The Irrawaddy Magazine

---

• Around 5,000 Sagaing Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raid
• Chinese Casino City in Myanmar Recruiting Despite COVID-19 Crisis
• Obituary: Unacknowledged Godfather of Myanmar’s Democracy Movement Dies of COVID-19
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Misses Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day Ceremony
• Myanmar’s Mausoleum Quiet as COVID-19 Mutes Martyrs’ Day
• Australian Adviser Detained by Myanmar Junta at Risk of COVID-19
• The Myanmar Generals Who Have Relentlessly Persecuted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Are Worse Than Her Father’s Assassin
• Who Killed Gen. Aung San?

Around 5,000 Sagaing Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raid Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:04 AM PDT Civilians say they are struggling to survive in the forest. The post Around 5,000 Sagaing Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raid appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Chinese Casino City in Myanmar Recruiting Despite COVID-19 Crisis Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:29 AM PDT The giant Shwe Kokko new city project near the Thai border has apparently stepped up operations since the February coup. The post Chinese Casino City in Myanmar Recruiting Despite COVID-19 Crisis appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Obituary: Unacknowledged Godfather of Myanmar’s Democracy Movement Dies of COVID-19 Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:04 AM PDT Former BBC reporter Chris Gunness recalls U Nay Min, the fearless democracy activist who helped spark the 1988 uprising against a previous junta, at huge personal cost. The post Obituary: Unacknowledged Godfather of Myanmar's Democracy Movement Dies of COVID-19 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Misses Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day Ceremony Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:17 AM PDT The detained State Counselor was apparently not allowed to attend this year's ceremony and lay a wreath for her father General Aung San. The post Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Misses Myanmar's Martyrs' Day Ceremony appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Mausoleum Quiet as COVID-19 Mutes Martyrs’ Day Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:01 AM PDT Amid a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, only soldiers and patrolling military vehicles were seen at sites in Yangon associated with assassinated independence hero Gen. Aung San. The post Myanmar's Mausoleum Quiet as COVID-19 Mutes Martyrs' Day appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Australian Adviser Detained by Myanmar Junta at Risk of COVID-19 Posted: 19 Jul 2021 02:09 AM PDT Sean Turnell, a senior adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in Insein Prison, where coronavirus cases are surging. The post Australian Adviser Detained by Myanmar Junta at Risk of COVID-19 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

The Myanmar Generals Who Have Relentlessly Persecuted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Are Worse Than Her Father’s Assassin Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:20 PM PDT Today we remember the killings of Gen. Aung San and his colleagues in 1947; the independence hero's daughter has suffered an even worse fate than his. The post The Myanmar Generals Who Have Relentlessly Persecuted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Are Worse Than Her Father's Assassin appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Who Killed Gen. Aung San? Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:33 PM PDT To mark Martyrs' Day, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2010 interview with author Kin Oung about his book on the assassination of Myanmar's independence hero and his colleagues. The post Who Killed Gen. Aung San? appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

You are subscribed to email updates from The Irrawaddy. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States