Thursday, June 10, 2021

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Myanmar Junta Charges 13 Arrested at Yangon’s Star City With Incitement

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:36 PM PDT

Residents say military collaborators living in the residential complex informed on the group; a doctor was killed during the May raid that led to their arrest.

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Global Medical Charity MSF Told to Close Operation in Myanmar’s South

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 07:21 AM PDT

The Tanintharyi Region clinic provides care to over 2,000 HIV and TB patients.

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Restaurant Staff Detained After Myanmar Minister’s Son Involved in Brawl

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:52 AM PDT

Staff at the Naypyitaw restaurant did not know the customer was the regime's Home Affairs Minister Lieutenant General Soe Htut's son.

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Kayah Rebel Army Backs Civilian Resistance Against Regime

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:37 AM PDT

Karenni Nationalities Defense Force spokesman Khu Daniel tells The Irrawaddy that the experienced armed group will stand by the people.

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Civilians Forced to Flee Again as Myanmar Junta Shells IDP Camps in Chin State

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:03 AM PDT

A camp worker said displaced civilians in Mindat are running out of places to run to; junta forces have also blocked food and other supplies from reaching the IDPs.

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‘Humanitarian’ Focus Does Harm and Prolongs Myanmar’s Crisis

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:57 AM PDT

Prioritizing humanitarian assistance in negotiations with the junta risks legitimizing it and delaying action needed to end the regime's violence against civilians.

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Factories Shuttered in Myanmar’s First Special Economic Zone Amid Post-Coup Turmoil

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:46 AM PDT

Nearly a quarter of all factories in the Japan-backed Thilawa SEZ suspend operations as declining demand following military takeover hits industrial sector.

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UN Says Almost 100,000 Civilians Displaced by Junta Attacks in Kayah State

Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:01 AM PDT

The international agency called on the regime's security forces to allow safe passage of humanitarian supplies and personnel in southeastern Myanmar.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Myanmar’s Parallel Govt’s Rohingya Policy Angers Rakhine Groups

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 06:52 AM PDT

Ethnic Rakhine groups have condemned the shadow government's policy as an attempt to win international support.

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Myanmar’s National Unity Government ‘Deeply Concerned’ With China

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 05:17 AM PDT

The parallel government called on Beijing to engage with them and warned against legitimizing the junta.

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Myanmar’s Parallel Govt Calls on Civilians to Report Regime Atrocities for Prosecutions

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 04:59 AM PDT

The shadow National Unity Government is already planning to prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses.

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Myanmar Junta to Sell More Timber in Search for Hard Currency

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 03:33 AM PDT

Myanma Timber Enterprise, the state-run entity which controls Myanmar's timber sales, had already held three separate auctions in May that are set to earn the regime around US$5 million.

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Sent Food Supplies

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 02:42 AM PDT

State Counselor told her lawyers she would not accept support from the junta that ousted her NLD government.

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Myanmar Regime Orders Schools in Seven Townships Closed Due to COVID-19

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 01:02 AM PDT

Five townships in Chin and two in Sagaing are affected; health officials suspect a new coronavirus variant from India is fueling a third wave of infections in Myanmar.

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Vaccine Aid: The US Catches Up With China

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 10:49 PM PDT

With the US now more engaged in vaccine diplomacy, the two powers stand to benefit from working together to combat COVID-19 in Asia.

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Under Myanmar Regime’s House Arrest, Suu Kyi Short on Cash for Food

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:57 AM PDT

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says nine detainees and her dog need food and medicine but she does not want support from those detaining her.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Magwe Chief Minister in Incitement Case

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:50 AM PDT

Dr. Aung Moe Nyo, who is also the National League for Democracy's secretary, faces an additional charge under the Natural Disaster Management Law.

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Myanmar Regime’s Ban on Imported Soap and Toothpaste Criticized for Aiming to Boost Military Profits

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:44 AM PDT

The junta is apparently trying to stimulate military-owned businesses by outlawing imports of daily essentials.

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Trying to Legitimize Myanmar’s Regime Can Only Backfire for China

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:34 AM PDT

The junta can't deliver the stability China needs on its southern border, and any hopes that ASEAN can have a positive influence are misguided.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Trial to be Completed Within Six Months

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 04:09 AM PDT

The State Counselor has asked to meet with her fellow detained leaders President U Win Myint and Dr. Myo Aung.

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Myanmar Junta Hired Mon People to Join Coup Leader at Bridge Ceremony

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 02:42 AM PDT

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is thought to have renamed the controversial bridge in Mon State in an effort to gain support for his coup.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 5-6

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 01:31 AM PDT

Junta troops killed five people in Ayeyarwady; bombs exploded in several places; soldiers razed monuments to Gen. Aung San in Karen; Kayah fighters battled regime troops.

