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• Over 600 Cases in Two Weeks for Yangon as Myanmar Sees Third Wave of COVID-19
• China Has Its Way With a Divided, Inert ASEAN
• The ‘Problem’ With Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• UN Resolution Raps Myanmar Junta for Coup, Calls for Halt in Arms Trade 

Over 600 Cases in Two Weeks for Yangon as Myanmar Sees Third Wave of COVID-19 Posted: 19 Jun 2021 03:29 AM PDT Due in part to a serious outbreak at a private school, the city has emerged as the country's second major hotspot after Sagaing since a spike in infections in late May. The post Over 600 Cases in Two Weeks for Yangon as Myanmar Sees Third Wave of COVID-19 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China Has Its Way With a Divided, Inert ASEAN Posted: 19 Jun 2021 02:40 AM PDT The recent Chongqing foreign ministers' summit confirmed the growing view that China is making steady progress in asserting its regional role and agenda. The post China Has Its Way With a Divided, Inert ASEAN appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

The ‘Problem’ With Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 19 Jun 2021 02:06 AM PDT Detained yet again by the generals who despise her, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's only 'mistake' has been to honor her commitment to the people who chose her as their leader. The post The 'Problem' With Myanmar's Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UN Resolution Raps Myanmar Junta for Coup, Calls for Halt in Arms Trade  Posted: 18 Jun 2021 10:45 PM PDT The General Assembly adopted a resolution denouncing the military takeover and calling on the regime to end its violence against civilians and free political detainees. The post UN Resolution Raps Myanmar Junta for Coup, Calls for Halt in Arms Trade  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Suu Kyi Forced to Mark Another Birthday as Myanmar Junta Prisoner
• Striking Tanintharyi Teachers Threatened by Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar Junta Kills Two Detained Civilians
• Myanmar Military Truck With Soldiers on Board Blown Up in Yangon
• Unidentified Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Troops Occupy Kayah Village
• Arakan Army Frees Myanmar Junta Soldiers

Suu Kyi Forced to Mark Another Birthday as Myanmar Junta Prisoner Posted: 18 Jun 2021 06:30 PM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is 76 today as she spends a 14th birthday in captivity. The post Suu Kyi Forced to Mark Another Birthday as Myanmar Junta Prisoner appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Striking Tanintharyi Teachers Threatened by Myanmar Junta Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:46 AM PDT Teachers arrested and sentenced to prison for joining civil disobedience movement as schools reopening flops. The post Striking Tanintharyi Teachers Threatened by Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Kills Two Detained Civilians Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:32 AM PDT Two villagers, including the son of an NLD member, were reportedly gunned down by the security forces in Mandalay Region. The post Myanmar Junta Kills Two Detained Civilians appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military Truck With Soldiers on Board Blown Up in Yangon Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:26 AM PDT No details yet on casualties but body parts can be seen in photos of the scene; the apparent bombing is the most serious attack yet on a regime target in the city. The post Myanmar Military Truck With Soldiers on Board Blown Up in Yangon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Unidentified Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Troops Occupy Kayah Village Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:18 AM PDT Residents of Demoso Township who fled fierce fighting returned to their homes to find over a dozen barely recognizable corpses. The post Unidentified Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Troops Occupy Kayah Village appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Arakan Army Frees Myanmar Junta Soldiers Posted: 18 Jun 2021 02:25 AM PDT The release of a further six soldiers is evidence of improving relationship between the ethnic armed group and the military regime. The post Arakan Army Frees Myanmar Junta Soldiers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• A Call to Action on Behalf of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• Senior NLD Member Warns of Myanmar Junta’s Plot for Illegal Electoral Win
• Myanmar’s Emerging Landscape Looks Beyond Suu Kyi
• Kayah State Resistance Groups Reject Ceasefire with Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar’s Bago Region Sees Sharp Spike in COVID-19 Cases
• Arakan Army Frees Detained Myanmar Police and Immigration Officers
• Myanmar Junta Troops Go on Rampage in at Least a Dozen Sagaing Villages
• Myanmar Goalie Who Flashed Protest Salute Opts to Stay in Japan

