Monday, June 13, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Resistance Rejects Junta Calls to Surrender

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 07:06 AM PDT

The regime's request for armed groups to surrender is seen as evidence that it cannot defeat the revolution. 

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Nearly 90 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Resistance in North

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 05:32 AM PDT

Some 50 junta troops were killed in a single firefight against the PDF and KIA in Kachin State on Sunday morning, the groups said. 

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US State Dept Counselor Calls Myanmar Military ‘Bunch of Thugs’

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 05:19 AM PDT

The junta is losing territory at home and finds itself increasingly isolated internationally, Derek Chollet tells The Irrawaddy.

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Myanmar Junta Rejects Cambodia’s Plea not to Execute Activists

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 04:58 AM PDT

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen warns the proposed executions will provoke a very negative reaction from the international community.

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Sagaing Villagers Pay Myanmar Junta Troops to Spare Homes

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 04:55 AM PDT

Troops are reducing villages in Chaung-U Township to ashes.

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Myanmar Regime Committed Almost 2,800 War Crimes in Last Six Months: NUG

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 03:29 AM PDT

Sagaing and Magwe regions suffered the most from junta atrocities, according to the National Unity Government.

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‘No Chance’ Myanmar Polls Will Be Free and Fair: US Official

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 03:10 AM PDT

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet cast doubt over the junta's pledge to hold new elections in August 2023.

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Myanmar Resistance Leader in Sagaing Says Monsoon Will Bring Victories

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 02:37 AM PDT

Myanmar Royal Dragon Army leader Bo Nagar says the civilian National Unity Government must arm his revolutionaries.

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Junta Seeks Thai Help in Crackdown on Armed Groups Operating Along Myanmar-Thai Border

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 01:56 AM PDT

Regime police chief meets Thai counterpart but Royal Thai Police statement said it was only to discuss fighting cross-border crime.  

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World Bank Says Myanmar Economy Too Chaotic to Offer GDP Forecast

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 01:10 AM PDT

The economy shrank 18% and shed more than 1.5 million jobs in 2021 as investors flee and the financial system teeters amid war and economic mismanagement.

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ASEAN and the Cycles of History

Posted: 12 Jun 2022 09:47 PM PDT

World events have brought to Southeast Asia a new era of confrontation and conflict, this time led by—but not limited to—US-China geostrategic rivalry and competition.

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