Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Thousands Flee Homes as Myanmar Junta Steps Up Attacks

Posted: 03 Nov 2021 05:51 AM PDT

Large numbers of troops have been deployed to Pekon Township in Shan State on the border with Kayah State with increasingly large clashes reported with resistance forces.

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Myanmar Military Regime Steps up Campaign of Terror

Posted: 03 Nov 2021 05:30 AM PDT

The junta is escalating its arrests, torture and killings of anti-coup opponents nationwide.

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Myanmar Junta Raids Rebel Group’s Office Near Thai Border

Posted: 03 Nov 2021 04:26 AM PDT

Four members of the All Burma Students Democratic Front were abducted by regime troops in Myawaddy on the Thai border.

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Sun Not Shining on Myanmar Junta’s Solar Power Projects

Posted: 03 Nov 2021 03:47 AM PDT

Only six companies have made bids for 12 solar power projects the military regime put up for tender in May.

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Richardson, Myanmar Junta Chief Share a Dislike for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted: 03 Nov 2021 03:39 AM PDT

Positive political outcomes are unlikely from the ex-US diplomat's meeting with Min Aung Hlaing.

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Cambodia Set to Take Global Stage Again as ASEAN Chair

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 09:48 PM PDT

The Myanmar crisis will loom large in longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's third, and likely last, stint as the regional bloc's chair.

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Myanmar and Russia’s Close Post-Coup Relationship

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 06:23 AM PDT

A timeline of how bilateral ties between Myanmar and Russia have strengthened since the military takeover.

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Resistance Attacks Leave Junta Troops Dead Across Myanmar

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 06:13 AM PDT

Myanmar's regime police and soldiers were caught in ambushes in Sagaing Region and Chin and Kayah states on Monday and Tuesday.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Breaching COVID-19 Restrictions

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 06:03 AM PDT

The detained civilian leader is accused of breaking coronavirus rules when she acknowledged a crowd of her supporters during the November 2020 general election.

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Myanmar Junta Aims to Wipe Out Armed Resistance in Three Months

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 05:35 AM PDT

Myanmar Junta Aims to Wipe Out Armed Resistance in Three Months

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Myanmar Junta Seizes Homes From Those Tied to NLD, Shadow Govt

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 03:05 AM PDT

A former Ayeyarwady Region chief minister and an NUG minister from Chin State are the latest to see their homes and other property taken by the junta.

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Myanmar Junta Leader Hands Out Cash and Food to Arts Sector

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 02:46 AM PDT

Min Aung Hlaing met representatives of the film, music, performing arts and literature sectors in Yangon.

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Myanmar Junta Takes Mother of Anti-Regime Protester Hostage

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 02:19 AM PDT

Regime forces kidnapped the 56-year-old woman and burned down the house of another prominent protester in southern Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region.

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US Hopes Richardson’s Quiet Visit Can Produce Results

Posted: 02 Nov 2021 12:09 AM PDT

The ex-US diplomat's friendship with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi soured in 2018, but he is one of the few figures with ties on both the military and democratic sides in Myanmar.

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