Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Amnesty Ends in Tears as Regime Rearrests Political Prisoners

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 06:45 AM PDT

Despite its mass amnesty, the junta has so far detained more than 100 people shortly after their release.

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UK Says Myanmar Junta Not Invited to G7-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 04:53 AM PDT

The UK's minister of state for Asia said no representatives of the military regime are welcome to attend.

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Myanmar Resistance Gives Telecoms Firms Three Days to Restore Internet 

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 04:07 AM PDT

A People's Defense Force in Magwe Region says it will destroy privately owned telecoms masts if mobile services are not fully restored.  

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Myanmar Regime Orders Ground Forces to Wipe Out Armed Civilian Fighters

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 01:03 AM PDT

The order from junta No. 2 Vice Snr-Gen Soe Win comes as military casualties in resistance hotspots mount; villagers who contact PDF groups are to be 'severely punished'.

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What Future Does ‘Nation Building’ Have After Such a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year?

Posted: 20 Oct 2021 11:19 PM PDT

Recent events in Myanmar and Afghanistan offer the West a lesson: successful governments generate legitimacy first, and only later create a security force to protect it.

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