Tuesday, April 5, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta’s Police Law Dangerous if Abused: Analyst

Posted: 05 Apr 2022 05:50 AM PDT

Legal advisor U Khin Maung Myint says the new law will heavily overstretch the police. 

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‘We Will Remember Who Stood With Us,’ Says Myanmar Shadow Govt’s Foreign Minister

Posted: 05 Apr 2022 04:52 AM PDT

The National Unity Govt is taking note of which of Myanmar's neighbors support the people, and their stances will shape relations after the revolution succeeds, she says.

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Myanmar’s Junta Seizes More Than 547 Properties of Anti-Regime Activists 

Posted: 05 Apr 2022 04:31 AM PDT

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners says 90 percent of the seizures have occurred since the NUG declared war on the regime last September.  

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China Will Face Rejection From Myanmar People for Working With Junta: Shadow Govt

Posted: 05 Apr 2022 03:46 AM PDT

Will the Chinese foreign minister's affirmation of Beijing's support for the regime see the resurgence of anti-China activities in Myanmar? Yes!

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Myanmar Junta’s Jade Mining Ban Targets Resistance Funding, KIA Says

Posted: 05 Apr 2022 02:02 AM PDT

The ethnic army, which supports anti-junta fighters, believes the ban aims to cut off its mining taxes; it says it will wait and see how miners react before responding.

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Resistance in Myanmar’s Demoso Claims It Killed 350 Junta Troops in Jan-March

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 05:44 AM PDT

One of the major towns in Kayah State has seen intense clashes and repeated atrocities by junta forces against civilian targets.

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One Killed, Five Injured as Myanmar Junta Quells Prison Protest

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 05:29 AM PDT

Inmates at Monywa Prison in Sagaing Region have reportedly faced a brutal crackdown after protesting against their treatment. 

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UN Envoy on Myanmar Calls on ASEAN to Engage ‘All Voices’

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 04:29 AM PDT

In a meeting with ASEAN envoy Prak Sokhonn and current chair Hun Sen of Cambodia, Noeleen Heyzer said 'results on the ground were urgently needed'.

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Vehicles Burn on Road to Thai Border After Resistance Clashes with Myanmar Junta

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 04:26 AM PDT

The Karen National Liberation Army is attacking regime reinforcements heading towards Myawaddy. 

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Chinese Foreign Minister Reiterates Support for Junta in Talks With Myanmar Counterpart

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 03:51 AM PDT

Meeting with Wunna Maung Lwin in China, Wang Yi urged the regime to implement Beijing's projects in its southern neighbor.

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Ten Alleged Yangon Activists Jailed Over Bomb Attacks on Myanmar Junta

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 03:34 AM PDT

The alleged regime opponents were seized after an apparent tipoff in April last year. 

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Shan Armed Group Refuses Myanmar Junta Request to Withdraw Troops 

Posted: 04 Apr 2022 02:32 AM PDT

The Shan State Progress Party says it wants to avoid conflict with the regime, which is already fighting on numerous fronts.

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Military-Linked Myanmar Beer’s Sales Tumble Amid Boycott

Posted: 03 Apr 2022 09:40 PM PDT

Heineken, Carslberg and Chang see an opportunity as products made by military-run Myanmar Brewery are shunned by consumers opposed to last year's coup.

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