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• Myanmar Coup Leader Resorts to Threats With Medics Still On Strike
• Myanmar Police Fails to Probe Headquarters Raid: NLD
• After Embassy Protest, Indonesia Denies Backing Myanmar Regime’s Election Plan
• Myanmar Junta Leader Warns Media Against Using ‘Junta’ or ‘Regime’
• Committee of Ousted Myanmar Lawmakers Appoints International Envoys
• Nearly 200 Anti-Military Regime Protesters Detained in Myanmar Capital
• India’s Muted Response to Myanmar Military Coup Seen as a Strategic Move

Myanmar Coup Leader Resorts to Threats With Medics Still On Strike Posted: 23 Feb 2021 08:49 AM PST Civil Disobedience Movement by health care sector has closed nearly one-third of Myanmar's hospitals since the military overthrew the elected government.

Myanmar Police Fails to Probe Headquarters Raid: NLD Posted: 23 Feb 2021 07:22 AM PST The party claims the police are legally obliged to investigate the nighttime raid on its Yangon offices.

After Embassy Protest, Indonesia Denies Backing Myanmar Regime’s Election Plan Posted: 23 Feb 2021 04:17 AM PST Protesters accused Jakarta of attempting to legitimize the military regime; Indonesia later denied a Reuters report that it wants ASEAN to back a new election in Myanmar.

Myanmar Junta Leader Warns Media Against Using ‘Junta’ or ‘Regime’ Posted: 23 Feb 2021 04:16 AM PST Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing says publications calling his military administration a "regime" or "junta" will lose their licenses.

Committee of Ousted Myanmar Lawmakers Appoints International Envoys Posted: 23 Feb 2021 12:15 AM PST The CRPH has nominated representatives for foreign relations and the UN, and opened an office in Maryland in the US.

Nearly 200 Anti-Military Regime Protesters Detained in Myanmar Capital Posted: 22 Feb 2021 11:42 PM PST Live-streamed video showed protesters being dragged away by the security forces.

India’s Muted Response to Myanmar Military Coup Seen as a Strategic Move Posted: 22 Feb 2021 08:39 PM PST Support for Myanmar's democracy takes a back seat to India's desire to counter-balance Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.

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• Millions in Myanmar Join Nationwide General Strike Against Military Regime
• Asean Must Tighten Screw on Myanmar Military: Thai Observer
• Myanmar Police Refuse to Open Case into Civilian Killing
• More Than 20 People Arrested as Security Forces Break Up ‘22222’ Protest in Myanmar’s Capital
• China Warns West Over Myanmar Coup, ‘Interference’

Millions in Myanmar Join Nationwide General Strike Against Military Regime Posted: 22 Feb 2021 06:55 AM PST Businesses and homes were deserted nationwide as people from all walks of life joined the '22222' uprising, undeterred by security forces' increasingly violent tactics.

Asean Must Tighten Screw on Myanmar Military: Thai Observer Posted: 22 Feb 2021 05:44 AM PST The regional body needs to grow teeth to deal with Myanmar's military regime, argues Kavi Chongkittavorn of Chulalongkorn University.

Myanmar Police Refuse to Open Case into Civilian Killing Posted: 22 Feb 2021 03:12 AM PST The police allegedly shot Ko Tin Htut Hein in the back of the head while he was defending his neighborhood from nighttime attacks.

More Than 20 People Arrested as Security Forces Break Up ‘22222’ Protest in Myanmar’s Capital Posted: 22 Feb 2021 01:57 AM PST Tens of thousands of anti-military regime protesters attempted to march into the central government district in Naypyitaw from surrounding townships.

China Warns West Over Myanmar Coup, ‘Interference’ Posted: 22 Feb 2021 01:07 AM PST Beijing has alleged that 'hostile forces' are using the coup to spread damaging rumors about China's intentions in Myanmar.

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• Millions Expected to Join General Strike in Myanmar on Monday to Oppose Regime
• Myanmar Army Unit Accused of Rohingya Atrocities Used in Deadly Crackdown: UN
• Myanmar Military Regime Denies Responsibility for Death of Woman Shot at Naypyitaw Protest
• Four Dead, More Than 100 Wounded as Myanmar’s Military Regime Cracks Down on Anti-Coup Protesters

Millions Expected to Join General Strike in Myanmar on Monday to Oppose Regime Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:47 AM PST Historic show of defiance against military dictatorship expected to rival 'Four Eights' uprising of three decades ago.

Myanmar Army Unit Accused of Rohingya Atrocities Used in Deadly Crackdown: UN Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:14 AM PST The 33rd Light Infantry Division, which played a role in a massacre in Inn Din, was involved in the deadly Mandalay crackdown, the special rapporteur says.

