Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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Ethnic Minority Student Killed in Myanmar Junta Custody

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 06:01 AM PDT

Ko Lin Paing Soe died shortly after being seized on Sept. 30 but his death has only just been revealed.

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Senior NLD Official, Prominent Myanmar Comedian Freed Alongside Activists, Journalists

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 05:34 AM PDT

NLD information secretary Monywa Aung Shin was held for eight months without charge; a DVB reporter said he was tortured and forced to do labor in prison.

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New Crony Brokers Israeli Aircraft Parts for Myanmar Air Force

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 04:05 AM PDT

Dr. Tun Min Latt is reportedly involved in casinos, state power projects, the arms trade and payments after more than 700,000 Rohingya were forced from Rakhine State.

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NUG Urges Boycott of Myanmar Coup Leader Family Businesses

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 04:01 AM PDT

People who continue to work or do business with 15 companies owned by Min Aung Hlaing's family risk being listed as collaborators.

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Political Prisoners Freed by Myanmar Junta Rearrested on Same Day

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 01:30 AM PDT

Nearly a dozen detainees who were released from a prison in Mandalay's Meiktila on Monday were taken away by police on the same day and now face terrorism charges.

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Thousands of Civilians Displaced by Myanmar Military Raids Hit by Floods

Posted: 19 Oct 2021 01:22 AM PDT

Displaced villagers in Magwe Region have abandoned their temporary shelters due to severe flooding.

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Anti-Regime Protesters Arrested After Attack by Myanmar Junta Troops

Posted: 18 Oct 2021 05:19 AM PDT

Plainclothes soldiers drove their vehicles into a Mandalay protest march, injuring almost 20 civilians.

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Myanmar Military Struggles to Adapt to New Kind of Conflict

Posted: 18 Oct 2021 04:22 AM PDT

Hit-and-run clashes with ethnic Burmese fighters in the heartland and urban guerrilla warfare now complicate the Tatmadaw's traditional task of containing ethnic armies.

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Auction for Myanmar Rocker’s Ukulele Breaks World Record

Posted: 18 Oct 2021 02:52 AM PDT

Big Bag's lead singer Kyar Pauk auctioned his ukulele for US$27,500, with all proceeds going to the people's war against the junta.

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Myanmar Junta Releases Over 5,600 Anti-Coup Protesters

Posted: 18 Oct 2021 02:09 AM PDT

The amnesty for people jailed or detained for anti-regime activities comes just after coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was barred from attending an ASEAN summit.

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After Summit Exclusion, Myanmar Junta Chief Says ASEAN Envoy Made Impossible Demands

Posted: 18 Oct 2021 02:02 AM PDT

In a televised address, Min Aung Hlaing expressed hope that the regional bloc would reverse its decision not to invite him to its upcoming meeting in Brunei.

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Myanmar Capital Hit by Another Bomb Blast at Local Administration Office

Posted: 17 Oct 2021 11:46 PM PDT

No one was injured in the attack on Sunday; it follows Friday's bombing of a Naypyitaw bank branch, which was claimed by the local People's Defense Force.

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AUKUS Alliance Poses Challenges to Other Powers

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 06:30 PM PDT

The new security pact is a big gamble for the US, Australia and the UK, and will necessitate a strategic rethink in Southeast Asia, Europe, Japan, China and elsewhere.

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Hundreds of Myanmar Junta Soldiers and Police Plan to Defect Since People’s War Declaration: NUG

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 06:36 AM PDT

More than 760 junta soldiers and police reportedly plan to join the Civil Disobedience Movement since the civilian National Unity Government declared war on the regime.

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Honest, Brave, Hardworking: Myanmar’s Detained President Has Always Put Country First

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 05:17 AM PDT

U Win Myint's insistence that he would rather die when told to quit by the generals doesn't surprise those familiar with his decades of self-sacrifice as a politician.

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