Monday, July 19, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Around 5,000 Sagaing Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raid

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:04 AM PDT

Civilians say they are struggling to survive in the forest.

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Chinese Casino City in Myanmar Recruiting Despite COVID-19 Crisis

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:29 AM PDT

The giant Shwe Kokko new city project near the Thai border has apparently stepped up operations since the February coup.

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Obituary: Unacknowledged Godfather of Myanmar’s Democracy Movement Dies of COVID-19

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:04 AM PDT

Former BBC reporter Chris Gunness recalls U Nay Min, the fearless democracy activist who helped spark the 1988 uprising against a previous junta, at huge personal cost.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Misses Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day Ceremony

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:17 AM PDT

The detained State Counselor was apparently not allowed to attend this year's ceremony and lay a wreath for her father General Aung San.

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Myanmar’s Mausoleum Quiet as COVID-19 Mutes Martyrs’ Day

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:01 AM PDT

Amid a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, only soldiers and patrolling military vehicles were seen at sites in Yangon associated with assassinated independence hero Gen. Aung San.

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Australian Adviser Detained by Myanmar Junta at Risk of COVID-19

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 02:09 AM PDT

Sean Turnell, a senior adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in Insein Prison, where coronavirus cases are surging.

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The Myanmar Generals Who Have Relentlessly Persecuted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Are Worse Than Her Father’s Assassin

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:20 PM PDT

Today we remember the killings of Gen. Aung San and his colleagues in 1947; the independence hero's daughter has suffered an even worse fate than his.

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Who Killed Gen. Aung San?

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:33 PM PDT

To mark Martyrs' Day, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2010 interview with author Kin Oung about his book on the assassination of Myanmar's independence hero and his colleagues.

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