Myanmar Military Regime Denies Responsibility for Death of Woman Shot at Naypyitaw Protest Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:02 PM PST The bullet found in Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine's head during an autopsy was of a different type than those used by security forces, the regime's mouthpiece newspaper said.

Four Dead, More Than 100 Wounded as Myanmar’s Military Regime Cracks Down on Anti-Coup Protesters Posted: 20 Feb 2021 10:25 PM PST Security forces have fired live rounds at protesters multiple times in an attempt to slow the Civil Disobedience Movement that has swept the nation since the Feb. 1 coup.

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• Two Civilians Killed by Myanmar Security Forces in Mandalay
• US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US
• CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar 

Two Civilians Killed by Myanmar Security Forces in Mandalay Posted: 20 Feb 2021 05:24 AM PST Protesters were trying to protect striking shipyard workers when the police and military opened fire with live and rubber bullets.

US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US Posted: 20 Feb 2021 12:35 AM PST Indiana University Law School graduate's involvement in advisory board prompts outrage among the ethnic Chin community in Myanmar.

CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar  Posted: 19 Feb 2021 07:45 PM PST Xi Jinping doesn't care who holds power in Myanmar, as long as China's business interests and national goals are protected.

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• A Day Under Military Dictatorship in Myanmar
• Myanmar Medics in Hiding as Regime Targets Hospital-Led Disobedience Movement
• Myanmar Military Targets Striking Civil Servants
• UK and Canada Sanction Myanmar’s Coup Leader and His Subordinates
• Chairman of Myanmar’s Buddhist Authority Urges Negotiations to End Post-Coup Crisis
• Myanmar Disability Groups Condemn Beating of Disabled Man at Protest
• Police Free 14 Detained During Violent Breakup of Anti-Coup Protest in N. Myanmar
• Myanmar Student Dies 10 Days After Being Shot by Police at Anti-Coup Protest

A Day Under Military Dictatorship in Myanmar Posted: 19 Feb 2021 08:16 AM PST For most people in Myanmar, since Feb. 1 life has become a cycle of fear, anger—occasional laughter—and determination to end the dictatorship.

Myanmar Medics in Hiding as Regime Targets Hospital-Led Disobedience Movement Posted: 19 Feb 2021 07:06 AM PST Many doctors, nurses are lying low fearing arrest; in some cases, neighbors have prevented unidentified 'officials' from snatching CDM participants from their homes.

Myanmar Military Targets Striking Civil Servants Posted: 19 Feb 2021 05:15 AM PST Nearly 30 civil servants joining in the civil disobedience movement in Naypyitaw, Mandalay and Kachin State were arrested this week.

UK and Canada Sanction Myanmar’s Coup Leader and His Subordinates Posted: 19 Feb 2021 04:46 AM PST Elected MPs in Myanmar and Human Rights Watch are calling on the international community to impose sanctions on all businesses linked to the military.

Chairman of Myanmar’s Buddhist Authority Urges Negotiations to End Post-Coup Crisis Posted: 19 Feb 2021 03:32 AM PST Bhamo Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara says Myanmar could be 'wiped off the map' if the political situation  is allowed to deteriorate further.

Myanmar Disability Groups Condemn Beating of Disabled Man at Protest Posted: 19 Feb 2021 01:25 AM PST Police and a soldier were filmed hitting the 21-year-old – who has mental and physical disabilities – at a Mandalay protest.

Police Free 14 Detained During Violent Breakup of Anti-Coup Protest in N. Myanmar Posted: 19 Feb 2021 01:19 AM PST Two teachers were among the 14, who were held for most of the day in Myitkyina as police and troops fired slingshots at protesters, beat them and destroyed their signs.

Myanmar Student Dies 10 Days After Being Shot by Police at Anti-Coup Protest Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:04 PM PST Student Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, became the first fatality in the police crackdown on the protest movement against the military regime.

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• Myanmar’s Military Regime Brings Charges of Incitement Against Ousted NLD Ministers
• Myanmar’s Creative Anti-Regime Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Police
• Nine People Injured During Military Regime Clearance Operation in Mandalay
• Myanmar Military Regime has Detained Nearly 500 People Since Coup
• Lawyers Call for Myanmar Coup Chiefs to Face High Treason Charges
• The Day Myanmar Lost an Influential Cartoonist
• Eight Civil Servants in Court for Opposing Myanmar Military Regime
• Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab
• Myanmar Military’s New Education Minister Faced Finance Probes
• Myanmar Journalists Leave Jobs in Face of Military Regime Restrictions on Media Freedom

Myanmar’s Military Regime Brings Charges of Incitement Against Ousted NLD Ministers Posted: 18 Feb 2021 07:26 AM PST Two ousted chief ministers and a regional minister of the National League for Democracy have been charged under the Penal Code.

