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• Myanmar Seizes Around 150 Civilians in 10 Days
• Myanmar Ex-Dictator, Wife Leave Hospital After COVID-19 Diagnosis
• Karen Rebel Army Braced for Myanmar Junta’s Major Offensive
• Over 400,000 Myanmar Civil Servants Still on Strike Against Military Regime
• Myanmar’s Junta Lacks the Tools Needed to Stabilize the Economy
• Vice President Harris Says US ‘Committed to Supporting People’ of Myanmar

Myanmar Seizes Around 150 Civilians in 10 Days Posted: 25 Aug 2021 07:18 AM PDT Those detained include young activists, elected NLD lawmakers, striking civil servants and their families. The post Myanmar Seizes Around 150 Civilians in 10 Days appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Ex-Dictator, Wife Leave Hospital After COVID-19 Diagnosis Posted: 25 Aug 2021 05:31 AM PDT Snr-Gen Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing were hospitalized as a precaution and later tested positive for COVID, but have returned home 'in good health', military says. The post Myanmar Ex-Dictator, Wife Leave Hospital After COVID-19 Diagnosis appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Karen Rebel Army Braced for Myanmar Junta’s Major Offensive Posted: 25 Aug 2021 05:26 AM PDT The Karen National Liberation Army says regime deployments have sparked rumors of large-scale attacks. The post Karen Rebel Army Braced for Myanmar Junta's Major Offensive appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Over 400,000 Myanmar Civil Servants Still on Strike Against Military Regime Posted: 25 Aug 2021 03:54 AM PDT By some estimates, the number of staff who have joined the Civil Disobedience Movement since the coup is almost half of the country's total government employees. The post Over 400,000 Myanmar Civil Servants Still on Strike Against Military Regime appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Junta Lacks the Tools Needed to Stabilize the Economy Posted: 25 Aug 2021 12:50 AM PDT Due to its human rights violations and illegitimacy, the SAC cannot mobilize the resources, domestically or internationally, needed to restore economic fundamentals. The post Myanmar's Junta Lacks the Tools Needed to Stabilize the Economy appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Vice President Harris Says US ‘Committed to Supporting People’ of Myanmar Posted: 25 Aug 2021 12:11 AM PDT Speaking in Singapore, she called on Southeast Asian countries to join Washington in backing efforts to return Myanmar to 'path of democracy'. The post Vice President Harris Says US 'Committed to Supporting People' of Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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