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• Nearly 20,000 Displaced in Upper Myanmar Amid Junta Forces’ Raids
• Myanmar Motorbike Mechanic Dead Less Than 24 Hours After Arrest by Junta
• Myanmar Junta Auctions Illegal Timber for Hard Currency: EIA
• Two Civilians Killed As Fighting Intensifies in Myanmar’s Kayah State
• Myanmar Military-Backed Party Official Assassinated
• Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 26
• Myanmar Junta Slaps Chinese Factory Arsonists With Heavy Prison Terms
• Myanmar Junta Official Killed as Explosions Rock Yangon Township
• Total, Chevron Suspend Some Payments to Myanmar Junta-Linked Energy Firm
• For Myanmar’s Junta Forces, a New Sense of Vulnerability

Nearly 20,000 Displaced in Upper Myanmar Amid Junta Forces’ Raids Posted: 27 May 2021 07:51 AM PDT Women and children have taken refuge in homes of relatives in neighboring villages while men are hiding in the forests. The post Nearly 20,000 Displaced in Upper Myanmar Amid Junta Forces' Raids appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Motorbike Mechanic Dead Less Than 24 Hours After Arrest by Junta Posted: 27 May 2021 07:20 AM PDT Junta forces said they wanted to question him about a school bombing, then told his wife to come and collect the body. The post Myanmar Motorbike Mechanic Dead Less Than 24 Hours After Arrest by Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Auctions Illegal Timber for Hard Currency: EIA Posted: 27 May 2021 04:43 AM PDT The Environmental Investigation Agency says the regime is trying to sell thousands of tons of illegal hardwood seized under the democratic government. The post Myanmar Junta Auctions Illegal Timber for Hard Currency: EIA appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Two Civilians Killed As Fighting Intensifies in Myanmar’s Kayah State Posted: 27 May 2021 04:34 AM PDT Armed clashes between regime's troops and Kayah resistance forces rage as junta troops advance into Demoso. The post Two Civilians Killed As Fighting Intensifies in Myanmar’s Kayah State appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military-Backed Party Official Assassinated Posted: 27 May 2021 03:27 AM PDT The former USDP candidate was shot dead in southern Myanmar's Mon State. The post Myanmar Military-Backed Party Official Assassinated appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 26 Posted: 27 May 2021 03:15 AM PDT Junta forces killed a man at a Yangon teashop, bombings and fires hit multiple locations, Karenni fighters seized a police outpost and a train struck a mine in Bago. The post Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 26 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Slaps Chinese Factory Arsonists With Heavy Prison Terms Posted: 27 May 2021 02:41 AM PDT Twenty-eight people earn 20-year prison sentences each following Beijing's demand that the regime protect Chinese interests in Myanmar. The post Myanmar Junta Slaps Chinese Factory Arsonists With Heavy Prison Terms appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Official Killed as Explosions Rock Yangon Township Posted: 27 May 2021 01:18 AM PDT A ward administrator died and police stations were targeted in bomb attacks in Thaketa Township. The post Myanmar Junta Official Killed as Explosions Rock Yangon Township appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Total, Chevron Suspend Some Payments to Myanmar Junta-Linked Energy Firm Posted: 27 May 2021 01:08 AM PDT Critics say pausing dividends to the pipeline firm, a joint venture with regime-controlled MOGE, doesn't go far enough, as the junta still earns money from gas projects. The post Total, Chevron Suspend Some Payments to Myanmar Junta-Linked Energy Firm appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

For Myanmar’s Junta Forces, a New Sense of Vulnerability Posted: 26 May 2021 11:42 PM PDT Each day in Yangon and beyond, the regime's increasingly besieged troops and police appear less like swaggering bullies and more like fearful targets. The post For Myanmar's Junta Forces, a New Sense of Vulnerability appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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