The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Junta Chief Back in Russia—the Only Country Willing to Take Him
• Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed as Resistance Fighter Blows Himself Up Before Arrest
• Teenage Girl Among Four Killed by Myanmar Junta Soldiers in Sagaing
• First Cases of New COVID-19 Variant Found in Myanmar
• Chin State Food Running Out as Myanmar Junta Blocks Roads
• House of Myanmar Junta Chief’s Sister Bombed in Yangon
• Myanmar Regime Battalion Commander, Deputy Killed in Clash With Resistance Group
• Burma Must Make Clear its Nuclear Ambitions
• Myanmar Military’s Culture of Atrocities 

Myanmar Junta Chief Back in Russia—the Only Country Willing to Take Him Posted: 13 Jul 2022 05:55 AM PDT It may be Min Aung Hlaing's main arms dealer and the only country willing to let him enter, but even Russia is reluctant to lend his presence much official weight.  The post Myanmar Junta Chief Back in Russia—the Only Country Willing to Take Him appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed as Resistance Fighter Blows Himself Up Before Arrest Posted: 13 Jul 2022 05:31 AM PDT The Yesagyo Revolution Group said its member blew up three grenades before he could be detained.   The post Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed as Resistance Fighter Blows Himself Up Before Arrest appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Teenage Girl Among Four Killed by Myanmar Junta Soldiers in Sagaing Posted: 13 Jul 2022 05:13 AM PDT A 17-year-old and her mother were shot dead together with two others by regime forces on Tuesday. The post Teenage Girl Among Four Killed by Myanmar Junta Soldiers in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

First Cases of New COVID-19 Variant Found in Myanmar Posted: 13 Jul 2022 04:31 AM PDT The BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron are fast becoming the dominant cause of COVID-19 infections around the world. The post First Cases of New COVID-19 Variant Found in Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Chin State Food Running Out as Myanmar Junta Blocks Roads Posted: 13 Jul 2022 03:11 AM PDT Residents in Matupi and Mindat townships have struggled to buy rice and other basics since the regime blocked roads to the mountainous state. The post Chin State Food Running Out as Myanmar Junta Blocks Roads appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

House of Myanmar Junta Chief’s Sister Bombed in Yangon Posted: 13 Jul 2022 02:57 AM PDT Resistance groups launched a series of bomb attacks across the commercial capital on Monday and Tuesday. The post House of Myanmar Junta Chief's Sister Bombed in Yangon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Battalion Commander, Deputy Killed in Clash With Resistance Group Posted: 13 Jul 2022 02:22 AM PDT They were among a unit of regime troops that was decimated by Cobra Column on the road leading to a strategic outpost in Karen State, the group said. The post Myanmar Regime Battalion Commander, Deputy Killed in Clash With Resistance Group appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Burma Must Make Clear its Nuclear Ambitions Posted: 12 Jul 2022 11:49 PM PDT As the regime signs an MoU with a Russian state nuclear energy corporation, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2009 commentary on the previous junta's atomic aspirations. The post Burma Must Make Clear its Nuclear Ambitions appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military’s Culture of Atrocities  Posted: 11 Jul 2022 06:59 PM PDT The use of mass violence and atrocities against civilians is so deeply internalized in the military that the institution must be replaced. The post Myanmar Military’s Culture of Atrocities  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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