Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Amid Tension with Local Armed Group, Myanmar Military Submarine Moves to Naval Base in Rakhine

Posted: 31 May 2022 11:23 PM PDT

The vessel was seen heading towards a port being built by the junta chief's son; its arrival comes amid heightened tensions between the military and the Arakan Army.

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How Myanmar’s Junta Chief Grabbed His ‘Other’ Inya Lake Home

Posted: 31 May 2022 05:48 AM PDT

Even Min Aung Hlaing's peers are reportedly taken aback by the greed he displayed in acquiring and building his less-spoken-about residence on Myat Khin Yeik Tha Lane.

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Myanmar Resistance Groups Get Creative to Manufacture Weapons

Posted: 31 May 2022 05:25 AM PDT

Faced with heavily-armed junta forces, resistance fighters have used their ingenuity to make their own highly effective weapons.

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Myanmar Junta Revokes Publisher’s License Over Book on Rohingya

Posted: 31 May 2022 04:39 AM PDT

Lwin Oo's license has been revoked for selling Australian academic Ronan Lee's book 'Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide' online 'in violation of the publishing law.'

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Burned Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Raid in Sagaing

Posted: 31 May 2022 03:55 AM PDT

Regime troops spent two days destroying a Sagaing Region village amid ongoing atrocities.

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