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UN Security Council members fail to agree on Myanmar text

Posted: 27 May 2022 11:21 PM PDT

China and the United Kingdom blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations, which followed a closed-door Council meeting on Myanmar.

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Junta Watch: Cops Told to Brace for Front Line Duty; ‘Peace Talks’ Attendees Draw Flak, and More

Posted: 27 May 2022 06:00 PM PDT

Also this week, the regime shows once again it is living in fantasyland, discussing plans for food security and tourism, even as it undermines both.

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ASEAN Must Not Allow Myanmar Junta to Control Humanitarian Aid Effort

Posted: 27 May 2022 05:55 PM PDT

Working with the NUG, the bloc should declare a state of emergency in Myanmar and call on the UN to mandate a humanitarian intervention, with personnel on the ground.

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Myanmar Junta Intensifies Arson Attacks in Resistance Strongholds 

Posted: 27 May 2022 07:59 AM PDT

Almost 100 villages in Magwe and Sagaing regions have been torched by the regime this month.  

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Myanmar Junta Detains Petrol Tycoon With Corruption Charge 

Posted: 27 May 2022 06:34 AM PDT

U Zin Min Aung, Yangon Petrol's major shareholder, is charged with corruption for allegedly buying land for filling stations below the market rate. 

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Senior US Senator Questions White House Support for Myanmar Resistance 

Posted: 27 May 2022 03:58 AM PDT

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the US should be doing more to support the Myanmar people in their fight against the regime. 

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Arakan Army Clashes Heavily with Myanmar Junta Troops

Posted: 27 May 2022 03:27 AM PDT

Fighting has broken out in Paletwa Township, Chin State after the Arakan Army reportedly attacked regime reinforcements. 

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Ousted NLD Regional Chief Minister Given New Jail Term by Myanmar Regime

Posted: 27 May 2022 02:02 AM PDT

Dr. Aung Moe Nyo was convicted of breaching COVID-19 regulations and has now been sentenced to a total of 24 years.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Man for 10 Years for Alleged Ties to People’s Defense Force

Posted: 26 May 2022 11:35 PM PDT

The man was detained while traveling in Rakhine State and allegedly found to have sent Facebook messages to the PDF, which has been outlawed as a terrorist group.

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Fighting with Myanmar’s Junta Continues in Southern Shan State

Posted: 26 May 2022 06:33 AM PDT

Battles have been reported for more than two weeks in Pekon Township as junta attacks continue.

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Myanmar Journalist-Turned-Resistance Fighter Swapped His Camera for a Gun

Posted: 26 May 2022 05:41 AM PDT

An ex-news photographer tells The Irrawaddy of his new life fighting for a PDF group, and his belief that with enough arms and ammunition the resistance is sure to win.

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Nearly 10,000 Civilians Flee Myanmar Junta Raids in Sagaing

Posted: 26 May 2022 05:04 AM PDT

Villagers in Salingyi and Yinmabin townships are suffering from heavy junta attacks.

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NUG Plans More Weapons and Funds for Revolution Against Myanmar Junta

Posted: 26 May 2022 04:31 AM PDT

U Naing Htoo Aung from the NUG's Ministry of Defense speaks to The Irrawaddy about how the NUG will accelerate resistance to the regime in the near future.

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Ethnic Karen Fighters Take Control of Lower Myanmar Townships

Posted: 26 May 2022 04:17 AM PDT

The Karen National Union has told residents of two townships in Bago Region that they no longer have to engage with the junta administration in those areas.

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10 Myanmar Villagers Seized as Hostages by Junta Troops, Locals Say

Posted: 26 May 2022 01:32 AM PDT

There has been no contact with the group, including a child, since soldiers raided their villages in Sagaing on Tuesday; locals fear they will be used as human shields.

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