Saturday, February 20, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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.

Friday, February 19, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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. 

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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.

Monday, February 15, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:49 AM PST

Anger is growing outside the Chinese Embassy at Beijing's defense of the coup as a "major cabinet reshuffle" and an "internal affair".

Is Civil Disobedience Myanmar’s New Normal?

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:17 AM PST

Journalist Mon Mon Myat sees no evidence that the civil disobedience movement against Myanmar's dictatorship is running out of steam.

‘You Messed With the Wrong Generation,’ Myanmar’s Youth Tell Coup Makers

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:14 AM PST

The diverse identities embraced by members of Myanmar's Gen Z—many of whom voted for the first time in November—are on full display at the anti-coup protests.

Journalists, Locals Detained Following Police Crackdown Released

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 02:47 AM PST

Five journalists, two others arrested at a protest in the Kachin capital Sunday were freed after being made to sign a promise to observe a curfew, limits on gatherings.

Tycoons Close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interrogated by Myanmar Military

Posted: 15 Feb 2021 12:04 AM PST

U Zaw Zaw, U Chit Khaing and U Maung Weik reportedly questioned and released by military; all are donors to state development programs of Suu Kyi's NLD government.

Myanmar Court Extends Suu Kyi’s Detention, Delays Hearing for Two Days

Posted: 14 Feb 2021 11:33 PM PST

The country's detained leader was initially scheduled to appear in court Monday.

Sunday, February 14, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Vigilante Groups Formed to Handle Night Thugs

Posted: 14 Feb 2021 08:33 AM PST

Veterans of 1988 uprising recognize a tactic intended to create instability and justify a harsh crackdown.

Myanmar Military Junta Suspends Laws Protecting Citizens’ Privacy to Crack Down on Opposition

Posted: 14 Feb 2021 01:54 AM PST

The regime has authorized itself to raid homes, seize property and make arrests without a warrant.

Saturday, February 13, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


At UNHRC, Russia and China Still Dismiss Myanmar’s Military Coup as an Internal Affair

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:40 AM PST

A majority of United Nations members deplored the military's actions during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.

Veteran Student Leaders, Rocker, Social Influencers on Myanmar Military’s Arrest Warrant

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:36 AM PST

Renowned Student leaders U Min Ko Naing and U Jimmy are top of the list.

Defying Myanmar Military Regime in Harmony: Gen Z and Other Main Forces

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:26 AM PST

Along with older generations of protesters, the ousted NLD, and civil servants, tech-savvy Gen Z is showing creativity and resourcefulness in its resistance.

Myanmar Military Bans Use of ‘Regime’, ‘Junta’ by Media

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 04:53 AM PST

It is feared that the Ministry of Information directive is the beginning of a wider crackdown on press freedoms.

In Myanmar, It’s Back to the Future … but Not Quite

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 02:26 AM PST

For the military regime, putting the democratic genie back in the bottle will not be as easy as it was in 1988.

Family of Protester Shot by Myanmar Police Agree to Remove Life Support

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 01:39 AM PST

Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, was shot in the head by police while sheltering from water cannons at an anti-coup protest in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.