Thursday, June 10, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Charges 13 Arrested at Yangon’s Star City With Incitement

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:36 PM PDT

Residents say military collaborators living in the residential complex informed on the group; a doctor was killed during the May raid that led to their arrest.

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Global Medical Charity MSF Told to Close Operation in Myanmar’s South

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 07:21 AM PDT

The Tanintharyi Region clinic provides care to over 2,000 HIV and TB patients.

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Restaurant Staff Detained After Myanmar Minister’s Son Involved in Brawl

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:52 AM PDT

Staff at the Naypyitaw restaurant did not know the customer was the regime's Home Affairs Minister Lieutenant General Soe Htut's son.

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Kayah Rebel Army Backs Civilian Resistance Against Regime

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:37 AM PDT

Karenni Nationalities Defense Force spokesman Khu Daniel tells The Irrawaddy that the experienced armed group will stand by the people.

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Civilians Forced to Flee Again as Myanmar Junta Shells IDP Camps in Chin State

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:03 AM PDT

A camp worker said displaced civilians in Mindat are running out of places to run to; junta forces have also blocked food and other supplies from reaching the IDPs.

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‘Humanitarian’ Focus Does Harm and Prolongs Myanmar’s Crisis

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:57 AM PDT

Prioritizing humanitarian assistance in negotiations with the junta risks legitimizing it and delaying action needed to end the regime's violence against civilians.

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Factories Shuttered in Myanmar’s First Special Economic Zone Amid Post-Coup Turmoil

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:46 AM PDT

Nearly a quarter of all factories in the Japan-backed Thilawa SEZ suspend operations as declining demand following military takeover hits industrial sector.

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UN Says Almost 100,000 Civilians Displaced by Junta Attacks in Kayah State

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:01 AM PDT

The international agency called on the regime's security forces to allow safe passage of humanitarian supplies and personnel in southeastern Myanmar.

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