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• Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody
• Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts
• Singapore FM Admits ASEAN ‘Not as Effective as Hoped’ on Myanmar
• Australian Mining Company Sells Stake in Myanmar Project
• 50 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attacks
• Myanmar Regime Troops Detain Youths and Loot Shops in Night Raids
• Myanmar Junta Abducts Wife of Absent NLD Ward Chairman
• Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar’s Military
• COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps
• Myanmar Military’s Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it

Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:33 AM PDT Dr. Kyaw Kyaw Thet and Dr. Thet Htay had been treating coronavirus patients in Mandalay before their abductions in July. The post Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:21 AM PDT Radio NUG will broadcast twice daily for 30 minutes on 17.71 MHz. The post Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Singapore FM Admits ASEAN ‘Not as Effective as Hoped’ on Myanmar Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:06 AM PDT Vivian Balakrishnan said he hoped to see Special Envoy Erywan Yusof make progress by the time the bloc holds its leaders' summit in November. The post Singapore FM Admits ASEAN 'Not as Effective as Hoped' on Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Australian Mining Company Sells Stake in Myanmar Project Posted: 20 Aug 2021 04:58 AM PDT Myanmar Metals Limited said it was selling its 51-percent share of the Bawdwin project because the political situation in the country made it impossible to find funding. The post Australian Mining Company Sells Stake in Myanmar Project appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

50 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attacks Posted: 20 Aug 2021 04:08 AM PDT The regime troops were ambushed by civilian resistance fighters in Magwe Region. The post 50 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attacks appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Troops Detain Youths and Loot Shops in Night Raids Posted: 20 Aug 2021 03:20 AM PDT 15 arrested as junta soldiers launched a series of raids across Yangon recently. The post Myanmar Regime Troops Detain Youths and Loot Shops in Night Raids appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Abducts Wife of Absent NLD Ward Chairman Posted: 20 Aug 2021 02:37 AM PDT The Sagaing Region township has seen heavy resistance to the military regime. The post Myanmar Junta Abducts Wife of Absent NLD Ward Chairman appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar’s Military Posted: 20 Aug 2021 01:48 AM PDT Change—for better or worse—is most likely to come from within the Tatmadaw. The post Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar's Military appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps Posted: 20 Aug 2021 01:19 AM PDT Eight people sheltering in IDP camps along the Thai-Myanmar border have been infected with coronavirus. The post COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military’s Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it Posted: 20 Aug 2021 12:44 AM PDT The much-vaunted size of the junta's forces may not prove to be decisive in the conflict the country faces. The post Myanmar Military's Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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