The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Schools Open, But Classrooms Are Empty as Students Boycott
• Myanmar Regime Jails Journalists for Incitement
• Myanmar Coup Leaves more than 500,000 Construction Workers Redundant
• Comfortable in the ‘Generals’ Village’, the UN and EU Lined Myanmar Military’s Pockets
• Dozens of Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Karen State
• Myanmar Reports Record Rise in COVID-19 Cases Since February
• Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta
• To Disband NLD, Myanmar Junta to Probe for ‘Violations’ of Parties’ Registration Pledges
• Thai Court Hands Jail Sentences to Myanmar Journalists Fleeing Junta
• Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 1
• International Community Must Do More on Myanmar

Myanmar Schools Open, But Classrooms Are Empty as Students Boycott Posted: 02 Jun 2021 07:58 AM PDT Of the country's more than 9 million students, fewer than one million are attending school; teachers and staff continue to strike. The post Myanmar Schools Open, But Classrooms Are Empty as Students Boycott appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Jails Journalists for Incitement Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:15 AM PDT Ko Aung Kyaw of DVB and Ko Zaw Zaw of Mizzima were given two-year terms by a prison court in southern Myanmar. The post Myanmar Regime Jails Journalists for Incitement appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Coup Leaves more than 500,000 Construction Workers Redundant Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:10 AM PDT Increased price of imported building materials, the banking crisis and others factors triggered by the takeover give a big blow to the building sector. The post Myanmar Coup Leaves more than 500,000 Construction Workers Redundant appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Comfortable in the ‘Generals’ Village’, the UN and EU Lined Myanmar Military’s Pockets Posted: 02 Jun 2021 05:15 AM PDT A few short years ago, the global elite who now so loudly condemn the coup were rewarding the 'reformist' generals with an obscene boom in Yangon's property market. The post Comfortable in the 'Generals' Village', the UN and EU Lined Myanmar Military's Pockets appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Dozens of Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Karen State Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:28 AM PDT A combined force of civilian resistance fighters and armed Karen groups clashed with regime troops close to the border with Thailand. The post Dozens of Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Karen State appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Reports Record Rise in COVID-19 Cases Since February Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:21 AM PDT More than 50 of the 122 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Chin State's Tonzang Township and the town of Cikha, which border India. The post Myanmar Reports Record Rise in COVID-19 Cases Since February appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:15 AM PDT Prices were down at Myanma Timber Enterprise's illegal hardwood auctions as few bidders were interested. The post Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

To Disband NLD, Myanmar Junta to Probe for ‘Violations’ of Parties’ Registration Pledges Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:06 AM PDT The move comes after the regime's electoral body said it was considering dissolving Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's party, which won last year's vote in a landslide. The post To Disband NLD, Myanmar Junta to Probe for 'Violations' of Parties' Registration Pledges appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Thai Court Hands Jail Sentences to Myanmar Journalists Fleeing Junta Posted: 02 Jun 2021 01:45 AM PDT The reporters from the Democratic Voice of Burma feared being deported back to Myanmar and detained by the military regime. The post Thai Court Hands Jail Sentences to Myanmar Journalists Fleeing Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 1 Posted: 02 Jun 2021 12:51 AM PDT Most students boycotted the first day of school, a suspected junta informant and an ex-NLD official were killed and EAOs fought the military four months after the coup. The post Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 1 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

International Community Must Do More on Myanmar Posted: 02 Jun 2021 12:22 AM PDT The UN and world powers risk being disregarded as powerless and inconsequential if the junta is not made to pay a heavier price for its actions. The post International Community Must Do More on Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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