Friday, August 20, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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