Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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More Than 740 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in July: NUG

Posted: 10 Aug 2021 06:04 AM PDT

The shadow National Unity Government is compiling evidence of the regime's war crimes against its own people.

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Myanmar Regime Bars Aung San Suu Kyi’s Lawyer From Talking to Media and Foreigners

Posted: 10 Aug 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Member of ousted State Counselor's legal defense team forced to sign letter preventing her from speaking to press, diplomats and international NGO's.

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Myanmar Military Shells Kachin Civilians

Posted: 10 Aug 2021 03:25 AM PDT

An infantry battalion is reportedly launching artillery on villagers without justification.

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Myanmar Military Conducts Raids in Yangon as Anti-Junta Attacks Pick Up

Posted: 10 Aug 2021 03:19 AM PDT

After a lull in July due to the COVID-19 crisis, attacks on regime targets in the commercial capital have begun to rise again, prompting a wave of arrests.

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Hundreds of Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raids

Posted: 10 Aug 2021 01:58 AM PDT

Regime forces ransacked villages in Sagaing Region forcing residents to flee.

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Monday, August 9, 2021

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Myanmar Prison Probes Over 30 Political Detainees For Loud Protest

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 05:54 AM PDT

Joining anti-dictatorship protests to mark the 1988 uprising, political prisoners in Obo Prison yelled anti-regime slogans on Sunday night.

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What Will the ASEAN Envoy Be Allowed to Achieve in Myanmar?

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 05:30 AM PDT

The appointment of Erywan Yusof as special envoy could offer the junta a face-saving way of sparing the country from total disaster, but that is unlikely to happen.

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Myanmar Military and Ethnic Armed Groups Clash Close to Border With China

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 04:03 AM PDT

Hundreds of villagers displaced after fighters from the Northern Alliance ambush junta troops.

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Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Kayah State Firefight

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 02:02 AM PDT

10 regime soldiers died on Sunday after being ambushed by ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance fighters in southeastern Myanmar.

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Myanmar Surgeon Arrested by Junta Dies After Contracting COVID-19 in Prison

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 12:01 AM PDT

Dr. Maung Maung Nyein Tun was arrested with his wife on June 13 and charged for refusing to work with the regime and having alleged ties to the National Unity Government.

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Saturday, August 7, 2021

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Who Was Behind the Plan to Kill Myanmar’s UN Ambassador?

Posted: 07 Aug 2021 03:05 AM PDT

Arrest of two Myanmar citizens in US puts spotlight on military's shady business and criminal ties in Thailand.

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Friday, August 6, 2021

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Myanmar Charity Secretary Detained After COVID-19 Vaccination

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 06:47 AM PDT

Hanthawaddy U Win Tin Foundation's secretary, U Kyaw Aung, appears to have been tricked by a jab offer.

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Campaign Links Myanmar’s 8888 Uprising With 2021 Anti-Regime Movement

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 05:48 AM PDT

On the 33rd anniversary of the 1988 protests on Sunday, people are being called on to show eight fingers on social media, wear red and throw red paint in the streets.

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Myanmar Junta Informants and Officials Killed in Yangon Attacks

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 04:30 AM PDT

Two people were shot dead and two others injured on Thursday in a series of targeted assassinations across Myanmar's commercial capital.

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Abandoned by Junta, Myanmar People Forced to Rely on Each Other

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Despite harassment by regime, stores and faith groups are offering local residents steeply discounted food and medical supplies as COVID, coup leave many destitute.

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Myanmar Junta Pushing Ahead with China-Backed Kyaukphyu SEZ and Port

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 02:25 AM PDT

The military regime is inviting bids to provide legal services to the Kyaukphyu SEZ, a key component of China's Belt and Road Initiative in Myanmar.

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Myanmar Junta Vaccinating Prisoners Against COVID-19

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 01:16 AM PDT

Large numbers of political prisoners are suspected to have died from coronavirus in Myanmar's jails.

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ASEAN Lags Behind Myanmar Curve

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 10:59 PM PDT

The group's appointment of a special envoy is likely to prove too little, too late for what has been desperately needed on the ground.

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ASEAN Diplomatic Deftness on Myanmar is Claptrap

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 07:30 PM PDT

The much-delayed appointment of a special envoy for Myanmar is proof of ASEAN's policy of appeasement towards the junta.

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

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Myanmar’s UN Envoy Threatened in New York

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 04:09 AM PDT

U Kyaw Moe Tun has defied the regime, saying he represents the ousted civilian government.

