Friday, June 11, 2021

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US Sanctions on Myanmar Put International Banks in the Spotlight

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 09:57 PM PDT

Global financial institutions face a clear choice: commit to sanctions compliance or risk crippling penalties and losing access to the US financial system.

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More Schools Closed in Myanmar’s Chin State Amid COVID-19 Spike

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 06:21 AM PDT

Paletwa Township schools close as cases of the Indian variant are reported across Sagaing Region and Chin State.

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Regime Destroys Food and Medicine for Refugees in Southeastern Myanmar

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 05:06 AM PDT

Over 100,000 people have been displaced in Shan and Kayah States by intense fighting between civilian resistance forces and junta soldiers.

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In Myanmar, Pro-Junta Vigilante Groups Wage Campaign of Violence, Disinformation

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 04:22 AM PDT

Pyu Saw Htee groups are accused of attacking civilian targets in an attempt to discredit the anti-regime People's Defense Forces and National Unity Government.

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27 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Chin State Clashes

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 04:21 AM PDT

Over 1,000 villagers flee their homes after shootout between civilian resistance fighters and regime troops.

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Bomb Explodes at Chinese-Backed Factory in Myanmar

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 03:01 AM PDT

It is the first major damage to a Chinese investment since a string of arson attacks in March on factories in Yangon.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Disabled Student, Denies him Medical Treatment

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 02:37 AM PDT

Magwe student risks going blind in one eye after being badly injured in crackdown by junta forces but has been imprisoned rather than sent to a specialist eye hospital.

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Ten Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing Region Ambush

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 07:44 AM PDT

The soldiers were returning after raiding an abandoned village, sources said.

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Tortured to Death in Myanmar Regime Custody

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 07:36 AM PDT

At least 21 tortured bodies, including National League for Democracy members, election officials and pro-democracy activists, have been returned to families.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Assures Myanmar Junta It Has Beijing’s Support

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 06:04 AM PDT

Wang Yi's comments are seen as a sign the two countries are gearing up to move long-planned Chinese investment projects in Myanmar into the implementation phase.

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Myanmar Junta Deploys Reinforcements to Eliminate Kayah Civilian Resistance

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 03:37 AM PDT

Increasing numbers of Kayah civilians are in hiding as the military steps up attempts to seize the strategic Demoso Township.

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Ethnic Karen Armed Group in Myanmar to Abide by Ceasefire Agreement

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 03:18 AM PDT

The KNLA has been clashing with junta forces close to the border with Thailand since March.

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Myanmar Junta Drops Charges Against Arakan Army Chief’s Relatives

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:58 AM PDT

The release of the AA chief's brother, sister and brother-in-law comes as the junta seeks to boost ties with the ethnic armed group.

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Myanmar Junta Charges Detained Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi With Corruption

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:44 AM PDT

In its seventh legal case against her, the regime accuses her of accepting cash and gold from the Yangon chief minister and of misusing her charitable organization.

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Buddhist Monk Venerated by Myanmar Coup Leader Killed in Plane Crash

Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:37 AM PDT

Dr. Bhatanda Kavisara was among 12 people killed when the military plane carrying them crashed in Pyin Oo Lwin; he met Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on Feb. 2.

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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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