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Resistance Fighters Inflict Heavy Losses on Junta Forces in Myanmar’s Chin State

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 01:12 AM PDT

Chinland Defense Force-Mindat said it killed around 50 soldiers and later came under bombardment from regime fighter jets.

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Sunday, June 6, 2021

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Myanmar Junta Kills Four Ayeyarwady Villagers

Posted: 06 Jun 2021 06:13 AM PDT

Violence broke out when the security forces seized a banana seller on suspicion that he was transporting weapons.

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Myanmar Junta Uses Human Shields to Stop KIA Attacks

Posted: 06 Jun 2021 05:14 AM PDT

Troops seized 17 villagers because they appeared to fear Kachin Independence Army ambushes in Putao Township.

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China supports ASEAN’s engagement with Myanmar Junta

Posted: 06 Jun 2021 04:34 AM PDT

Beijing claims talks aimed at ending Myanmar's crisis are starting in China today, while critics demand a seat at the table for the ousted democratic government. 

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine


More Than Half of Myanmar’s Chin State Under COVID Lockdown

Posted: 05 Jun 2021 04:29 AM PDT

The regime has imposed stay-at-home orders in four more townships after a spike in cases.

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Myanmar Junta’s Efforts to Kill the NLD Will Always Fail

Posted: 05 Jun 2021 02:37 AM PDT

The current regime leader is going even further than his predecessors in trying to bury the country's most popular party; he will be even less successful.

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Myanmar’s National Unity Govt ‘No Longer Has Faith’ in ASEAN

Posted: 05 Jun 2021 02:30 AM PDT

At a press conference coinciding with a visit by an ASEAN delegation to Naypyitaw, the parallel govt said the regional bloc has shown no interest in engaging with it.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 4    

Posted: 05 Jun 2021 01:21 AM PDT

The National Unity Government held a press conference, and resistance forces battled junta troops in Kachin, Sagaing and Shan, among other incidents.

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Friday, June 4, 2021

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Myanmar Coup Leader Admits Not in Full Control of Country

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:16 AM PDT

Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing also acknowledges in a TV interview that the opposition caught him by surprise.

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‘Tonzang is Seeing a COVID-19 Outbreak’: Township Health Chief

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:48 AM PDT

Tonzang Township Health Department head Dr. Htan Shin Khaing says the new 'Indian' coronavirus strain is far more threatening than previous variants.

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Myanmar Junta Troops Shoot and Arrest Young People in Yangon

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:33 AM PDT

Military collaborators gave false information about the four youths, two of whom managed to evade arrest.

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Myanmar Junta Detains Pro Bono Lawyer Representing Kachin Protesters

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 03:43 AM PDT

U Thet Tun Oo was working unpaid for detained activists at Myitky-ina Prison's court when he was taken away.

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COVID-19 Claims Three More Lives in Myanmar-India Border Town

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:22 AM PDT

Since last Sunday, a total of five deaths have been reported and 167 positive cases detected in the area.

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Int’l Red Cross Asks Myanmar Junta Chief for Access to Prisons

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:16 AM PDT

ICRC chief Peter Maurer told Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing the organization wants to ensure prisoners are treated humanely; the regime leader was reportedly 'noncommittal'.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 3

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 12:16 AM PDT

Local fighters killed junta forces and backers in Sagaing, Chin and Mandalay, a local official was killed in Yangon, and a bomb went off in Shan, among other incidents.

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The Rise and Fall of America’s Muscular Humanitarianism in Myanmar

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 10:44 PM PDT

Those who hope for direct US intervention in Myanmar should note that Responsibility to Protect is an afterthought among global powers, and Washington is no exception.

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine


Karen Rebel Leader Warns Myanmar Regime of More Fighting

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 06:25 AM PDT

Democratic Karen Buddhist Army splinter group chief Brigadier General Saw Kyaw Thet says the military must leave power.

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Rakhine’s Children Attend School, Ignoring Myanmar’s Boycott

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 03:53 AM PDT

The Rakhine State authorities claim almost 100 percent of students are now back at school.

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Myanmar Junta Locks Down Kalaymyo as COVID-19 Cases Spike

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:47 AM PDT

Sagaing Region and Chin State emerge as COVID-19 hotspots as fears grow that new Indian coronavirus variant is spreading in northwest Myanmar.

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Myanmar School Attacks Unacceptable Says UNICEF

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:13 AM PDT

The United Nations agency called on all parties to keep schools safe as students and teachers continue to boycott education in protest at junta rule.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: June 2

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 12:43 AM PDT

A ward administrator was killed, a police chief was stabbed, two lawyers were arrested, two reporters were jailed and six schools were bombed, among other incidents.

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