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• Three Striking Teachers Jailed by Myanmar Junta
• Hundreds of Students, Staff at Myanmar Private School Test COVID-19 Positive
• Myanmar Junta to Reopen Russian-backed Steel Plant
• Only Myanmar Regime Undercover Soldiers Murdered, Not Civilians: KNDO
• Junta Frees Myanmar Journalist with US Citizenship
• Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’

Three Striking Teachers Jailed by Myanmar Junta Posted: 15 Jun 2021 06:15 AM PDT The three Tanintharyi Region teachers are sentenced to three years in prison after refusing to work under military rule. The post Three Striking Teachers Jailed by Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Hundreds of Students, Staff at Myanmar Private School Test COVID-19 Positive Posted: 15 Jun 2021 05:29 AM PDT The 211 new cases reported at the Buddhist monk-run private high school were among 373 fresh cases announced nationwide on Sunday, the most since the Feb. 1 coup. The post Hundreds of Students, Staff at Myanmar Private School Test COVID-19 Positive appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta to Reopen Russian-backed Steel Plant Posted: 15 Jun 2021 05:10 AM PDT Local Pa-O people have cited environmental concerns about the military-owned steel mill and mine, which was closed by the NLD government in 2017. The post Myanmar Junta to Reopen Russian-backed Steel Plant appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Only Myanmar Regime Undercover Soldiers Murdered, Not Civilians: KNDO Posted: 15 Jun 2021 03:14 AM PDT The Karen National Defence Organisation has denied claims that it slaughtered 25 civilians. The post Only Myanmar Regime Undercover Soldiers Murdered, Not Civilians: KNDO appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Frees Myanmar Journalist with US Citizenship Posted: 15 Jun 2021 02:59 AM PDT The regime dropped incitement charges against Ko Nathan Maung, co-founder of Kamayut Media, who had been in custody since March 9. The post Junta Frees Myanmar Journalist with US Citizenship appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’ Posted: 15 Jun 2021 01:32 AM PDT The regime is encouraging China and Thailand to invest in hydropower and special economic zones in a bid to weaken ethnic armed groups and the National Unity Government. The post Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for 'Legitimacy' appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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