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• NUG Declares Myanmar Junta Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies Illegal
• Junta Urges Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance
• Displaced Civilians Injured by Myanmar Junta Mortar in Sagaing
• Clashes Expected in Chin State as Junta Deploys More Troops to Western Myanmar
• Myanmar Junta Troops Fire on Rakhine Displacement Camps
• Myanmar’s NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid
• Key Myanmar Junta Witness Denies Paying Suu Kyi Bribe: Court Source
• Thirty Myanmar Junta Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing

NUG Declares Myanmar Junta Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies Illegal Posted: 02 Jun 2022 05:00 AM PDT Myanmar's parallel National Unity Government said the military regime has no mandate to negotiate or govern the country. The post NUG Declares Myanmar Junta Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies Illegal appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Urges Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance Posted: 02 Jun 2022 01:38 AM PDT The United Wa State Army is thought to be one of a number of ethnic armed organizations secretly supplying the resistance with weapons. The post Junta Urges Myanmar's Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Displaced Civilians Injured by Myanmar Junta Mortar in Sagaing Posted: 02 Jun 2022 01:37 AM PDT Ongoing fighting between resistance forces and junta troops is being reported in Kale Township. The post Displaced Civilians Injured by Myanmar Junta Mortar in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Clashes Expected in Chin State as Junta Deploys More Troops to Western Myanmar Posted: 01 Jun 2022 03:46 AM PDT Regime reinforcements, including drones, have started arriving in Chin State and neighboring Magwe Region. The post Clashes Expected in Chin State as Junta Deploys More Troops to Western Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Fire on Rakhine Displacement Camps Posted: 01 Jun 2022 03:38 AM PDT Camp residents said they did not know why the bullets and mortar shells were being fired. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Fire on Rakhine Displacement Camps appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid Posted: 01 Jun 2022 02:27 AM PDT The shadow govt and three ethnic groups said the junta must not be allowed to 'weaponize' humanitarian aid and urged ASEAN to work with the ICRC and neighboring nations. The post Myanmar's NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Key Myanmar Junta Witness Denies Paying Suu Kyi Bribe: Court Source Posted: 01 Jun 2022 02:19 AM PDT The only witness in one of the corruption cases against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly said he only made a charitable donation. The post Key Myanmar Junta Witness Denies Paying Suu Kyi Bribe: Court Source appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Thirty Myanmar Junta Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing Posted: 01 Jun 2022 02:13 AM PDT Resistance fighters on Tuesday ambushed regime soldiers in Sagaing Region escorting a jade shipment from Kachin State. The post Thirty Myanmar Junta Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Junta’s Nod for Activists’ Death Sentences Draws Global Ire
• Myanmar Regime Unlikely to Grant Wa Statehood: Analysts
• Local Resistance Force Kills Eight Junta Troops in Myanmar’s Yaw Region
• Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Seven Civilians Including a Child in Sagaing Region
• Civilian Suffering in Myanmar Northwest Highest as Regime War Crimes Continue
• Myanmar Resistance Destroys Trucks in Junta Convoy
• Pro-Junta Militia Extorting and Looting Locals in Upper Myanmar
• Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: A Mid-Term Assessment on Myanmar

