Thursday, November 11, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Loses 1,300 Soldiers Killed Over Last Month: NUG

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 03:55 AM PST

The military regime is believed to be suffering casualties of up to 100 troops daily in clashes with civilian resistance groups as violence across the country intensifies.

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Myanmar’s Transition From Electoral Politics to Gun Politics

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 02:37 AM PST

The junta's coup has brought the curtain down on electoral democracy and forced the Myanmar people to take up arms. 

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Myanmar’s Civilian Government Blacklists Junta Conglomerates

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 02:23 AM PST

The National Unity Government says association with the regime's Myanma Economic Holdings Limited and Myanmar Economic Corporation supports war crimes.

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Myanmar Junta Clashes With Arakan Army After Year’s Peace

Posted: 11 Nov 2021 12:26 AM PST

Despite fighting insurgencies across Myanmar, the regime has advanced in Rakhine State, starting fighting in the only peaceful area of the country.

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UN Security Council Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ as Myanmar Violence Worsens

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 11:54 PM PST

In an unusual move, all 15 members of the Council called for an end to fighting and urged the regime's forces to show 'utmost restraint'.

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Junta Cronies Eye Telenor’s Myanmar Business

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 11:33 PM PST

The regime reportedly prefers that a local firm or consortium buy all or part of the Norwegian-owned telecom company, over a sale to Lebanon's M1 as planned.

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NLD Patron U Win Htein Moved to Prison in Mandalay From Myanmar Capital

Posted: 10 Nov 2021 09:59 PM PST

The 80-year-old party stalwart recently testified in one of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's trials; he was jailed in February after criticizing the military coup.

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