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• Myanmar Regime Steps Up Violence to Tackle General Strike
• Myanmar Military Regime’s Forces Establish Bases at Civilian Schools, Universities, and Hospitals
• Myanmar Protesters Say an Attack on China’s Pipelines Would Be ‘Internal Affair’
• Myanmar Regime Detains Increasing Numbers and Steps Up Violence
• Myanmar Regime Steps Up Vehicle and Pedestrian Searches in Yangon
• Myanmar Military Sues Charity for Supporting Civil Servants on Strike
• Myanmar Regime Steps Up Crackdown Ahead of Monday’s General Strike
• Myanmar’s Regime Denies Killing of Mandalay Teenage Protester
• Myanmar Regime Launches Late Night Raids, Arrests Civilians and Opposition Members
• NLD Member Tortured to Death by Myanmar Regime
• Local NLD Chair, Nephew Hacked to Death by Myanmar Military-Aligned Mob
• With No Word for a Month, Families of Detained Senior NLD Figures Worry for Their Health
• Forecasting the Coming Century for Myanmar—Without a Crystal Ball

Myanmar Regime Steps Up Violence to Tackle General Strike Posted: 08 Mar 2021 09:10 AM PST More deaths have been reported and numerous civilians have been arrested during the third general strike against the junta.

Myanmar Military Regime’s Forces Establish Bases at Civilian Schools, Universities, and Hospitals Posted: 08 Mar 2021 08:07 AM PST The junta is now an occupying force in the country after seizing power in the February coup.

Myanmar Protesters Say an Attack on China’s Pipelines Would Be ‘Internal Affair’ Posted: 08 Mar 2021 05:00 AM PST They mocked Beijing's dismissal of the coup as an internal affair not requiring foreign intervention.

Myanmar Regime Detains Increasing Numbers and Steps Up Violence Posted: 08 Mar 2021 04:25 AM PST Hundreds of civilians have been detained in the last few days as beatings on the street increase.

Myanmar Regime Steps Up Vehicle and Pedestrian Searches in Yangon Posted: 08 Mar 2021 02:46 AM PST Police and soldiers are searching civilians in Yangon for evidence they are planning to attend protests.

Myanmar Military Sues Charity for Supporting Civil Servants on Strike Posted: 08 Mar 2021 01:20 AM PST U Kyaw Thu, the chairman of the Free Funeral Service Society, was sued for incitement on March 4.

Myanmar Regime Steps Up Crackdown Ahead of Monday’s General Strike Posted: 07 Mar 2021 06:28 AM PST At least 100 people were detained on Sunday as increasing violence is being used by police and soldiers across the country.

Myanmar’s Regime Denies Killing of Mandalay Teenage Protester Posted: 07 Mar 2021 05:15 AM PST The junta exhumed Kyal Sin's body after her funeral and claimed the lead in her skull did not match police ammunition.

Myanmar Regime Launches Late Night Raids, Arrests Civilians and Opposition Members Posted: 07 Mar 2021 04:35 AM PST Several prominent National League for Democracy members and protesters have been taken away in Saturday night raids.

NLD Member Tortured to Death by Myanmar Regime Posted: 07 Mar 2021 01:07 AM PST The bloody corpse of U Khin Maung Latt of the National League for Democracy in Pabedan has been collected from a military hospital.

Local NLD Chair, Nephew Hacked to Death by Myanmar Military-Aligned Mob Posted: 05 Mar 2021 11:43 PM PST Some of the suspects, including a former losing candidate from the USDP, have still not been arrested.

With No Word for a Month, Families of Detained Senior NLD Figures Worry for Their Health Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:34 PM PST Five members of the party's Central Executive Committee—all with underlying medical conditions—have been detained since the day of the coup.

Forecasting the Coming Century for Myanmar—Without a Crystal Ball Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:59 PM PST Will the current transition lead Myanmar back into authoritarian rule, or is the country on the verge of finally breaking its historical cycle of thwarted opportunities?

