Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar’s Revolution Against the Junta Will Definitely Succeed

Posted: 13 Jan 2022 03:20 AM PST

Anti-coup leader Tayzar San talks to The Irrawaddy about the revolutionary movement against military rule and what the future holds for Myanmar.

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Military Junta Administrators Quit After Armed Group’s Death Threats

Posted: 13 Jan 2022 01:55 AM PST

Zeyar Nyi Naung Guerillas in Sagaing Township have threatened to kill any administrator who fails to resign by January 30.

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Cambodia Forced to Put Off ASEAN Meeting as Foreign Ministers Pull Out

Posted: 13 Jan 2022 01:49 AM PST

The 'indefinite' postponement comes less than a week after Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar, which has divided the bloc.

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Regime Airstrike Destroys Hospital in Lower Myanmar

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 04:35 AM PST

It was the second time this month that the KNU-run hospital in Karen State was hit by junta bombs.

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Junta Chief to Preside Over Myanmar’s First Grand Military Review in Seven Years

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 03:52 AM PST

Min Aung Hlaing will be the first military dictator to hold the parade, which in the past has only been presided over by civilian leaders.

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Resistance Fighters and KIA Clash With Junta Forces in Northern Myanmar

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 03:47 AM PST

It is the second time in two weeks that PDF fighters and the KIA have fought regime soldiers in the remote far north of Kachin State.

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Myanmar Junta Raises SIM and Internet Taxes to Silence Opposition

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 03:39 AM PST

The regime increases commercial tax by 20,000 kyats (US$11) on SIMs and a 15 percent tax on internet service providers' income.

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Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Continue in Kayah State

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 01:51 AM PST

The regime is resorting to using airstrikes because its ground forces are being defeated across the state, resistance groups claim.

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Myanmar Air Force Chief Forced to Retire

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 01:43 AM PST

General Maung Maung Kyaw, once seen as close to the coup leader, oversaw junta airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians and displaced thousands more.

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Displaced on the Border

Posted: 12 Jan 2022 01:01 AM PST

The Irrawaddy documents the plight of some of the thousands of villagers forced to flee fighting in Karen State to temporary camps on the Moei River on the Thai border.

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China Backs Cambodia’s Much Criticized Diplomatic Bid in Myanmar

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 11:38 PM PST

Beijing's praise for Hun Sen's engagement with the junta, which has divided ASEAN, signals China's eagerness to resume infrastructure projects in its southern neighbor.

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Myanmar Prison Camp Head Killed With Wife, 11 Police in Resistance Raid

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 10:58 PM PST

The People's Defense Force in Sagaing Region's Tamu lost two of its fighters in the raid in the township on the Indian border.

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