Wednesday, June 29, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Chin Teenager Killed by Myanmar Junta Shelling

Posted: 29 Jun 2022 05:09 AM PDT

Four civilians in Mindat have been killed by  heavy junta weapons in June.

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Nationalist Monks Recruit Pro-Myanmar Regime Militias in Sagaing

Posted: 29 Jun 2022 05:06 AM PDT

Pyu Saw Htee recruits accompany junta operations and they help soldiers to harm the people, villagers say. 

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Over 750,000 People Displaced in Myanmar Since Coup

Posted: 29 Jun 2022 04:26 AM PDT

UN warns the junta's destruction of homes and continued fighting will prolong the suffering of the country's 1.1 million refugees. 

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ASEAN Envoy to Meet Only EAOs Approved by Myanmar Junta Chief

Posted: 29 Jun 2022 03:04 AM PDT

The country's major ethnic armed organizations are actively fighting the regime and boycotted last month's peace talks with the junta.

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Battle for Junta Military Outpost on Thai-Myanmar Border Rages for Fourth Day

Posted: 29 Jun 2022 01:29 AM PDT

Karen forces were set to capture the strategic location in Myawaddy Township on Tuesday night but regime forces held the outpost after launching an artillery attack.

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Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Myanmar for 1st Time Since Coup

Posted: 28 Jun 2022 11:26 PM PDT

Wang Yi's visit to attend a meeting of Mekong nations follows attacks on a Chinese mine project and the junta's transfer of detained civilian leader Suu Kyi to prison.

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