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• One More Killed as Myanmar’s Military Continues to Escalate Violence Against Protesters
• Military Regime Can’t Defeat Myanmar’s Brave Hearts
• Criticized, Myanmar’s Influential Monk Close to Coup Leader Breaks Silence on Killing Protesters
• Security Forces Exhume Body of Woman Slain in Myanmar Protests
• US Ambassador Asks Myanmar’s Military Deputy Chief to Stop Violence Against Protesters
• Anger in Myanmar But Crisis Distant to Singaporeans
• More Than 600 Police Join Myanmar’s Anti-Regime Protest Movement
• Myanmar Military Detains More Than 1,500 Since Coup
• Myanmar’s CRPH Calls for Halt in Tax Collection
• More Than 10 Myanmar Diplomats Refuse to Work for Military Regime

One More Killed as Myanmar’s Military Continues to Escalate Violence Against Protesters Posted: 05 Mar 2021 09:20 AM PST Young man assisting student protesters shot dead in Mandalay, leaving behind a pregnant wife and a son.

Military Regime Can’t Defeat Myanmar’s Brave Hearts Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:35 AM PST The young protesters' determination to defeat the regime is summed up in their motto: 'They Die, or They Die!'

Criticized, Myanmar’s Influential Monk Close to Coup Leader Breaks Silence on Killing Protesters Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:19 AM PST Once a fiery opponent of past military regimes, Sitagu Saydaw is seen as close to the latest coup maker while another monk is reportedly the general's astrological adviser.

Security Forces Exhume Body of Woman Slain in Myanmar Protests Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:50 AM PST One day after the young woman's funeral, soldiers remove body from grave at gunpoint, contesting the cause of her death.

US Ambassador Asks Myanmar’s Military Deputy Chief to Stop Violence Against Protesters Posted: 05 Mar 2021 06:16 AM PST Thomas Vajda told Vice Senior General Soe Win that Myanmar is becoming increasingly isolated and the US is appalled by the killing of civilians.

Anger in Myanmar But Crisis Distant to Singaporeans Posted: 05 Mar 2021 03:56 AM PST Singaporeans are conflicted about how to react to Myanmar's military regime.

More Than 600 Police Join Myanmar’s Anti-Regime Protest Movement Posted: 05 Mar 2021 03:50 AM PST Some officers said they had no will to carry out the military council's orders and were resigning to stand with the people.

Myanmar Military Detains More Than 1,500 Since Coup Posted: 05 Mar 2021 03:45 AM PST Elected leaders, lawmakers, student protesters, election officials and striking civil servants are among the growing numbers of people being held by the military.

Myanmar’s CRPH Calls for Halt in Tax Collection Posted: 05 Mar 2021 01:20 AM PST In a statement, the group of elected lawmakers said officials must stop collecting revenue for the state as the military regime is using it to fund lethal crackdowns.

More Than 10 Myanmar Diplomats Refuse to Work for Military Regime Posted: 04 Mar 2021 10:31 PM PST Disturbed by the killing of peaceful protesters, diplomats posted in Washington, Berlin, Geneva, LA and elsewhere said they would join the Civil Disobedience Movement.

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• More Than 100 Myanmar Police Officers Join Anti-Regime Movement
• Civil Servants Given Deadline to Stop Work: NLD Appointee
• Myanmar’s Rescue Workers, Medical Volunteers Targeted by Security Forces
• Myanmar’s NLD Rejects Military’s Call for Proportional Representation Election System

More Than 100 Myanmar Police Officers Join Anti-Regime Movement Posted: 04 Mar 2021 06:22 AM PST Police men and women across the country say they can't follow the military's 'lawless' orders to use violence against civilians.

Civil Servants Given Deadline to Stop Work: NLD Appointee Posted: 04 Mar 2021 06:08 AM PST Government staff have until March 7 to join the civil disobedience movement to mourn those killed by the military, says a minister appointed by the NLD.

