Friday, March 4, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Six Decades After the ‘Mother of Coups’, Myanmar Military Maintains Its Brutal Grip

Posted: 04 Mar 2022 05:08 AM PST

Ne Win's 1962 coup was the root of the evils that plague Myanmar today. Min Aung Hlaing chose to perpetuate those evils—a choice that will, in time, be his downfall.

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In Post-Coup Myanmar, People Face Soaring Food and Fuel Costs

Posted: 04 Mar 2022 04:08 AM PST

Prices for basic commodities have spiked sharply since the coup, while power outages are now a daily occurrence in many areas.

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ASEAN Special Envoy To Visit Myanmar This Month

Posted: 04 Mar 2022 02:01 AM PST

Prak Sokhonn is due to address Myanmar's crisis as an ASEAN special envoy from March 20 to 23.

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Myanmar Junta Set to Axe Police Units Because of Shortage of Officers

Posted: 04 Mar 2022 01:14 AM PST

Thousands of police are on strike and a lack of new recruits means many police departments are understaffed.

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Myanmar Military Conglomerate Shifts HQ to Capital Amid Junta’s Security Fears

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 11:52 PM PST

The construction of MEHL's new head office in Naypyitaw appears to reflect the regime's fears of resistance attacks in the commercial hub, Yangon.

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Junta Watch: Myanmar Military ‘Not Worried’ as World Shuns Main Supplier Russia

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 02:00 PM PST

Also this week, the junta praised the farmers whose lives it has ruined, chided Ukraine for being invaded, and sought a generator for its Electricity Ministry.

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Myanmar Junta Seizes Hundreds of Opponents’ Homes

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 04:46 AM PST

The regime has targeted properties mainly owned by elected NLD lawmakers, celebrities, journalists, striking civil servants and others active in the anti-regime movement.

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Myanmar Junta Has Torched Over 6,000 Civilian Homes Since Coup

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 04:11 AM PST

The houses were destroyed mostly in areas where anti-regime resistance is strongest.

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Chin Resistance Fighters Expect More Myanmar Junta Attacks This Month

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 01:26 AM PST

Chin National Army spokesperson tells The Irrawaddy that it is crucial that resistance groups nationwide collaborate to force the regime to fight on many fronts.

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Fresh Fighting Erupts After Myanmar Junta Attacks at Chinese Border

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 01:11 AM PST

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in northern Shan State says more regime reinforcements are arriving.

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