Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Military Regime Issues Arrest Warrants for 17 Elected MPs for Incitement

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:54 AM PST

The lawmakers are from an NLD-dominated parliamentary committee formed in defiance of the military's seizure of power.

Despite Pressure, Myanmar Govt Employees Refuse to Work Under Military Rule

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:50 AM PST

Medics, bank staff, transport workers and local officials lead the way as employees join the Civil Disobedience Movement and refuse to work under the military government.

Myanmar Ruling Council Amends Treason, Sedition Laws to Protect Coup Makers

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:27 AM PST

The Penal Code changes narrow the definition of 'treason' to an 'unconstitutional' overthrow of the state, while 'sedition' now covers any insults to the military.

Workers at Myanmar’s Private Banks Join Nationwide Anti-Coup Work Stoppage

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:02 AM PST

Almost all branches of Myanmar's private lenders have been forced to close as staff stay away from work and join the Civil Disobedience Movement against military rule.

Myanmar Military Slaps Suu Kyi With One More Charge

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 04:06 AM PST

State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi could face six years in prison.

Business Groups Voice Deep Concern Over Regime’s Proposed Cyber Law

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 01:42 AM PST

Western chambers of commerce say the proposed security legislation will empower the military to close any businesses without oversight.

Customers Flock to Withdraw Cash From Myanmar Military-Owned Banks

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:24 AM PST

Tatmadaw-owned Myawaddy Bank limited service to 200 customers and withdrawals to 5 million kyats per person; private bank branches remain shut as staff protest coup.

The Coup in Myanmar: How the Generals Miscalculated

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 11:10 PM PST

The military thought the battle would be strictly between itself and the NLD; the speed with which the youth-led mass resistance has mobilized has taken them by surprise.
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Monday, February 15, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:49 AM PST

Anger is growing outside the Chinese Embassy at Beijing's defense of the coup as a "major cabinet reshuffle" and an "internal affair".

Is Civil Disobedience Myanmar’s New Normal?

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:17 AM PST

Journalist Mon Mon Myat sees no evidence that the civil disobedience movement against Myanmar's dictatorship is running out of steam.

‘You Messed With the Wrong Generation,’ Myanmar’s Youth Tell Coup Makers

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:14 AM PST

The diverse identities embraced by members of Myanmar's Gen Z—many of whom voted for the first time in November—are on full display at the anti-coup protests.

Journalists, Locals Detained Following Police Crackdown Released

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 02:47 AM PST

Five journalists, two others arrested at a protest in the Kachin capital Sunday were freed after being made to sign a promise to observe a curfew, limits on gatherings.

Tycoons Close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interrogated by Myanmar Military

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 12:04 AM PST

U Zaw Zaw, U Chit Khaing and U Maung Weik reportedly questioned and released by military; all are donors to state development programs of Suu Kyi's NLD government.

Myanmar Court Extends Suu Kyi’s Detention, Delays Hearing for Two Days

Posted: 14 Feb 2021 11:33 PM PST

The country's detained leader was initially scheduled to appear in court Monday.
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Sunday, February 14, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar Vigilante Groups Formed to Handle Night Thugs

Posted: 14 Feb 2021 08:33 AM PST

Veterans of 1988 uprising recognize a tactic intended to create instability and justify a harsh crackdown.

Myanmar Military Junta Suspends Laws Protecting Citizens’ Privacy to Crack Down on Opposition

Posted: 14 Feb 2021 01:54 AM PST

The regime has authorized itself to raid homes, seize property and make arrests without a warrant.
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Saturday, February 13, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

At UNHRC, Russia and China Still Dismiss Myanmar’s Military Coup as an Internal Affair

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:40 AM PST

A majority of United Nations members deplored the military's actions during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.

Veteran Student Leaders, Rocker, Social Influencers on Myanmar Military’s Arrest Warrant

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:36 AM PST

Renowned Student leaders U Min Ko Naing and U Jimmy are top of the list.

Defying Myanmar Military Regime in Harmony: Gen Z and Other Main Forces

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:26 AM PST

Along with older generations of protesters, the ousted NLD, and civil servants, tech-savvy Gen Z is showing creativity and resourcefulness in its resistance.

Myanmar Military Bans Use of ‘Regime’, ‘Junta’ by Media

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 04:53 AM PST

It is feared that the Ministry of Information directive is the beginning of a wider crackdown on press freedoms.

In Myanmar, It’s Back to the Future … but Not Quite

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 02:26 AM PST

For the military regime, putting the democratic genie back in the bottle will not be as easy as it was in 1988.

Family of Protester Shot by Myanmar Police Agree to Remove Life Support

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 01:39 AM PST

Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, was shot in the head by police while sheltering from water cannons at an anti-coup protest in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.
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Friday, February 12, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

Doctors in Civil Disobedience Movement Put Pressure on Myanmar Military Regime

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 09:08 AM PST

Doctors have been at the forefront of the movement and government hospitals are barely functioning; the coup leader urges them to go back to work.

Myanmar’s Military Arrests Doctors for Joining and Supporting Civil Disobedience Movement

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:52 AM PST

The police have been sent to arrest several medics who helped start the disobedience movement that has swept Myanmar.

