Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar’s Civilian Finance Minister Calls on Public to Voluntarily Pay Tax

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 06:46 AM PDT

NUG minister U Tin Tun Naing tells The Irrawaddy that the civilian government is trying to raise revenue to fund its revolution against the military.

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Myanmar Junta Takes Family Member as Old as 94 Hostage

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 05:59 AM PDT

The arrest of the mother and daughter of ex-MP U Myo Win, who is in hiding, followed the detention and release of his wife; the daughter remains in custody.

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Notorious Myanmar Military Commander to Lead Clearance Operations

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Lieutenant General Than Hlaing, the chief of the Myanmar Police, will supervise junta raids and operations against civilian resistance fighters.

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Myanmar Regime-Appointed Administrators Quit After Threats From Resistance

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 03:36 AM PDT

So far 12 have resigned and more are expected to follow in an anti-regime stronghold in upper Myanmar.

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Ousted Rakhine State Ministers Appear in Myanmar Junta Court on Corruption Charges

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 01:49 AM PDT

Deposed Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and four other ousted ministers face charges relating to land transactions and the misuse of government funds.

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Myanmar Junta Leader Could Be Excluded From ASEAN Summit: Malaysian FM

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 12:59 AM PDT

The regional grouping's frustration with the regime over its refusal to cooperate with the ASEAN envoy became apparent after a foreign ministers' meeting on Monday.

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Yangon Businessman Acts as Go-Between for Belarus Arms Sales to Myanmar Military 

Posted: 04 Oct 2021 10:22 PM PDT

Dr. Aung Moe Myint, who has ties to the former military regime, is said to be behind the procurement of weapons from Belarus.

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