Myanmar Junta’s Nod for Activists’ Death Sentences Draws Global Ire Posted: 06 Jun 2022 05:55 AM PDT Foreign govts and organizations have joined local groups in condemning the junta's announcement that it will proceed with the executions of four anti-regime activists.  The post Myanmar Junta's Nod for Activists' Death Sentences Draws Global Ire appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Unlikely to Grant Wa Statehood: Analysts Posted: 06 Jun 2022 05:50 AM PDT The United Wa State Party has full control over its territory on the Chinese border but gaining full statehood might be challenging.  The post Myanmar Regime Unlikely to Grant Wa Statehood: Analysts appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Local Resistance Force Kills Eight Junta Troops in Myanmar’s Yaw Region Posted: 06 Jun 2022 04:26 AM PDT The mine ambush was carried out after PDF forces in Magwe's Gangaw Township learned junta troops were planning to attack them; some eight junta soldiers were killed. The post Local Resistance Force Kills Eight Junta Troops in Myanmar's Yaw Region appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Seven Civilians Including a Child in Sagaing Region Posted: 06 Jun 2022 03:36 AM PDT The victims were murdered during the latest raids by regime troops on civilian targets in restive Sagaing. The post Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Seven Civilians Including a Child in Sagaing Region appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Civilian Suffering in Myanmar Northwest Highest as Regime War Crimes Continue Posted: 06 Jun 2022 03:26 AM PDT Domestic and international observers have recorded the regime's ongoing atrocities, especially in Chin, Sagaing, Magwe, Shan, Kayah and Karen. The post Civilian Suffering in Myanmar Northwest Highest as Regime War Crimes Continue appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Resistance Destroys Trucks in Junta Convoy Posted: 06 Jun 2022 03:11 AM PDT An hourlong drive in Kayah State took a large regime convoy six days because of repeated resistance ambushes. The post Myanmar Resistance Destroys Trucks in Junta Convoy appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Pro-Junta Militia Extorting and Looting Locals in Upper Myanmar Posted: 06 Jun 2022 01:52 AM PDT Pyu Saw Htee militia are demanding cash and stealing property from NLD supporters and farmers in Sagaing Region.  The post Pro-Junta Militia Extorting and Looting Locals in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: A Mid-Term Assessment on Myanmar Posted: 06 Jun 2022 01:23 AM PDT Ahead of November's summits, ASEAN will need to see progress on its Five-Point Consensus if Phnom Penh's call for Myanmar to return to the fold can be realized. The post Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: A Mid-Term Assessment on Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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Junta Watch: Coup Leader Urges Belt-Tightening While Declaring Return of ‘Stability’, and More Posted: 03 Jun 2022 09:05 PM PDT Also this week, the regime said civil servants would once again have to undergo military training, and revived its fantasy of launching an electric rail system. The post Junta Watch: Coup Leader Urges Belt-Tightening While Declaring Return of 'Stability', and More appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Says It Will Execute Two Prominent Democracy Activists   Posted: 03 Jun 2022 09:00 PM PDT The junta spokesman said "there is no other step" as the court rejected the death sentence appeals by former NLD lawmaker Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw and prominent democracy activist Ko Jimmy.  The post Myanmar Junta Says It Will Execute Two Prominent Democracy Activists   appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Timing of Deadly Yangon Blast Suspiciously Convenient for Myanmar Junta
• Former President and General U Thein Sein Paints While Myanmar Burns
• Myanmar Junta Approves Death Sentences for Two Anti-Regime Activists
• Myanmar Junta Detains Villagers Following Clash With Arakan Army in Chin State 
• Myanmar Junta’s War Crime Displaces Thousands of Civilians in Kachin State
• NUG Declares Myanmar Junta Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies Illegal
• Junta Urges Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance
• Displaced Civilians Injured by Myanmar Junta Mortar in Sagaing
• Clashes Expected in Chin State as Junta Deploys More Troops to Western Myanmar
• Myanmar Junta Troops Fire on Rakhine Displacement Camps
• Myanmar’s NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid
• Key Myanmar Junta Witness Denies Paying Suu Kyi Bribe: Court Source
• Thirty Myanmar Junta Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing

Timing of Deadly Yangon Blast Suspiciously Convenient for Myanmar Junta Posted: 03 Jun 2022 05:17 AM PDT As with past incidents, Tuesday's bombing occurred ahead of a high-profile visit—this time by a UN envoy—raising suspicions of a junta bid to discredit the resistance. The post Timing of Deadly Yangon Blast Suspiciously Convenient for Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Former President and General U Thein Sein Paints While Myanmar Burns Posted: 03 Jun 2022 05:06 AM PDT The 77-year-old is enjoying his retirement in the capital Naypyitaw, apparently unconcerned that the coup leader is brutalizing the Myanmar people. The post Former President and General U Thein Sein Paints While Myanmar Burns appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Approves Death Sentences for Two Anti-Regime Activists Posted: 03 Jun 2022 03:12 AM PDT Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy face execution for leading armed resistance operations in Yangon.  The post Myanmar Junta Approves Death Sentences for Two Anti-Regime Activists appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Detains Villagers Following Clash With Arakan Army in Chin State  Posted: 03 Jun 2022 02:37 AM PDT Tensions are rising in western Myanmar as the regime reinforces its military presence in Rakhine and Chin states.  The post Myanmar Junta Detains Villagers Following Clash With Arakan Army in Chin State  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta’s War Crime Displaces Thousands of Civilians in Kachin State Posted: 02 Jun 2022 05:31 AM PDT The Kachin Women's Association of Thailand report accuses the regime of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The post Myanmar Junta’s War Crime Displaces Thousands of Civilians in Kachin State appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

