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• Myanmar Junta Targets Local COVID-19 Vaccine Production This Year
• Myanmar Resistance Landmines Kill Junta Troops After Attack on Power Line
• Myanmar’s Central Bank Denies Printing More Money to Fund Budget Deficit
• China, India and Russia Donate COVID-19 Vaccines to Myanmar Military

Myanmar Junta Targets Local COVID-19 Vaccine Production This Year Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:01 AM PDT The country's coup leader recently said his regime would be "broke" if it had to buy vaccines overseas for more than 50 million people. The post Myanmar Junta Targets Local COVID-19 Vaccine Production This Year appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Resistance Landmines Kill Junta Troops After Attack on Power Line Posted: 18 Aug 2021 05:29 AM PDT The People's Defense Forces in Shan State say it destroyed a power cable supplying the military and left landmines around the site which killed around seven soldiers. The post Myanmar Resistance Landmines Kill Junta Troops After Attack on Power Line appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Central Bank Denies Printing More Money to Fund Budget Deficit Posted: 18 Aug 2021 04:42 AM PDT The bank dismissed the rumors but the junta has been running a budget deficit for more than six months as people are boycotting all payments to the regime. The post Myanmar's Central Bank Denies Printing More Money to Fund Budget Deficit appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China, India and Russia Donate COVID-19 Vaccines to Myanmar Military Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:47 AM PDT The junta has received over 400,000 doses from the Chinese, Indian and Russian armed forces with more to come. The post China, India and Russia Donate COVID-19 Vaccines to Myanmar Military appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Loses Over 100 Leading Figures from COVID-19, Junta’s Poor Health Care
• Myanmar Junta Kills Nearly 1,000 Civilians in Under 200 Days
• Myanmar Junta’s Coup Gives Greenlight to Timber Traffickers
• Myanmar’s Wa, Mongla Fall on Hard Times Amid Chinese Exodus
• Civilian Fighters, KIA Troops Kill Six Myanmar Junta Soldiers in Mandalay Region
• ASEAN’s Hypocrisy is Fuelling the Crisis in Myanmar

Myanmar Loses Over 100 Leading Figures from COVID-19, Junta’s Poor Health Care Posted: 17 Aug 2021 05:58 AM PDT Leading figures have recently died from coronavirus or other health issues as Myanmar's hospitals flounder under military rule. The post Myanmar Loses Over 100 Leading Figures from COVID-19, Junta's Poor Health Care appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Kills Nearly 1,000 Civilians in Under 200 Days Posted: 17 Aug 2021 05:16 AM PDT At least 92 were killed in the past month alone, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. The post Myanmar Junta Kills Nearly 1,000 Civilians in Under 200 Days appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta’s Coup Gives Greenlight to Timber Traffickers Posted: 17 Aug 2021 04:54 AM PDT Illegal logging and timber smuggling to China is out of control since the military takeover. The post Myanmar Junta's Coup Gives Greenlight to Timber Traffickers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Wa, Mongla Fall on Hard Times Amid Chinese Exodus Posted: 17 Aug 2021 03:51 AM PDT As part of a crackdown on internet scammers, Beijing has ordered Chinese nationals living in northeastern Myanmar to return home, taking a huge toll on the local economy. The post Myanmar's Wa, Mongla Fall on Hard Times Amid Chinese Exodus appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Civilian Fighters, KIA Troops Kill Six Myanmar Junta Soldiers in Mandalay Region Posted: 16 Aug 2021 11:55 PM PDT Mogoke Township's People's Defense Force said it ambushed regime soldiers as they were attempting to raid its position. The post Civilian Fighters, KIA Troops Kill Six Myanmar Junta Soldiers in Mandalay Region appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

ASEAN’s Hypocrisy is Fuelling the Crisis in Myanmar Posted: 16 Aug 2021 05:59 PM PDT Inviting junta representatives to attend ASEAN meetings only legitimizes the military regime. The post ASEAN's Hypocrisy is Fuelling the Crisis in Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Parallel Govt’s Online Lottery Sells Out in About an Hour
• Ousted Mandalay Chief Minister in Intensive Care with COVID-19
• More Than 40 Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar
• Four Myanmar Police Officers Shot Dead on Train in Yangon
• ‘All Lies!’: Myanmar Junta’s Clumsy Propaganda Has a Disturbingly Familiar Ring
• Myanmar Rebels Damage Aircraft During Airbase Attack
• 54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual
• Ethnic Wa Party Chief Resigns After Pledging to Cooperate With Myanmar Junta

Myanmar Parallel Govt’s Online Lottery Sells Out in About an Hour Posted: 16 Aug 2021 07:26 AM PDT Despite threats from the regime, members of the public took just over an hour to buy all 50,000 tickets for the lottery, will which support striking civil servants. The post Myanmar Parallel Govt's Online Lottery Sells Out in About an Hour appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Ousted Mandalay Chief Minister in Intensive Care with COVID-19 Posted: 16 Aug 2021 07:19 AM PDT The National League for Democracy's vice-chairman Dr. Zaw Myint Maung is on oxygen in Mandalay's hospital. The post Ousted Mandalay Chief Minister in Intensive Care with COVID-19 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