Myanmar’s Rescue Workers, Medical Volunteers Targeted by Security Forces Posted: 04 Mar 2021 02:23 AM PST Four members of a volunteer ambulance crew whose brutal beating was videotaped are believed to be in Insein Prison, but their whereabouts have not been confirmed.

Myanmar’s NLD Rejects Military’s Call for Proportional Representation Election System Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:57 PM PST Ethnic parties who won seats in last year's election also reject the proposal, saying it would hurt them politically.

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• Another Bloody Day in Myanmar: At Least 28 Protesters Slain by Military
• 115 Information Ministry Staff Refuse to Work for Myanmar Junta
• How Can the Myanmar Military’s Attempted Coup Fail?
• Myanmar Regime’s Appointed Envoy to UN Resigns Despite Promotion
• At Least Nine Protesters Shot Dead in Three Cities in Myanmar
• Myanmar Diplomat in US Refuses to Work for Military Regime
• ASEAN Members on Myanmar: Agreeing to Disagree
• Who Are Myanmar’s Friends?

Another Bloody Day in Myanmar: At Least 28 Protesters Slain by Military Posted: 03 Mar 2021 07:58 AM PST Since the military seized power last month, more than 49 unarmed civilians have been killed by the regime's security forces.

115 Information Ministry Staff Refuse to Work for Myanmar Junta Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:16 AM PST Staff from state-run newspapers say they will only work for a democratic government.

How Can the Myanmar Military’s Attempted Coup Fail? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:11 AM PST The key is for world leaders and organizations not to lend the regime even a hint of legitimacy.

Myanmar Regime’s Appointed Envoy to UN Resigns Despite Promotion Posted: 03 Mar 2021 03:41 AM PST Myanmar's deputy UN ambassador, U Tin Maung Naing, has resigned after being told by the military regime to replace his boss who condemned the junta.

At Least Nine Protesters Shot Dead in Three Cities in Myanmar Posted: 03 Mar 2021 02:29 AM PST Fatal shootings reported in Mandalay, Myingyan and Monywa by Wednesday afternoon with multiple injuries, as police and soldiers continue their deadly crackdown.

Myanmar Diplomat in US Refuses to Work for Military Regime Posted: 03 Mar 2021 02:19 AM PST Chancellor at Myanmar's Los Angeles consulate Daw Mya Mya Kyi says she is ignoring an order to return to Naypyitaw and has joined the CDM.

ASEAN Members on Myanmar: Agreeing to Disagree Posted: 03 Mar 2021 02:06 AM PST The individual priorities of the grouping's members were on display at its recent foreign ministers' meeting on Myanmar.

Who Are Myanmar’s Friends? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 12:17 AM PST The recent UN General Assembly meeting reflected the strong international support for civil resistance to the Myanmar coup—and the lack of it in neighboring countries.

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• For Myanmar Military, Rule No. 1 in Riot Control Is Shoot to Kill
• Myanmar Military Detain More Than 1,200 Since Coup
• Defying Military Regime, Myanmar’s CRPH Names Four Acting Ministers
• Myanmar’s Military Council Labeled ‘Terrorist Group’
• Myanmar Military Cracks Down on Journalists with Arrests and Lawsuits
• Thailand’s Dilemma in Myanmar Crisis
• Myanmar Security Forces Beat Pregnant Woman, Loot Her Home During Rampage in Myeik
• Twin Brother of Young Protester Slain by Myanmar Security Forces Calls for Justice

For Myanmar Military, Rule No. 1 in Riot Control Is Shoot to Kill Posted: 02 Mar 2021 08:09 AM PST The security forces' deliberate practice of killing protesters with head and chest shots is intended to terrorize the population and end the protests through fear.

Myanmar Military Detain More Than 1,200 Since Coup Posted: 02 Mar 2021 07:16 AM PST Elected leaders, lawmakers, student protesters, election officials and striking civil servants are among the increasing numbers being held by the military.