A Call to Action on Behalf of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:30 PM PDT The detained State Counselor is a global force for democracy. We must stand with—and for—her and the people of her country. The post A Call to Action on Behalf of Myanmar's Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Senior NLD Member Warns of Myanmar Junta’s Plot for Illegal Electoral Win Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:55 AM PDT The regime's attempt to disband the NLD means there is no way for it to compete with the most popular party in the next election, U Aung Kyi Nyunt said. The post Senior NLD Member Warns of Myanmar Junta's Plot for Illegal Electoral Win appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Emerging Landscape Looks Beyond Suu Kyi Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:25 AM PDT Academic Mon Mon Myat argues that Myanmar should look beyond a military dictator and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The post Myanmar's Emerging Landscape Looks Beyond Suu Kyi appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Kayah State Resistance Groups Reject Ceasefire with Myanmar Junta Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:11 AM PDT Young civilian resistance fighters say ceasefire announced without their agreement. The post Kayah State Resistance Groups Reject Ceasefire with Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Bago Region Sees Sharp Spike in COVID-19 Cases Posted: 17 Jun 2021 04:09 AM PDT A large cluster of coronavirus cases has been reported in Letpadan Township as COVID-19 infections rise across the country. The post Myanmar's Bago Region Sees Sharp Spike in COVID-19 Cases appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Arakan Army Frees Detained Myanmar Police and Immigration Officers Posted: 17 Jun 2021 02:05 AM PDT The Rakhine State-based ethnic armed group abducted the 17 officers in October 2019. The post Arakan Army Frees Detained Myanmar Police and Immigration Officers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Go on Rampage in at Least a Dozen Sagaing Villages Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:22 AM PDT Tabayin Township residents are fleeing as junta forces search and loot homes following clashes with resistance forces and the killings of local officials' relatives. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Go on Rampage in at Least a Dozen Sagaing Villages appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Goalie Who Flashed Protest Salute Opts to Stay in Japan Posted: 16 Jun 2021 10:26 PM PDT Pyae Lyan Aung, who is with the Myanmar national football team for a World Cup qualifier in Japan, said he would seek refugee status in the country. The post Myanmar Goalie Who Flashed Protest Salute Opts to Stay in Japan appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Junta Troops Accused of Looting Abandoned Village
• Myanmar Junta Threatens Teachers, Parents to Get Children Back in School
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Lawyers Object to Myanmar Regime’s Evidence Against Her
• New and More Deadly COVID-19 Variants Found in Myanmar
• Fate of Rakhine Charity School Members Unknown After 10 Days
• Senior Citizens Die After Myanmar Junta Soldiers Set Village on Fire
• Myanmar Junta Says Lawyers Can’t Send Cash to Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• Time Is Right for India to Step In and Help Solve Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar Junta Troops Accused of Looting Abandoned Village Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:41 AM PDT Villagers in Kayak State's Demoso Township returned to find their homes and shops allegedly ransacked by regime soldiers. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Accused of Looting Abandoned Village appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Threatens Teachers, Parents to Get Children Back in School Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:30 AM PDT At one school in Tanintharyi Region, a military officer threatened to snatch children from their homes and said uncooperative parents should 'prepare to die.' The post Myanmar Junta Threatens Teachers, Parents to Get Children Back in School appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Lawyers Object to Myanmar Regime’s Evidence Against Her Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:55 AM PDT Photos and statements presented at the State Counselor's trials for sedition and breaking COVID-19 rules are inauthentic and irrelevant, her legal team told the court. The post Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Lawyers Object to Myanmar Regime's Evidence Against Her appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

