Friday, July 23, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Displaced Myanmar Civilians Denied UN Aid

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 08:04 AM PDT

Civilians who fled fighting in Chin State say the UNHCR aid is not getting through.

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Myanmar Is a COVID-19 Time Bomb; Can Lives Be Saved?

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:39 AM PDT

Calls are mounting for the international community and neighboring countries to step in to secure humanitarian access to Myanmar to deal with its COVID-19 upsurge.

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Myanmar’s Jailed Senior NLD Members Moved to Hospital, One Infected With COVID-19

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:21 AM PDT

The regime is accused of using COVID-19 to kill political prisoners.

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The Day Myanmar Dictator U Ne Win Threatened Pro-Democracy Supporters With Death

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 04:49 AM PDT

In 1988, U Ne Win's regime was facing a wave of popular protests that culminated in the historic '8888 Uprising'.

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Myanmar’s Ethnic Shan Rebels Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Program With Chinese Jabs

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 03:18 AM PDT

After receiving no help from military regime, the Shan State Progress Party has launched its own vaccination program in northern Shan State.

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Myanmar Junta Implementing China’s BRI Projects by Stealth

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 03:08 AM PDT

Despite post-coup chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising anti-China sentiment, the military regime is pushing forward with Beijing-backed infrastructure projects.

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Political Detainees Stage Loud Protests at Myanmar Prisons

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 02:21 AM PDT

At Yangon's Insein Prison, troops were called in after inmates began shouting anti-regime slogans; protests were also reported at prisons in Sagaing and Mandalay regions.

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Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Myanmar

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 02:09 AM PDT

Two million Chinese coronavirus vaccine doses are due to be delivered to the junta this week.

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar’s Parallel Govt Forms COVID Task Force With Ethnic Health Agencies

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 05:29 AM PDT

The body, led by renowned border clinic founder Dr. Cynthia Maung and the NUG's health minister, plans disease prevention and control efforts, including vaccinations.

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Leader of Junta-Allied Karen Armed Group Dies of COVID

Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:04 AM PDT

Maj-Gen Saw Mo Shay, chief of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army, maintained good ties with the military regime after the coup and visited junta leaders in Naypyitaw.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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Detained NLD Adviser’s COVID Death Was a Political Execution by Myanmar’s Junta

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 06:18 AM PDT

For Min Aung Hlaing, throwing political enemies like U Nyan Win into COVID-infested jails is just another method of exterminating them.

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Ceasefire Broken in Chin State as Myanmar Junta Troops Clash with Civilian Resistance Fighters

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 04:54 AM PDT

Fresh fighting in the mountain-top town of Mindat, as displaced people in the area struggle to access aid supplies.

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As Myanmar Regime Mishandles COVID-19, More Than 2,000 People Die in Three Weeks

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 03:38 AM PDT

Military regime criticized for lack of foresight as shortage of medical oxygen and overwhelmed hospitals drives surge in fatalities.

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Heavy Job Losses in Myanmar Since Coup: ILO Report

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 02:31 AM PDT

The country lost about 1.2 million jobs in Q2 following the February military coup, which has crippled an economy already hit by COVID, the labor agency said.

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Arakan Army Announces Lockdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Amid COVID Surge

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 02:09 AM PDT

COVID-19 cases are spiking across the state, with over 15,000 infections and 54 deaths between May 25 and July 19.

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A New US Push: Vaccine Diplomacy in the Mekong Region

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 07:04 PM PDT

While Washington lags behind China, it is catching up as the Biden administration unveils plans to distribute vaccines independently and through the WHO's Covax scheme.

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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Hundreds of Myanmar Migrants Infected with COVID-19 in Chiang Mai

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 07:01 AM PDT

A large proportion of coronavirus cases in Chiang Mai are being reported among migrants from Myanmar.

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Myanmar COVID-19 Case Numbers Heavily Underestimated: Medics

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 05:08 AM PDT

A private doctor says coronavirus has spread through most Yangon and Bago households.

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NLD Leader U Nyan Win Dies of COVID-19 While Detained by Myanmar Junta

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 04:19 AM PDT

A key NLD figure and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's personal lawyer, U Nyan Win caught coronavirus while being held in Insein Prison.

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As COVID Deaths Soar, Myanmar Junta Urges Citizens to Recite Buddhist Verses

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 03:06 AM PDT

Urging people to take refuge in Buddha is seen as a sign of the regime's desperation—and highly ironic, given its forces' record of beating monks and murdering civilians.

