Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Continue Near Thai Border

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 04:18 AM PST

The Karen National Union says airstrikes tend to be a sign the regime is losing battles on the ground.

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Dozens of Myanmar Regime Troops Killed in Clashes in Four Regions, States

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 04:06 AM PST

A number of People's Defense Force members were also killed and many villagers fled their homes as clashes continued in Chin, Magwe, Sagaing and Kayah on Monday, Tuesday.

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Junta’s Coup Was Declaration of War Against the Myanmar People

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 03:43 AM PST

The Irrawaddy speaks to David Scott Mathieson, an independent researcher on conflict and peace in Myanmar, about the current crisis and how he sees the future for the country.

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Myanmar Regime Orders Mid-Ranking Officers’ Wives to Undergo Military Training

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:39 PM PST

The instruction in weapons and tactics is unprecedented for officers' spouses; it comes amid increasing defections from the military and growing resistance to its rule.

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Most Japanese Firms Investing in Myanmar Remain Despite Coup

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:17 PM PST

Fewer than 7 percent of Japanese companies doing business in the country plan to leave despite the turmoil caused by last year's military coup, a survey shows.

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Boom in Betel Nut Smuggling From Myanmar to India

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:30 PM PST

Authorities in India's border states of Mizoram and Manipur are struggling to stop the illicit trade in the highly profitable and addictive nut.

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Senior Myanmar Military Official Replaced in Surprise Move

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:41 AM PST

Junta secretary Lt-Gen Aung Lin Dwe's replacement as judge advocate general continues the coup leader's habit of breaking with military tradition to promote confidants.

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Ten Civilians Murdered by Junta in Western Myanmar

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:44 AM PST

Military regime forces tortured and killed the detained villagers in Chin State.

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2,300 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Last Month: NUG

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:16 AM PST

The shadow civilian government compiles resistance groups' reports and claims regime losses have increased since November.

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Junta Court Sentences Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Another Four Years

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:26 AM PST

The additional term covers two cases relating to walkie-talkie possession and another involving COVID rules; all are widely viewed as spurious and politically motivated.

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Myanmar Military Regime Bombs Kayah State Capital From the Air

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:17 AM PST

Nearly half of the town's residents have fled their homes after the junta launched air strikes on Loikaw.

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