New and More Deadly COVID-19 Variants Found in Myanmar Posted: 16 Jun 2021 02:51 AM PDT The regime's warning of Alpha, Delta and Kappa variants in the country came two weeks after they were first detected in a military lab. The post New and More Deadly COVID-19 Variants Found in Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Fate of Rakhine Charity School Members Unknown After 10 Days Posted: 16 Jun 2021 02:39 AM PDT The seven Taungup Township residents were involved in a newly opened nonprofit training center. The post Fate of Rakhine Charity School Members Unknown After 10 Days appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Senior Citizens Die After Myanmar Junta Soldiers Set Village on Fire Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:43 AM PDT 95-year-old invalid and his wife killed after regime forces torch homes in retaliation for ambush by civilian resistance fighters. The post Senior Citizens Die After Myanmar Junta Soldiers Set Village on Fire appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Says Lawyers Can’t Send Cash to Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:19 AM PDT Court hears from prosecutors in Natural Disaster Management Law and sedition cases against ousted State Counselor, President and Naypyitaw Council chief. The post Myanmar Junta Says Lawyers Can't Send Cash to Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Time Is Right for India to Step In and Help Solve Myanmar Crisis Posted: 15 Jun 2021 11:01 PM PDT The Modi government is on good terms with Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing; it should urge him to negotiate with democratic forces while advancing New Delhi's Act East policy. The post Time Is Right for India to Step In and Help Solve Myanmar Crisis appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Three Striking Teachers Jailed by Myanmar Junta
• Hundreds of Students, Staff at Myanmar Private School Test COVID-19 Positive
• Myanmar Junta to Reopen Russian-backed Steel Plant
• Only Myanmar Regime Undercover Soldiers Murdered, Not Civilians: KNDO
• Junta Frees Myanmar Journalist with US Citizenship
• Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’

Three Striking Teachers Jailed by Myanmar Junta Posted: 15 Jun 2021 06:15 AM PDT The three Tanintharyi Region teachers are sentenced to three years in prison after refusing to work under military rule. The post Three Striking Teachers Jailed by Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Hundreds of Students, Staff at Myanmar Private School Test COVID-19 Positive Posted: 15 Jun 2021 05:29 AM PDT The 211 new cases reported at the Buddhist monk-run private high school were among 373 fresh cases announced nationwide on Sunday, the most since the Feb. 1 coup. The post Hundreds of Students, Staff at Myanmar Private School Test COVID-19 Positive appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta to Reopen Russian-backed Steel Plant Posted: 15 Jun 2021 05:10 AM PDT Local Pa-O people have cited environmental concerns about the military-owned steel mill and mine, which was closed by the NLD government in 2017. The post Myanmar Junta to Reopen Russian-backed Steel Plant appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Only Myanmar Regime Undercover Soldiers Murdered, Not Civilians: KNDO Posted: 15 Jun 2021 03:14 AM PDT The Karen National Defence Organisation has denied claims that it slaughtered 25 civilians. The post Only Myanmar Regime Undercover Soldiers Murdered, Not Civilians: KNDO appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Frees Myanmar Journalist with US Citizenship Posted: 15 Jun 2021 02:59 AM PDT The regime dropped incitement charges against Ko Nathan Maung, co-founder of Kamayut Media, who had been in custody since March 9. The post Junta Frees Myanmar Journalist with US Citizenship appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’ Posted: 15 Jun 2021 01:32 AM PDT The regime is encouraging China and Thailand to invest in hydropower and special economic zones in a bid to weaken ethnic armed groups and the National Unity Government. The post Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for 'Legitimacy' appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Junta Orders MPs to Shun Parallel Govt and Affiliations
• Myanmar Court Testifies in Three Cases Against Suu Kyi
• Myanmar’s Detained Suu Kyi ‘Gave Residences and Almost All Her Money to Charity’
• Book’s Snapshots of Two Young Lives Illuminate Myanmar’s Political, Social Ills
• Those Who Support Myanmar’s Junta Can Only Lose
• Myanmar Sees Record High COVID-19 Spike Since Coup
• Myanmar Junta Accuses NLD Lawmakers of Organizing Armed Resistance
• Striking Myanmar Medics Face up to Six Years in Jail
• Chin Fighters Say 165 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed Since Late April
• In Myanmar, Anonymous Attacks Have Junta’s Families Living in Fear
• Striking Myanmar Military Officers Urge Public to Reach Out to Dissident Soldiers

