Saturday, January 22, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Sentences Lawmaker From Suu Kyi’s Party to Death

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:37 PM PST

A regime tribunal handed death sentences to U Phyo Zeyar Thaw, a former National League for Democracy MP, and activist Ko Jimmy for violating the counterterrorism act.

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Junta Watch: Regime Leader Repeats His Predecessor’s Palm Oil Folly, and More

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 05:30 PM PST

Also this week, the regime and its favorite monks gave each other gifts, and an NLD turncoat invited some unflattering comparisons.

The post Junta Watch: Regime Leader Repeats His Predecessor's Palm Oil Folly, and More appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

The Accomplices of Myanmar’s Murderer-in-Chief

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:07 AM PST

Min Aung Hlaing's regime is enabled by a handpicked crew of opportunists comprising failed politicians, self-serving advisers and monks corrupted by proximity to power.

The post The Accomplices of Myanmar's Murderer-in-Chief appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Coup Leader Approached to Allow Suu Kyi’s Presidency

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 05:20 AM PST

Min Aung Hlaing revealed he often had negotiations to remove the constitutional ban on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi becoming president under her NLD government.

The post Myanmar Coup Leader Approached to Allow Suu Kyi's Presidency appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Total, Chevron to Exit Myanmar Amid Rights Abuses

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 04:25 AM PST

The French and US oil giants will withdraw from the Yadana gas field in the Andaman Sea, in a move that will deprive the junta of a key source of revenue.

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Ethnic Organizations Call For Myanmar Military No Fly Zone and Civilian Safe Areas

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 03:47 AM PST

Three of Myanmar's oldest ethnic political organizations call on UN and ASEAN to declare no fly zone to protect civilians from regime's indiscriminate air attacks.

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Nearly a Dozen Junta Soldiers Killed in Upper Myanmar Clash

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 03:13 AM PST

Two officers were among the regime troops killed in early morning battle with resistance groups in Sagaing Region.

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Despite Sacrifices, a Twin Brother’s Anti-regime Mission Stays Alive in Myanmar

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 03:05 AM PST

"I want him to know that his older brother won't let his sacrifice be for nothing," said Ko Ko Aung Htet Naing, whose twin brother was shot dead by the regime at a protest.

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Myanmar Junta Lays Landmines Around Chinese-Backed Pipelines

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:23 AM PST

Villagers in Hsipaw Township, Shan State, fear for their safety since regime troops laid mines around an oil and gas pipeline control center.

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Myanmar’s ‘Army’ of Overseas Workers Join Fight Against Junta

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:55 AM PST

Migrant laborers in Thailand and elsewhere are donating their time and meager wages to a variety of anti-regime causes, as well as to assisting refugees and IDPs on the border.

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The Day Hired Mobs Began Protesting the Military Proxy Party’s 2020 Election Loss

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 05:30 PM PST

On this day a year ago, USDP vice chair U Khin Yi organized the first of a series of protests targeting the Union Election Commission for announcing the NLD's poll win.

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Myanmar Junta Reports 118 Omicron Cases

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 03:48 AM PST

The regime claims the spread is under control and the cases of the latest COVID-19 variant have almost all come from abroad and it is not spreading domestically.

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