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Ethnic Karen Armed Group Clashes with Karen Forces Allied to Myanmar Junta

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 02:53 AM PDT

Fighting between the KNU/KNLA and Karen troops allied to the military regime is continuing, despite last month's peace talks aimed at ending armed confrontations in Karen State.

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Myanmar Junta Arrests Doctors After Luring Them With Fake COVID ‘Emergency’

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 10:21 PM PDT

A total of five doctors volunteering for a Yangon charity were arrested; the regime appears to be targeting medics working independently of official anti-COVID efforts.

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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Around 5,000 Sagaing Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raid

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:04 AM PDT

Civilians say they are struggling to survive in the forest.

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Chinese Casino City in Myanmar Recruiting Despite COVID-19 Crisis

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:29 AM PDT

The giant Shwe Kokko new city project near the Thai border has apparently stepped up operations since the February coup.

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Obituary: Unacknowledged Godfather of Myanmar’s Democracy Movement Dies of COVID-19

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:04 AM PDT

Former BBC reporter Chris Gunness recalls U Nay Min, the fearless democracy activist who helped spark the 1988 uprising against a previous junta, at huge personal cost.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Misses Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day Ceremony

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:17 AM PDT

The detained State Counselor was apparently not allowed to attend this year's ceremony and lay a wreath for her father General Aung San.

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Myanmar’s Mausoleum Quiet as COVID-19 Mutes Martyrs’ Day

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:01 AM PDT

Amid a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, only soldiers and patrolling military vehicles were seen at sites in Yangon associated with assassinated independence hero Gen. Aung San.

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Australian Adviser Detained by Myanmar Junta at Risk of COVID-19

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 02:09 AM PDT

Sean Turnell, a senior adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in Insein Prison, where coronavirus cases are surging.

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The Myanmar Generals Who Have Relentlessly Persecuted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Are Worse Than Her Father’s Assassin

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:20 PM PDT

Today we remember the killings of Gen. Aung San and his colleagues in 1947; the independence hero's daughter has suffered an even worse fate than his.

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Who Killed Gen. Aung San?

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:33 PM PDT

To mark Martyrs' Day, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2010 interview with author Kin Oung about his book on the assassination of Myanmar's independence hero and his colleagues.

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Saturday, July 17, 2021

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The Irrawaddy Magazine

Yangon’s Major Cemeteries Report Unprecedented Influx of Bodies Amid COVID Surge

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 02:50 AM PDT

The cemeteries have seen one of their busiest weeks ever, cremating over 700 bodies on Thursday alone amid a lack of oxygen and a healthcare system ruined by the coup. 

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Unsung Hero of Myanmar’s ’88 Uprising Dies of COVID-19

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 01:08 AM PDT

The Irrawaddy revisits a 2014 profile of U Nay Min, who kept the world informed of the military's brutal crackdown on democracy protesters in 1988 and was later jailed.

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Activist Who Embodied Myanmar’s Democracy Struggle Dies of COVID-19

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 12:58 AM PDT

U Hla Shwe was jailed six times between 1959 and 2005; he died aged 84 on Thursday after his oxygen supply ran out. The Irrawaddy here republishes a 2012 profile of him.

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Myanmar Junta Indicts NLD Patron U Win Htein for Sedition

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 12:50 AM PDT

The 80-year-old stalwart of the elected ruling party was arrested within days of the coup for saying the takeover was a result of the military chief's lust for power.

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Friday, July 16, 2021

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Amid COVID’s Third Wave, Myanmar Descends Into State Failure

Posted: 16 Jul 2021 05:13 AM PDT

As crematoriums overflow, many now believe the regime is simply killing the people without bullets.

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Myanmar Junta Arrests NLD Lawmaker and His Wife in Yangon

Posted: 16 Jul 2021 04:03 AM PDT

U Aung Kyaw Kyaw Oo is accused of leading a civilian defense force in Hlaing Township, in the latest move by the regime to link NLD members to 'destructive actions'.

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Myanmar Junta Putting Lives of Political Prisoners at Risk in COVID-19 Prison Outbreaks

Posted: 16 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Insein Prison in Yangon remains locked down with coronavirus cases spiking and thousands of political detainees being held in overcrowded conditions.

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Banning the NLD Won’t End Resistance to Military Rule

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 05:40 PM PDT

The party embodies the people's desire for a better future; Gen Z activists' ingenuity and determination offer hope that the struggle to achieve this is in good hands.

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Uncertainty Over Whether Suu Kyi Will Attend Martyrs’ Day Event

Posted: 15 Jul 2021 05:30 PM PDT

Previous dictators allowed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to lay a wreath for her murdered father at the July 19 ceremony.

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