Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

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Why Won’t Myanmar’s Junta Let Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Meet Foreign Diplomats?  

Posted: 04 May 2022 06:52 AM PDT

The answer is simple: Min Aung Hlaing is afraid.

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Resistance Battles Heavy Myanmar Junta Assaults in Sagaing 

Posted: 04 May 2022 04:06 AM PDT

Since late last month, heavy fighting and village burning have been reported in Kale Township.

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Russia’s War in Ukraine Poses Problems for Myanmar Military

Posted: 04 May 2022 04:01 AM PDT

Both Russia and Ukraine are major arms suppliers to the military, but now the junta will have to look elsewhere for weapons.

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Junta Sympathizers Among 100 Killed in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 04 May 2022 02:24 AM PDT

The corpses of the victims were found dumped in a canal and in villages in Sagaing Region's Ye-U Township.

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Don’t Trust Myanmar Junta’s Peace Overtures, Shadow Govt Warns EAOs

Posted: 04 May 2022 01:46 AM PDT

National Unity Govt Acting President Duwa Lashi La urged ethnic armed groups to consider the military's history of broken promises before talking peace with the regime.

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War Game App Funds Fighting Against Myanmar Junta

Posted: 04 May 2022 01:37 AM PDT

Expat game developers created the PDF app in their free time and it now helps fund the resistance through ad clicks.

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Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Dismisses Suu Kyi Corruption Conviction as ‘Farce’

Posted: 03 May 2022 06:15 AM PDT

The National Unity Government's justice minister said the junta fabricated evidence in the case, which he condemned as 'ridiculous' and a 'propaganda stunt'.

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Myanmar Coup Leader Reveals His Desperation by Proposing Peace Talks With EAOs

Posted: 03 May 2022 04:05 AM PDT

Min Aung Hlaing's offer of dialogue with ethnic armed organizations is a sign he knows the junta faces an uphill battle against the resistance movement.

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Sagaing Resistance Claims to Have Killed 35 Myanmar Junta Troops

Posted: 03 May 2022 03:17 AM PDT

A combined resistance force said it attacked around 100 soldiers in Myaung Township. 

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Myanmar Junta Slams Malaysia’s Call for ASEAN to Engage Shadow Govt

Posted: 03 May 2022 02:16 AM PDT

The regime dismissed the Malaysian foreign minister's proposal that the regional bloc establish informal ties with the National Unity Govt as 'reckless'.

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Myanmar Regime Detains Child Relatives of Student Protester 

Posted: 03 May 2022 02:10 AM PDT

A 12-year-old and a 14-year-old were among the seven family members of wanted student activist Ko Nyan Win Htet taken hostage in Yangon. 

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Myanmar Junta Issues Another Corruption Charge Against Suu Kyi 

Posted: 03 May 2022 01:30 AM PDT

The regime has hit the notoriously uncorrupt Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with 13 corruption charges. 

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ASEAN Chair Urges Myanmar Regime Leader to Let Envoy Meet Suu Kyi

Posted: 02 May 2022 11:15 PM PDT

Cambodian leader Hun Sen's latest effort to prevail on Min Aung Hlaing follows condemnation of the regional bloc for its lack of progress on resolving the Myanmar crisis.

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Fear Rising Among Myanmar Military Elite 

Posted: 02 May 2022 08:19 PM PDT

With the majority of the population united in their opposition to dictatorship and ever-increasing armed resistance, tensions are rising within military circles. 

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Over 11,000 Houses Burned Down in Myanmar Junta Attacks Since Coup

Posted: 02 May 2022 05:50 AM PDT

The research group Data for Myanmar says the actual number of houses destroyed is probably far higher. 

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New Envoy to Steer Thailand’s Response to Myanmar Crisis

Posted: 02 May 2022 05:09 AM PDT

Pornpimol Kanchanalak clearly has the Thai foreign minister's trust, but it remains to be seen what she can bring to efforts to tackle Myanmar's many problems. 

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Myanmar Regime Court Skips Legal Procedures in Suu Kyi’s Corruption Verdict

Posted: 02 May 2022 04:39 AM PDT

Detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said she was unhappy with the verdict.

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Int’l Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Shouldn’t be Delivered via Regime, Say NUG and Allies

Posted: 02 May 2022 02:50 AM PDT

Almost half Myanmar's population faces poverty in 2022 and over 14 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

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Japan’s ENEOS Withdraws From Myanmar Gas Project

Posted: 02 May 2022 01:14 AM PDT

The energy conglomerate announced the move days after its Thai and Malaysian partners said they were pulling out of the Yetagun offshore gas field.

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Myanmar Regime Looking to Misuse NLD’s Name for Political Purposes, Party Warns

Posted: 02 May 2022 12:37 AM PDT

The NLD said it has not appointed anyone to meet with regime officials, and any claims by the junta to be in contact with the ousted ruling party are false.

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Karen Commander Killed in Attack on Myanmar Junta Outpost

Posted: 02 May 2022 12:12 AM PDT

Colonel Nay Toe was shot dead while the Karen National Liberation Army assaulted a Papun outpost.

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