafficking weapons to groups fighting Myanmar junta.

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