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Kayah Forces Claim Successful Attacks on Myanmar Junta Troops

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 02:58 AM PDT

The Karenni Army and Karenni Nationalities Defense Force say they have killed at least 14 regime soldiers in ambushes across the state.

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Myanmar UN Ambassador Complains of Junta Massacre

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 01:48 AM PDT

U Kyaw Moe Tun said in a letter to the UN Secretary-General that at least 40 people had been killed in Sagaing Region in July by regime forces.

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Myanmar Needs ‘People First’ Assistance

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 12:27 AM PDT

Shadow govt minister urges int'l groups to provide COVID, other humanitarian resources directly to local actors who can meet needs on the ground without benefiting junta.

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Senior US Diplomat Speaks With Myanmar’s Shadow Government

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 11:25 PM PDT

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Daw Zin Mar Aung, acting foreign minister in the National Unity Government.

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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Myanmar Junta Uses Artillery on Civilians in Kachin State

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 04:53 AM PDT

The Kachin Independence Army says the military is deliberately targeting civilians.

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Civilian Dies in Myanmar Junta Custody

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 03:58 AM PDT

Ko Htet Ko Oo died after being detained by the military regime while allegedly in possession of explosives.

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Myanmar’s COVID-19 Third Wave Yet to Peak

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:57 AM PDT

Epidemiologist Dr. Tin Tin Htar Myint believes coronavirus infections will start declining in September.

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Brunei Foreign Minister Appointed ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:36 AM PDT

ASEAN foreign ministers named Erywan Yusof to the post, ending a three-month-long tussle.

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Myanmar Regime Says Private Banks’ Foreign Hires Must Be Approved

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 12:10 AM PDT

Private lenders must seek the Central Bank of Myanmar's nod before recruiting foreigners, whose appointments will be limited.

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US Urges ASEAN to Stand up to China

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 06:30 PM PDT

US Defense Secretary offers encouragement to ASEAN to end the violence in Myanmar, while reassuring allies of Washington's support.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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Official Myanmar COVID-19 Deaths Exceed 10,000

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 08:03 AM PDT

The regime claims coronavirus is under control, although it is accused of heavily underestimating the death toll.

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Myanmar Coup Chief Amends Counterterrorism Law

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 06:31 AM PDT

Dictator Min Aung Hlaing has boosted jail terms from three to seven years.

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Myanmar Junta’s Caretaker Government Follows in Footsteps of Former Dictator Ne Win

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 05:02 AM PDT

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has emulated Ne Win's 1962 coup, but many more people have died in 2021 at his hands.

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Explained: The Tussle Over ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 04:13 AM PDT

The junta's rejection of ASEAN's choice of special envoy on Monday is the latest twist in a long saga.

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Junta Massacres 40 People in Myanmar Resistance Stronghold During July

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 02:17 AM PDT

Kani Township in Sagaing Region has seen numerous junta raids in response to determined civilian resistance.

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Myanmar Junta Releases Detained Doctors and Civil Servants

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 02:07 AM PDT

A small number of government employees and healthcare workers were released nationwide on Monday, but hundreds more remain in prison.

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US Dismisses Myanmar Junta’s Election Plan

Posted: 03 Aug 2021 01:17 AM PDT

Washington accuses the regime of 'stalling for time' with its new 2023 target date for elections; Indonesian foreign minister indicates ASEAN is losing patience.

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Monday, August 2, 2021

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Fears of Another Long Dictatorship as Myanmar Coup Maker Appoints Himself PM

Posted: 02 Aug 2021 05:36 AM PDT

Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday announced he was heading a caretaker government ahead of polls to be held by 2023, raising the specter of Ne Win's 26-year authoritarian regime.

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Myanmar’s Military Regime Lacks Legitimacy and Capacity to Govern

Posted: 02 Aug 2021 04:38 AM PDT

With the junta facing nationwide uprisings and unable to control the country, the struggle for the future of Myanmar will be long and protracted.

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COVID-19 Unmasks Myanmar Regime’s Callousness and Incompetence

Posted: 02 Aug 2021 02:47 AM PDT

Rather than taking responsibility for not acting early, the coup leader has blamed the new variants for the high infection and death tolls.

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Civilian Killed by Myanmar Military Artillery Strike

Posted: 02 Aug 2021 01:31 AM PDT

The 30-year-old man died after ethnic armed group the Kachin Independence Army clashed with junta forces in Kachin State, northern Myanmar.

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