NUG Declares Myanmar Junta Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies Illegal Posted: 02 Jun 2022 05:00 AM PDT Myanmar's parallel National Unity Government said the military regime has no mandate to negotiate or govern the country. The post NUG Declares Myanmar Junta Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies Illegal appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Urges Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance Posted: 02 Jun 2022 01:38 AM PDT The United Wa State Army is thought to be one of a number of ethnic armed organizations secretly supplying the resistance with weapons. The post Junta Urges Myanmar's Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Displaced Civilians Injured by Myanmar Junta Mortar in Sagaing Posted: 02 Jun 2022 01:37 AM PDT Ongoing fighting between resistance forces and junta troops is being reported in Kale Township. The post Displaced Civilians Injured by Myanmar Junta Mortar in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Clashes Expected in Chin State as Junta Deploys More Troops to Western Myanmar Posted: 01 Jun 2022 03:46 AM PDT Regime reinforcements, including drones, have started arriving in Chin State and neighboring Magwe Region. The post Clashes Expected in Chin State as Junta Deploys More Troops to Western Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Fire on Rakhine Displacement Camps Posted: 01 Jun 2022 03:38 AM PDT Camp residents said they did not know why the bullets and mortar shells were being fired. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Fire on Rakhine Displacement Camps appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid Posted: 01 Jun 2022 02:27 AM PDT The shadow govt and three ethnic groups said the junta must not be allowed to 'weaponize' humanitarian aid and urged ASEAN to work with the ICRC and neighboring nations. The post Myanmar's NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Key Myanmar Junta Witness Denies Paying Suu Kyi Bribe: Court Source Posted: 01 Jun 2022 02:19 AM PDT The only witness in one of the corruption cases against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly said he only made a charitable donation. The post Key Myanmar Junta Witness Denies Paying Suu Kyi Bribe: Court Source appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Thirty Myanmar Junta Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing Posted: 01 Jun 2022 02:13 AM PDT Resistance fighters on Tuesday ambushed regime soldiers in Sagaing Region escorting a jade shipment from Kachin State. The post Thirty Myanmar Junta Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Amid Tension with Local Armed Group, Myanmar Military Submarine Moves to Naval Base in Rakhine
• How Myanmar’s Junta Chief Grabbed His ‘Other’ Inya Lake Home
• Myanmar Resistance Groups Get Creative to Manufacture Weapons
• Myanmar Junta Revokes Publisher’s License Over Book on Rohingya
• Burned Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Raid in Sagaing

Amid Tension with Local Armed Group, Myanmar Military Submarine Moves to Naval Base in Rakhine Posted: 31 May 2022 11:23 PM PDT The vessel was seen heading towards a port being built by the junta chief's son; its arrival comes amid heightened tensions between the military and the Arakan Army. The post Amid Tension with Local Armed Group, Myanmar Military Submarine Moves to Naval Base in Rakhine appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

How Myanmar’s Junta Chief Grabbed His ‘Other’ Inya Lake Home Posted: 31 May 2022 05:48 AM PDT Even Min Aung Hlaing's peers are reportedly taken aback by the greed he displayed in acquiring and building his less-spoken-about residence on Myat Khin Yeik Tha Lane. The post How Myanmar's Junta Chief Grabbed His 'Other' Inya Lake Home appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Resistance Groups Get Creative to Manufacture Weapons Posted: 31 May 2022 05:25 AM PDT Faced with heavily-armed junta forces, resistance fighters have used their ingenuity to make their own highly effective weapons. The post Myanmar Resistance Groups Get Creative to Manufacture Weapons appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Revokes Publisher’s License Over Book on Rohingya Posted: 31 May 2022 04:39 AM PDT Lwin Oo's license has been revoked for selling Australian academic Ronan Lee's book 'Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide' online 'in violation of the publishing law.' The post Myanmar Junta Revokes Publisher's License Over Book on Rohingya appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Burned Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Raid in Sagaing Posted: 31 May 2022 03:55 AM PDT Regime troops spent two days destroying a Sagaing Region village amid ongoing atrocities. The post Burned Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Raid in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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