Defying Military Regime, Myanmar’s CRPH Names Four Acting Ministers Posted: 02 Mar 2021 04:23 AM PST The committee named three elected NLD lawmakers and a prominent doctor as the acting heads of nine key ministries.

Myanmar’s Military Council Labeled ‘Terrorist Group’ Posted: 02 Mar 2021 03:47 AM PST The committee representing the ousted National League for Democracy government says violence against protesters and mass arrests constitute terrorist activity.

Myanmar Military Cracks Down on Journalists with Arrests and Lawsuits Posted: 02 Mar 2021 03:37 AM PST A DVB reporter was forcibly taken from his home and Myanmar Now and 7Day News employees have been sued for incitement.

Thailand’s Dilemma in Myanmar Crisis Posted: 02 Mar 2021 12:36 AM PST Myanmar security forces' violent crackdown on protesters poses a challenge for Bangkok ahead of today's special ASEAN meeting.

Myanmar Security Forces Beat Pregnant Woman, Loot Her Home During Rampage in Myeik Posted: 01 Mar 2021 09:43 PM PST A teenager was shot, homes damaged and motorbikes destroyed after security forces broke through barricades residents had put up to protect themselves in southern Myanmar.

Twin Brother of Young Protester Slain by Myanmar Security Forces Calls for Justice Posted: 01 Mar 2021 07:48 PM PST At least 20 were killed during military regime's crackdown against protesters on Sunday, surviving brother describes the violent assault in Hledan.

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• Myanmar Military Sues Suu Kyi and President with Further Charges
• Ten Journalists Being Held by Myanmar’s Regime for Protest Coverage
• Myanmar Central Bank Limits ATM Transactions, Account Withdrawals
• UN Leads International Condemnation of Bloody Crackdowns in Myanmar
• Myanmar Regime Recalls Over 100 Staff From Foreign Missions
• Myanmar’s Bloody Sunday Sees Highest Death Toll So Far at Hands of Security Forces
• Myanmar Military Regime Dismisses UN Ambassador
• At Least 14 People Shot Dead by Security Forces at Protests Across Myanmar

Myanmar Military Sues Suu Kyi and President with Further Charges Posted: 01 Mar 2021 05:06 AM PST State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi now faces up to nine years in prison.

Ten Journalists Being Held by Myanmar’s Regime for Protest Coverage Posted: 01 Mar 2021 04:24 AM PST The military authorities are deliberately attacking and detaining reporters covering anti-regime protests.

Myanmar Central Bank Limits ATM Transactions, Account Withdrawals Posted: 01 Mar 2021 03:19 AM PST Individuals can take out 500,000 kyats daily on ATMs, and withdraw 2 million kyats a week; companies face a weekly 20-million kyat withdrawal limit.

UN Leads International Condemnation of Bloody Crackdowns in Myanmar Posted: 01 Mar 2021 01:23 AM PST Among Asian nations, however, only Japan has come out to publicly condemn the security forces' use of violence.

Myanmar Regime Recalls Over 100 Staff From Foreign Missions Posted: 01 Mar 2021 12:41 AM PST Leaked documents show diplomats, embassy staff in 19 countries ordered back to Naypyitaw following UN ambassador's speech urging support for the toppled NLD government.

Myanmar’s Bloody Sunday Sees Highest Death Toll So Far at Hands of Security Forces Posted: 28 Feb 2021 08:26 PM PST Military regime attempts to terrorize the people of Myanmar with escalating assaults on anti-junta protesters across the country.

Myanmar Military Regime Dismisses UN Ambassador Posted: 28 Feb 2021 05:20 AM PST It accused U Kyaw Moe Tun of "high treason" after his speech at UN headquarters on Friday in which he called on the international community to reject the regime.

At Least 14 People Shot Dead by Security Forces at Protests Across Myanmar Posted: 28 Feb 2021 05:06 AM PST Security forces moved on protesters early and with deadly force on Sunday; despite the bloodshed, protesters regrouped in the afternoon to continue their general strike.

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