More Than 40 Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar Posted: 16 Aug 2021 07:08 AM PDT Civilian resistance fighters claim to have successfully attacked regime forces in Sagaing Region and Chin and Shan states. The post More Than 40 Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Four Myanmar Police Officers Shot Dead on Train in Yangon Posted: 16 Aug 2021 04:02 AM PDT Two others were injured in the shooting by unidentified gunmen; the incident comes amid stepped-up attacks against regime targets in the capital this month. The post Four Myanmar Police Officers Shot Dead on Train in Yangon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

‘All Lies!’: Myanmar Junta’s Clumsy Propaganda Has a Disturbingly Familiar Ring Posted: 16 Aug 2021 02:31 AM PDT The military's crude messaging is a flashback to the discredited propaganda of previous regimes and only underscores the fact that nothing it says can be believed. The post 'All Lies!': Myanmar Junta's Clumsy Propaganda Has a Disturbingly Familiar Ring appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Rebels Damage Aircraft During Airbase Attack Posted: 16 Aug 2021 02:05 AM PDT The military regime admitted civilian resistance fighters damaged aircraft in an attack to mark the 1988 uprising. The post Myanmar Rebels Damage Aircraft During Airbase Attack appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual Posted: 16 Aug 2021 01:53 AM PDT The bloc's 'too little, too late' response to Myanmar's crisis is emblematic of a wider inability to deal effectively with challenges from COVID to the China-US rivalry. The post 54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Ethnic Wa Party Chief Resigns After Pledging to Cooperate With Myanmar Junta Posted: 16 Aug 2021 01:41 AM PDT Sai Pao Nup resigned as chairman of the Wa National Party after signing a joint statement with the military's proxy political party, the USDP. The post Ethnic Wa Party Chief Resigns After Pledging to Cooperate With Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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Myanmar Junta’s Caretaker Government on Course to Fail Posted: 13 Aug 2021 08:13 PM PDT Unlike the military's caretaker government of 1958-60, the present regime's corrupt and violent administration faces unprecedented resistance from the people. The post Myanmar Junta's Caretaker Government on Course to Fail appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Ex-Dictator Than Shwe, Wife Test Positive for Coronavirus
• Demystifying the Narratives on the Myanmar Military
• Myanmar’s Military Chief Staged a Coup. But He Did Not Act Alone
• Rohingya Without Myanmar ID Not Being Given COVID-19 Jab: Junta
• Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing and Kayah
• Thai Arms Manufacturer Denies Involvement in Murder Plot Against UN Myanmar Envoy

Myanmar Ex-Dictator Than Shwe, Wife Test Positive for Coronavirus Posted: 13 Aug 2021 05:01 AM PDT A military source said the couple, aged 88 and 89, are still in good health; they entered hospital a few days ago as a precaution and are believed to have been vaccinated. The post Myanmar Ex-Dictator Than Shwe, Wife Test Positive for Coronavirus appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Demystifying the Narratives on the Myanmar Military Posted: 13 Aug 2021 04:51 AM PDT New approaches to the military are needed from the West and ASEAN when it comes to formulating policy towards Myanmar. The post Demystifying the Narratives on the Myanmar Military appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Military Chief Staged a Coup. But He Did Not Act Alone Posted: 13 Aug 2021 03:57 AM PDT Than Shwe envisioned permanent political supremacy for the military. Thein Sein's attempt to realize it was rejected by the people. Min Aung Hlaing's coup is Plan B. The post Myanmar's Military Chief Staged a Coup. But He Did Not Act Alone appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Rohingya Without Myanmar ID Not Being Given COVID-19 Jab: Junta Posted: 13 Aug 2021 03:38 AM PDT The persecuted Muslim community is excluded from the coronavirus vaccination effort because a majority of Rohingya are denied citizenship. The post Rohingya Without Myanmar ID Not Being Given COVID-19 Jab: Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing and Kayah Posted: 13 Aug 2021 03:22 AM PDT More than 30 regime soldiers were reportedly killed by armed resistance forces in Sagaing Region and Kayah State on Thursday. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Sagaing and Kayah appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Thai Arms Manufacturer Denies Involvement in Murder Plot Against UN Myanmar Envoy Posted: 13 Aug 2021 02:59 AM PDT Thailand's Chaiseri Metal and Rubber says it is damaged by allegations over attempts to kill Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun. The post Thai Arms Manufacturer Denies Involvement in Murder Plot Against UN Myanmar Envoy appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar’s Ex-Dictator Than Shwe, Wife Enter Hospital as Precaution Against COVID-19
• Scores of Rights, Media Groups Urge Telenor to Halt Sale of Myanmar Business
• KNU Chief: Myanmar Junta Must Change Before Talks Can Start
• China Complains After Shell, Gunfire From Myanmar Hit Border Town
• US holds Talks Over US$50 Million Aid Package to Myanmar
• Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccines to go on Sale in Myanmar
• Brunei’s Business Links With Myanmar Military Raise Questions Over ASEAN Envoy’s Fitness

