Monday, January 24, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta’s New Cyber Law to Jail Anyone Using VPN

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 05:25 AM PST

The regime is drafting a law in an attempt to stamp out online activism and anti-junta discussions.

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Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Armed Group Ready to Fight Rival

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 03:06 AM PST

The United Wa State Army has deployed hundreds of soldiers to southern Shan State, raising fears that it will clash with the rival Restoration Council of Shan State.

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Junta Insider Wins Myanmar Migrant Contract in Thailand

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 02:44 AM PST

U Khin Maung Kyaw of United KMK has won a lucrative contract to issue identity certificates to migrant workers in Thailand.

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New US Diplomatic Complex in Thailand Aimed at China and Myanmar

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 02:03 AM PST

Huge new US Consulate General in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai gives Washington an intelligence base close to both China and Myanmar.

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Myanmar Resistance Raids Two Sagaing Police Outposts

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:43 AM PST

The regime confirmed the raids and that some police officers are missing.

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China Tells Myanmar’s Civilian Govt to Spare Projects From Attack

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:38 AM PST

Resistance forces' recent attack on a China-backed nickel mine's power supply prompted the country's embassy to reach out to the shadow National Unity Government.

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Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement Carries On in Face of Increasing Junta Repression

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:36 AM PST

Despite nearly a year of harassment by the regime and financial hardship, large numbers of civil servants still refuse to work under the junta.

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