The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Death Toll Underreported on Myanmar’s COVID-19 Frontline: Charities
• Myanmar Hospitals Run Out of Beds Amid COVID-19 Surge
• Two Civilian Fighters Killed in Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Dawei
• Norway’s Telenor Sells its Myanmar Telecoms Operation to Regime-Linked Partner
• Myanmar Junta Extorting Money From Anti-Coup Detainees
• Head of Myanmar EAO’s Peace Negotiating Team Steps Down
• Activist Sought by Myanmar Junta Says Parents Being Held Hostage

Death Toll Underreported on Myanmar’s COVID-19 Frontline: Charities Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:09 AM PDT Charities in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, say nearly 600 people have died recently from coronavirus while the regime puts the number at 16. The post Death Toll Underreported on Myanmar's COVID-19 Frontline: Charities appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Hospitals Run Out of Beds Amid COVID-19 Surge Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:47 AM PDT Apart from patients who are struggling to breathe, coronavirus sufferers are being sent to isolate at home. The post Myanmar Hospitals Run Out of Beds Amid COVID-19 Surge appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Two Civilian Fighters Killed in Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Dawei Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:38 AM PDT They were among six members of the Dawei Defense Team who clashed with junta forces and civilian guards at a school in Yaungmaw Village. The post Two Civilian Fighters Killed in Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Dawei appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Norway’s Telenor Sells its Myanmar Telecoms Operation to Regime-Linked Partner Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:08 AM PDT The Norwegian company has sold its Myanmar operations to the M1 Group, which has been blacklisted for doing business with the Myanmar military. The post Norway's Telenor Sells its Myanmar Telecoms Operation to Regime-Linked Partner appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Extorting Money From Anti-Coup Detainees Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:41 AM PDT Military regime soldiers and police are deceiving relatives of political prisoners into paying cash for their release. The post Myanmar Junta Extorting Money From Anti-Coup Detainees appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Head of Myanmar EAO’s Peace Negotiating Team Steps Down Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:18 AM PDT General Yawd Serk, the leader of an ethnic armed group in Shan State, has resigned as the chief of the Peace Process Steering Team. The post Head of Myanmar EAO's Peace Negotiating Team Steps Down appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Activist Sought by Myanmar Junta Says Parents Being Held Hostage Posted: 07 Jul 2021 11:20 PM PDT Ma Thaw Thaw says junta forces arrested her parents and sister-in-law after failing to find her at her home in April; her elderly father has been badly beaten in prison. The post Activist Sought by Myanmar Junta Says Parents Being Held Hostage appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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