Myanmar’s Ex-Dictator Than Shwe, Wife Enter Hospital as Precaution Against COVID-19 Posted: 12 Aug 2021 05:57 AM PDT The pair are healthy and likely to have been vaccinated, but have spent a few days in a hospital to be tested and close to doctors 'just in case', a military source said. The post Myanmar's Ex-Dictator Than Shwe, Wife Enter Hospital as Precaution Against COVID-19 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Scores of Rights, Media Groups Urge Telenor to Halt Sale of Myanmar Business Posted: 12 Aug 2021 05:48 AM PDT In a letter to the Norwegian firm's board chairperson, the groups said Telenor was ignoring the rights implications of selling its Myanmar unit to a junta-linked company. The post Scores of Rights, Media Groups Urge Telenor to Halt Sale of Myanmar Business appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

KNU Chief: Myanmar Junta Must Change Before Talks Can Start Posted: 12 Aug 2021 04:49 AM PDT Karen National Union chief General Saw Mutu Sae Poe says the regime is not ready to address the crisis. The post KNU Chief: Myanmar Junta Must Change Before Talks Can Start appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China Complains After Shell, Gunfire From Myanmar Hit Border Town Posted: 12 Aug 2021 04:16 AM PDT China accused the junta of breaching the border agreement after the town of Wanding was struck amid fighting between the Tatmadaw and EAOs in northern Shan State. The post China Complains After Shell, Gunfire From Myanmar Hit Border Town appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

US holds Talks Over US$50 Million Aid Package to Myanmar Posted: 12 Aug 2021 04:05 AM PDT The US Ambassador to the UN spoke with renowned Myanmar physician Dr. Cynthia Maung, NGO's and civil society groups. The post US holds Talks Over US$50 Million Aid Package to Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccines to go on Sale in Myanmar Posted: 12 Aug 2021 02:50 AM PDT Myanmar's Chinese Chamber of Commerce will offer jabs for 50,000 Kyats per person. The post Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccines to go on Sale in Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Brunei’s Business Links With Myanmar Military Raise Questions Over ASEAN Envoy’s Fitness Posted: 12 Aug 2021 12:27 AM PDT Justice for Myanmar issued a statement questioning the suitability of Erywan Yusof's appointment as ASEAN's envoy, given his country's energy ties to the military junta. The post Brunei's Business Links With Myanmar Military Raise Questions Over ASEAN Envoy's Fitness appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• A Look at Myanmar’s Long History of Political Assassinations
• Myanmar Junta Snubs UN Envoy’s Call for Proposed Dialogue
• Myanmar Reacts as Resistance Fighters Make Deadly Jump to Avoid Raiding Troops
• China Starts Calling Myanmar Junta “Government”
• Myanmar Junta Removes Suu Kyi’s Belongings From State-owned Residence
• ASEAN at 54: Stronger and Bolder Than Ever

A Look at Myanmar’s Long History of Political Assassinations Posted: 11 Aug 2021 06:48 AM PDT The foiled plot to kill or injure Myanmar's UN ambassador continues a bloody tradition of eliminating political dissidents. The post A Look at Myanmar's Long History of Political Assassinations appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Snubs UN Envoy’s Call for Proposed Dialogue Posted: 11 Aug 2021 06:05 AM PDT UN special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener says the regime is trying to consolidate its grip on power rather than engage in inclusive dialogue. The post Myanmar Junta Snubs UN Envoy's Call for Proposed Dialogue appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Reacts as Resistance Fighters Make Deadly Jump to Avoid Raiding Troops Posted: 11 Aug 2021 05:00 AM PDT The jump from a building killed at least two of the five; it is thought they preferred death to being tortured into informing; social media users lauded their heroism. The post Myanmar Reacts as Resistance Fighters Make Deadly Jump to Avoid Raiding Troops appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China Starts Calling Myanmar Junta “Government” Posted: 11 Aug 2021 04:16 AM PDT Beijing has begun referring to the military regime as the "government" and has pledged to support projects in Myanmar. The post China Starts Calling Myanmar Junta "Government" appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Removes Suu Kyi’s Belongings From State-owned Residence Posted: 11 Aug 2021 02:02 AM PDT Regime officials have cleared the ousted State Counselor's Naypyitaw residence where she was arrested on the first day of the coup. The post Myanmar Junta Removes Suu Kyi's Belongings From State-owned Residence appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

ASEAN at 54: Stronger and Bolder Than Ever Posted: 11 Aug 2021 01:18 AM PDT Brunei has done a good job in attracting stronger support for ASEAN centrality, overall anti-pandemic campaigns and post-pandemic economic recovery. The post ASEAN at 54: Stronger and Bolder Than Ever appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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