Friday, December 3, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Junta Watch: Coup Leader’s Wife Draws Public Ire; Suu Kyi’s New Charge and More

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:30 PM PST

This week, as he waged war on the people and defamed and persecuted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the junta leader, his wife and his predecessor sought the company of monks.

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The Day Suu Kyi Met Her Jailer and Ex-Myanmar Junta Leader

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:30 PM PST

Less than a month after the NLD's 2015 general election victory, Myanmar's new leader met Senior General Than Shwe, the man who ordered her kept under house arrest.

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Myanmar Regime to Charge 2020 Election Local Officials

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:59 AM PST

The junta will file lawsuits against the township level sub-commissioners who oversaw the 2020 general election won by the NLD.

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Myanmar Junta Killed Around 100 Children Since Coup: NUG

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:27 AM PST

The civilian National Unity Government says the military regime is targeting women and children in its brutal crackdown on civilians.

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Ousted Lawmaker Accuses Myanmar Junta of Defaming the NLD

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 02:33 AM PST

U Kyaw Soe Lin, accused of links with detained civilian resistance fighters, said the regime is trying to smear the NLD as terrorists.

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Civilian Resistance Group Warns People Not to Use Myanmar Junta-Backed Airline

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 01:27 AM PST

Karenni fighters say the regime is using the state carrier to transport troops and weapons and tells locals to avoid the airport and main highway in Kayah State.

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Incoming ASEAN Chair Hun Sen ‘Willing to Visit Myanmar’

Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:25 PM PST

The Cambodian prime minister's proposal raises questions over whether the regional bloc can maintain a unified firm stance on Min Aung Hlaing's regime.

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