Myanmar’s Creative Anti-Regime Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Police Posted: 18 Feb 2021 05:45 AM PST From enormous slogans painted on streets to orchestrated mass vehicle breakdowns, protesters have found many ways to defy the military regime and get their message out.

Nine People Injured During Military Regime Clearance Operation in Mandalay Posted: 18 Feb 2021 05:09 AM PST A member of a philanthropic society was injured by security forces trying to clear train tracks blocked by railway staff as part of the civil disobedience movement.

Myanmar Military Regime has Detained Nearly 500 People Since Coup Posted: 18 Feb 2021 05:02 AM PST Student protesters, protest leaders and civil servants are among the recent detainees, while elected MPs, veteran activists and celebrities are on the wanted list.

Lawyers Call for Myanmar Coup Chiefs to Face High Treason Charges Posted: 18 Feb 2021 04:02 AM PST The coup leaders broke numerous articles in the military-drafted 2008 Constitution, says the legal team advising elected MPs.

The Day Myanmar Lost an Influential Cartoonist Posted: 18 Feb 2021 02:30 AM PST On this day in 1953, Myanmar lost the prominent and pioneering cartoonist U Ba Gyan, author of scathing political cartoons and creator of Myanmar's first animated movie.

Eight Civil Servants in Court for Opposing Myanmar Military Regime Posted: 18 Feb 2021 02:17 AM PST The government staff face up to six months in prison for joining the civil disobedience movement.

Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:34 AM PST Military authorities are undoing democratic safeguards written into law over the past five years, while attempting to create legal cover for their power grab on Feb. 1.

Myanmar Military’s New Education Minister Faced Finance Probes Posted: 17 Feb 2021 11:06 PM PST Dr. Nyunt Pe was accused of dodgy deals with the military when he worked in Ayeyarwady Region.

Myanmar Journalists Leave Jobs in Face of Military Regime Restrictions on Media Freedom Posted: 17 Feb 2021 08:35 PM PST Eleven members of the Myanmar Press Council and more than a dozen staff members at The Myanmar Times took the action in response to 'directives' from the regime.

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• Six More Myanmar Celebrities to Face Arrest for Support of Civil Disobedience Movement
• Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time?
• More than 100 People Injured During Myanmar Military’s Crackdowns in Mandalay
• Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites
• People Line Up at Myanmar Military-Run Bank to Withdraw Cash for Second Day
• Ambassador Tries to Calm Anti-China Feeling in Myanmar Following Coup

Six More Myanmar Celebrities to Face Arrest for Support of Civil Disobedience Movement Posted: 17 Feb 2021 08:28 AM PST Film stars, movie directors, and popular rapper are added to the list of arrest warrants, seven others still in hiding.

Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time? Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:43 AM PST The current popular uprising has the same goal as its failed predecessors—to end military rule. This time, however, conditions are different in several crucial ways.

More than 100 People Injured During Myanmar Military’s Crackdowns in Mandalay Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:29 AM PST Anti-regime protesters report being beaten and shot at by the police and armed forces.

Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:21 AM PST The hacking group is encouraging everyone to help hack government websites.

People Line Up at Myanmar Military-Run Bank to Withdraw Cash for Second Day Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:08 AM PST Customers have been pulling cash from military-owned Myawaddy Bank branches since anti-coup protesters called for a boycott of firms tied to the armed forces.

Ambassador Tries to Calm Anti-China Feeling in Myanmar Following Coup Posted: 16 Feb 2021 10:42 PM PST Chen Hai said Beijing maintains friendly ties with the Myanmar military and the ousted NLD, and denied China is helping the regime build an internet firewall.

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• Military Regime Issues Arrest Warrants for 17 Elected MPs for Incitement
• Despite Pressure, Myanmar Govt Employees Refuse to Work Under Military Rule
• Myanmar Ruling Council Amends Treason, Sedition Laws to Protect Coup Makers
• Workers at Myanmar’s Private Banks Join Nationwide Anti-Coup Work Stoppage
• Myanmar Military Slaps Suu Kyi With One More Charge
• Business Groups Voice Deep Concern Over Regime’s Proposed Cyber Law
• Customers Flock to Withdraw Cash From Myanmar Military-Owned Banks
• The Coup in Myanmar: How the Generals Miscalculated

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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