Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

ASEAN’s Responsibility Is to the People of Myanmar, Not the Generals

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:09 AM PST

Protecting the Tatmadaw's ruthless generals as they oppress their own people is a tradition among Southeast Asian leaders; sadly, little appears to have changed.

Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 06:55 AM PST

Australia has condemned violence against protesters and wants answers over the fate of its national, Professor Sean Turnell. 

Myanmar Protesters Call ASEAN Not to Endorse Military Regime

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 05:44 AM PST

Protesters have gathered at the Indonesian, Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai embassies to condemn any negotiations with the junta.

Singapore Says Its Banks Don’t Hold ‘Significant Funds’ From Myanmar

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:46 AM PST

Reports that Myanmar has foreign reserves deposited in the city state prompted online calls for any such assets to be frozen and kept out of the military regime's hands.

Myanmar’s Key Parties Reject Regime’s Election Body Invites to Meet

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:59 AM PST

The Kachin State People's Party says it will attend Friday's meeting with the military-appointed Union Election Commission but other political parties are snubbing the event.

China Says It Will Work With ASEAN to De-Escalate Situation in Myanmar

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 10:55 PM PST

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said ASEAN member countries have proposed holding an informal meeting on the situation in Myanmar.

Myanmar Foreign Minister in Bangkok to Meet Indonesian Counterpart

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 10:50 PM PST

U Wunna Maung Lwin flew to the Thai capital to meet Retno Marsudi after she canceled a planned visit to Myanmar.

Re-imagining Myanmar – The Mother of All “Critical Junctures”

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 08:53 PM PST

The coup has been a disaster, but new bonds being formed could present an opportunity for ethnic reconciliation.

Japan’s ‘Values Diplomacy’ Runs Aground in Myanmar

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 06:30 PM PST

Tokyo's soft approach to Myanmar's military regime shows that while it is not opposed to liberal democracy, it is not prepared to risk anything to support it.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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Myanmar Coup Leader Resorts to Threats With Medics Still On Strike

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 08:49 AM PST

Civil Disobedience Movement by health care sector has closed nearly one-third of Myanmar's hospitals since the military overthrew the elected government.

Myanmar Police Fails to Probe Headquarters Raid: NLD

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 07:22 AM PST

The party claims the police are legally obliged to investigate the nighttime raid on its Yangon offices.

After Embassy Protest, Indonesia Denies Backing Myanmar Regime’s Election Plan

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 04:17 AM PST

Protesters accused Jakarta of attempting to legitimize the military regime; Indonesia later denied a Reuters report that it wants ASEAN to back a new election in Myanmar.

Myanmar Junta Leader Warns Media Against Using ‘Junta’ or ‘Regime’

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 04:16 AM PST

Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing says publications calling his military administration a "regime" or "junta" will lose their licenses.

Committee of Ousted Myanmar Lawmakers Appoints International Envoys

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 12:15 AM PST

The CRPH has nominated representatives for foreign relations and the UN, and opened an office in Maryland in the US.

Nearly 200 Anti-Military Regime Protesters Detained in Myanmar Capital

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 11:42 PM PST

Live-streamed video showed protesters being dragged away by the security forces.

India’s Muted Response to Myanmar Military Coup Seen as a Strategic Move

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 08:39 PM PST

Support for Myanmar's democracy takes a back seat to India's desire to counter-balance Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.
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Monday, February 22, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

Millions in Myanmar Join Nationwide General Strike Against Military Regime

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 06:55 AM PST

Businesses and homes were deserted nationwide as people from all walks of life joined the '22222' uprising, undeterred by security forces' increasingly violent tactics.

Asean Must Tighten Screw on Myanmar Military: Thai Observer

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 05:44 AM PST

The regional body needs to grow teeth to deal with Myanmar's military regime, argues Kavi Chongkittavorn of Chulalongkorn University.

Myanmar Police Refuse to Open Case into Civilian Killing

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 03:12 AM PST

The police allegedly shot Ko Tin Htut Hein in the back of the head while he was defending his neighborhood from nighttime attacks.

More Than 20 People Arrested as Security Forces Break Up ‘22222’ Protest in Myanmar’s Capital

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 01:57 AM PST

Tens of thousands of anti-military regime protesters attempted to march into the central government district in Naypyitaw from surrounding townships.

China Warns West Over Myanmar Coup, ‘Interference’

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 01:07 AM PST

Beijing has alleged that 'hostile forces' are using the coup to spread damaging rumors about China's intentions in Myanmar.
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Sunday, February 21, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

Millions Expected to Join General Strike in Myanmar on Monday to Oppose Regime

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:47 AM PST

Historic show of defiance against military dictatorship expected to rival 'Four Eights' uprising of three decades ago. 

Myanmar Army Unit Accused of Rohingya Atrocities Used in Deadly Crackdown: UN

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:14 AM PST

The 33rd Light Infantry Division, which played a role in a massacre in Inn Din, was involved in the deadly Mandalay crackdown, the special rapporteur says.

Myanmar Military Regime Denies Responsibility for Death of Woman Shot at Naypyitaw Protest

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:02 PM PST

The bullet found in Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine's head during an autopsy was of a different type than those used by security forces, the regime's mouthpiece newspaper said.

Four Dead, More Than 100 Wounded as Myanmar’s Military Regime Cracks Down on Anti-Coup Protesters

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 10:25 PM PST

Security forces have fired live rounds at protesters multiple times in an attempt to slow the Civil Disobedience Movement that has swept the nation since the Feb. 1 coup.
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Saturday, February 20, 2021

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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.
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Friday, February 19, 2021

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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.
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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.
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