Myanmar Student Unions Call on China Not to Recognize Military Regime

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:45 AM PST

The call comes amid growing anti-China sentiment, including a boycott of Chinese goods, over Beijing's failure to condemn the coup.

Who Has Been Arrested in Myanmar Since the Military Coup?

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:44 AM PST

The military regime's 'wanted list' has expanded from NLD leaders, ousted government figures and UEC members to include protesting students and civil servants.

NLD Prepares to Sue Myanmar’s Military for Illegal Arrests

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:10 AM PST

The Penal Code states that anyone responsible for 10 days of unlawful detention can face up to three years in prison.

High-Profile Ethnic Rakhine Political Prisoners Among Those Freed to Mark Myanmar Union Day

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:43 PM PST

Dr. Aye Maung and Wai Hin Aung were serving long terms for high treason over remarks made at an event in 2018 to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Arakan kingdom.

US Unveils New Sanctions on Myanmar Military Regime Leaders, Associates

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:01 PM PST

Assets tied to 10 members of the regime and three businesses have been frozen in the US; Washington warns of more actions if further violence is used against protesters.

Who’s Culpable for Myanmar’s Coup?

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:29 PM PST

Outside analysts looking to allocate blame to all sides miss a simple point: the NLD's overwhelming electoral mandate demanded that it not bend to military demands.

Myanmar’s Panglong Monument Embodies a Promise of Democracy, Autonomy and Equality

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 04:30 PM PST

The obelisk at Panglong in Shan State marks the place where Gen. Aung San and ethnic leaders signed the landmark agreement in 1947 to restore independence from Britain.
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The World Reacts to the Coup in Myanmar

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 07:42 AM PST

US President Joe Biden has announced targeted sanctions against the coup leaders in Myanmar that will put $1 billion in assets out of reach.

Myanmar Military Rounds Up Former Election Commission Officials

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 07:08 AM PST

Dozens of officials have reportedly been taken into custody across the country as the military makes good on its pledge to probe its own claim of electoral fraud.

Myanmar Military Detained 220 Political Prisoners Since Coup: AAPP

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 06:38 AM PST

More than half of the 220 detainees since the coup are leading members and lawmakers of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.

China Denies Helping Myanmar Military Regime Build Internet Firewall

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 05:30 AM PST

The military government is reportedly drafting a new cyber law that would place all individual electronic data and social media accounts under surveillance.

Myanmar Military-Chinese Copper Mining Stops as Workers Join Anti-Coup Protests

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 04:02 AM PST

Thousands of miners at joint ventures run by Myanmar's military and Chinese firms have joined the civil disobedience movement against the coup.

NLD File Charges Against Myanmar Military After Headquarters Raid

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 02:40 AM PST

Military personnel smashed doors, security cameras, computers and took money, according to the party.

Myanmar Military Regime Probes Finances of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Charity

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:20 AM PST

The move prompts fears the regime seeks a pretext for further charges against the detained leader; the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation has helped secure COVID-19 vaccine funding.

Myanmar Military Regime Detains More Members of Ousted Govt in Late Night Raids

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:06 AM PST

At least six top officials from the NLD-led government, including an aide to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, were arrested after the party stepped up its condemnation of the coup.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Family of Police Crackdown’s Victim Urges Rooting Out Dictatorship

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 08:30 AM PST

Chance of recovery is only 5 percent; 'Only after her helmet was taken off and blood burst out, did I know that she had been shot.'

Myanmar’s Ethnic States Rise Up in Protest Against Military Coup

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 08:22 AM PST

Old differences temporarily set aside as the call goes up nationwide to return to democracy and civilian rule.

Myanmar Anti-Coup Protesters Defy Ban, Take to Streets for Fifth Day

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 07:55 AM PST

Creatively dressed protesters in Yangon brought wit and flair to the rallies amid a relatively low-key police presence, following bloody crackdowns a day earlier.

Central Bank of Myanmar Staff Join Anti-Coup Protests

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 05:06 AM PST

Central bank staff say they will fight to their last breath until the National League for Democracy returns to power.

NLD’s Self-Declared Parliament Reappoints Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar’s Leader

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 04:45 AM PST

The ruling party lawmakers, who were denied their Parliament seats by the coup, appointed the detained State Counselor to another term as the country's de facto leader.

Woman Shot by Myanmar Police During Anti-Coup Protest Declared Brain Dead

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 03:39 AM PST

The 20-year-old was taking cover under a bus shelter when she was shot Tuesday; doctors treating her at a Naypyitaw hospital refused to hand her over to the military.

Protesters Against Myanmar Coup Arrested in Rakhine

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:32 AM PST

Protesters have gathered outside a Taungup police station where two National League for Democracy executives were taken.

UN, US Offer Support for Peaceful Protest Against Myanmar Military Regime

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 12:29 AM PST

Washington and the UN office in Yangon urged the military not to use force against protesters, and called for the restoration of democracy and respect for human rights.

Myanmar Military Raids Suu Kyi’s Party Headquarters in Yangon

Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:45 PM PST

The ousted ruling party condemned the military regime's 'unlawful' actions after soldiers removed property and sealed off its HQ and Central Executive Committee office.
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