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• Civilian Resistance Forces Kill at Least 16 of Myanmar Junta’s Troops
• After Working With Myanmar’s Regime, Rakhine’s Major Party Remains Divided
• Myanmar’s Shadow Government Outlines Its Defense Ministry’s Principles
• Business Lobby Group Demands US Envoy to Tackle Myanmar Crisis
• Myanmar Military Takes Heavy Casualties in Kachin State Fighting
• Myanmar Junta Forces Beat Man to Death in Bago Region, Keep Body
• Myanmar Junta to Try Senior NLD Member U Win Htein in Prison
• Wife and Newborn Baby of Anti-Regime Activist Held as Hostages by Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct Three NLD Members

Civilian Resistance Forces Kill at Least 16 of Myanmar Junta’s Troops Posted: 07 May 2021 08:48 AM PDT Multiple shootouts between troops and civilians reported Thursday and Friday in Sagaing Region's Kani Township. The post Civilian Resistance Forces Kill at Least 16 of Myanmar Junta's Troops appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

After Working With Myanmar’s Regime, Rakhine’s Major Party Remains Divided Posted: 07 May 2021 08:11 AM PDT While some senior Arakan National Party members remain open-minded about working with the junta, voters and some members think differently. The post After Working With Myanmar's Regime, Rakhine's Major Party Remains Divided appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Outlines Its Defense Ministry’s Principles Posted: 07 May 2021 07:47 AM PDT The NUG says guiding principles must be in line with democratic norms, human rights and key values of federalism while putting the armed forces under civilian oversight. The post Myanmar's Shadow Government Outlines Its Defense Ministry's Principles appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Business Lobby Group Demands US Envoy to Tackle Myanmar Crisis Posted: 07 May 2021 04:19 AM PDT The US-ASEAN Business Council says President Joe Biden should appoint a special envoy to help end Myanmar's crisis. The post Business Lobby Group Demands US Envoy to Tackle Myanmar Crisis appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military Takes Heavy Casualties in Kachin State Fighting Posted: 07 May 2021 03:45 AM PDT Clashes between junta troops and the Kachin Independence Army are intensifying across northern Myanmar. The post Myanmar Military Takes Heavy Casualties in Kachin State Fighting appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Forces Beat Man to Death in Bago Region, Keep Body Posted: 07 May 2021 03:37 AM PDT Troops raided Ko Aung Myint Hlaing's ward in Pyay looking for suspects in a bombing; his family said he was being ordained as a monk at the time of the blast. The post Myanmar Junta Forces Beat Man to Death in Bago Region, Keep Body appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta to Try Senior NLD Member U Win Htein in Prison Posted: 07 May 2021 03:16 AM PDT The 80-year-old veteran of pro-democracy politics will go on trial at a court in Naypyitaw Prison on May 14. The post Myanmar Junta to Try Senior NLD Member U Win Htein in Prison appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Wife and Newborn Baby of Anti-Regime Activist Held as Hostages by Myanmar Junta Posted: 07 May 2021 01:46 AM PDT Mon State protest leader U Than Win avoided arrest as security forces aided by informants rounded up activists in Mudon. The post Wife and Newborn Baby of Anti-Regime Activist Held as Hostages by Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct Three NLD Members Posted: 07 May 2021 12:11 AM PDT Armed plainclothes officers took away two central committee members and a youth member outside the party's headquarters in Yangon. The post Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct Three NLD Members appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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