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• Hong Kong Energy Firm Ditches Two Myanmar Projects
• Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution
• Myanmar Ceasefire Agreement is Void: KNU Concerned Group
• Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman
• Myanmar Military Struggling to Recruit New Officers
• Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD
• Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon
• UK Slaps Sanctions on Notorious Crony of Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus

Hong Kong Energy Firm Ditches Two Myanmar Projects Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:43 AM PDT VPower has said it is not renewing power projects in Mandalay Region and Rakhine State at a key port in China's Belt and Road Initiative. The post Hong Kong Energy Firm Ditches Two Myanmar Projects appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:35 AM PDT Having narrowly escaped arrest for his anti-junta activities, May Oo sometimes misses his former life but is focused on helping the revolution achieve a better future. The post Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Ceasefire Agreement is Void: KNU Concerned Group Posted: 03 Sep 2021 05:42 AM PDT KNU Concerned Group leader Naw Zipporah Sein says the group has abandoned the National Ceasefire Agreement and wants to see the junta defeated. The post Myanmar Ceasefire Agreement is Void: KNU Concerned Group appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman Posted: 03 Sep 2021 04:44 AM PDT The 27-year-old victim was five months pregnant when she was killed and her husband severely injured after they were shot while returning home from fishing. The post Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military Struggling to Recruit New Officers Posted: 03 Sep 2021 03:23 AM PDT Applications to military academies have dropped sharply in response to the military's coup and lethal crackdowns on peaceful anti-regime protesters. The post Myanmar Military Struggling to Recruit New Officers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD Posted: 03 Sep 2021 03:20 AM PDT Political analyst Dr. Hla Kyaw Zaw discusses China's policy towards Myanmar. The post Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon Posted: 03 Sep 2021 02:50 AM PDT An unknown number of unnamed political prisoners have been moved out of Insein Prison to jails outside the city. The post Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UK Slaps Sanctions on Notorious Crony of Myanmar Junta Posted: 03 Sep 2021 01:37 AM PDT London has frozen all UK assets of U Tay Za and his Htoo Group and banned him from the country over his role in helping the Myanmar military buy weapons. The post UK Slaps Sanctions on Notorious Crony of Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus Posted: 03 Sep 2021 12:22 AM PDT The regime's Health Ministry said efforts to study the source of the pandemic 'should not blame or put political pressure on other countries'. The post Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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