Myanmar Junta Orders MPs to Shun Parallel Govt and Affiliations Posted: 14 Jun 2021 07:03 AM PDT Letters have been sent to MPs elected in the 2020 general election telling them not to communicate with the National Unity Government and its related organizations. The post Myanmar Junta Orders MPs to Shun Parallel Govt and Affiliations appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Court Testifies in Three Cases Against Suu Kyi Posted: 14 Jun 2021 06:54 AM PDT The charges include alleged possession of illegally imported walkie-talkies and breaching of COVID-19 restrictions. The post Myanmar Court Testifies in Three Cases Against Suu Kyi appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Detained Suu Kyi ‘Gave Residences and Almost All Her Money to Charity’ Posted: 14 Jun 2021 06:45 AM PDT An official of her foundation denied corruption charges against her, saying she has nowhere to live upon retirement as she gave so many of her possessions to the charity. The post Myanmar's Detained Suu Kyi 'Gave Residences and Almost All Her Money to Charity' appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Book’s Snapshots of Two Young Lives Illuminate Myanmar’s Political, Social Ills Posted: 14 Jun 2021 06:32 AM PDT A US author's account of the challenges facing a Kachin activist/businessman and a Bamar photojournalist takes on added resonance in the wake of the Feb. 1 military coup. The post Book's Snapshots of Two Young Lives Illuminate Myanmar's Political, Social Ills appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Those Who Support Myanmar’s Junta Can Only Lose Posted: 14 Jun 2021 06:19 AM PDT The damage to China's standing among Myanmar's people grows more serious with each day that Beijing supports the illegitimate military regime. The post Those Who Support Myanmar's Junta Can Only Lose appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Sees Record High COVID-19 Spike Since Coup Posted: 14 Jun 2021 04:20 AM PDT The junta-controlled health authorities in Sagaing Region and Chin State are struggling to handle coronavirus cases crossing the Indian border. The post Myanmar Sees Record High COVID-19 Spike Since Coup appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Accuses NLD Lawmakers of Organizing Armed Resistance Posted: 14 Jun 2021 03:15 AM PDT Regime media claims senior National League for Democracy figures are behind the recent wave of bombings and shootings. The post Myanmar Junta Accuses NLD Lawmakers of Organizing Armed Resistance appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Striking Myanmar Medics Face up to Six Years in Jail Posted: 13 Jun 2021 06:22 AM PDT Dr. Htar Htar Lin, the national immunization director, is among 27 doctors facing lengthy jail terms after being arrested in recent days. The post Striking Myanmar Medics Face up to Six Years in Jail appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Chin Fighters Say 165 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed Since Late April Posted: 12 Jun 2021 04:14 AM PDT The civilian Chinland Defense Force says it lost about 30 fighters in the same period—far fewer than the military, despite being seriously outgunned. The post Chin Fighters Say 165 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed Since Late April appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

In Myanmar, Anonymous Attacks Have Junta’s Families Living in Fear Posted: 12 Jun 2021 02:28 AM PDT In a leaked Viber call, the Home Affairs Minister's wife warns her companions to conceal their junta ties and says anti-regime hit squads are targeting their homes. The post In Myanmar, Anonymous Attacks Have Junta's Families Living in Fear appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Striking Myanmar Military Officers Urge Public to Reach Out to Dissident Soldiers Posted: 12 Jun 2021 12:04 AM PDT Ex-Tatmadaw captains tell online forum many soldiers feel the coup was wrong but do not dare speak out for fear that they and their families will be arrested or killed. The post Striking Myanmar Military Officers Urge Public to Reach Out to Dissident Soldiers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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