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• Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody
• Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts
• Singapore FM Admits ASEAN ‘Not as Effective as Hoped’ on Myanmar
• Australian Mining Company Sells Stake in Myanmar Project
• 50 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attacks
• Myanmar Regime Troops Detain Youths and Loot Shops in Night Raids
• Myanmar Junta Abducts Wife of Absent NLD Ward Chairman
• Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar’s Military
• COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps
• Myanmar Military’s Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it

Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:33 AM PDT Dr. Kyaw Kyaw Thet and Dr. Thet Htay had been treating coronavirus patients in Mandalay before their abductions in July. The post Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:21 AM PDT Radio NUG will broadcast twice daily for 30 minutes on 17.71 MHz. The post Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Singapore FM Admits ASEAN ‘Not as Effective as Hoped’ on Myanmar Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:06 AM PDT Vivian Balakrishnan said he hoped to see Special Envoy Erywan Yusof make progress by the time the bloc holds its leaders' summit in November. The post Singapore FM Admits ASEAN 'Not as Effective as Hoped' on Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Australian Mining Company Sells Stake in Myanmar Project Posted: 20 Aug 2021 04:58 AM PDT Myanmar Metals Limited said it was selling its 51-percent share of the Bawdwin project because the political situation in the country made it impossible to find funding. The post Australian Mining Company Sells Stake in Myanmar Project appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

50 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attacks Posted: 20 Aug 2021 04:08 AM PDT The regime troops were ambushed by civilian resistance fighters in Magwe Region. The post 50 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attacks appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Troops Detain Youths and Loot Shops in Night Raids Posted: 20 Aug 2021 03:20 AM PDT 15 arrested as junta soldiers launched a series of raids across Yangon recently. The post Myanmar Regime Troops Detain Youths and Loot Shops in Night Raids appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Abducts Wife of Absent NLD Ward Chairman Posted: 20 Aug 2021 02:37 AM PDT The Sagaing Region township has seen heavy resistance to the military regime. The post Myanmar Junta Abducts Wife of Absent NLD Ward Chairman appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar’s Military Posted: 20 Aug 2021 01:48 AM PDT Change—for better or worse—is most likely to come from within the Tatmadaw. The post Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar's Military appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps Posted: 20 Aug 2021 01:19 AM PDT Eight people sheltering in IDP camps along the Thai-Myanmar border have been infected with coronavirus. The post COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military’s Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it Posted: 20 Aug 2021 12:44 AM PDT The much-vaunted size of the junta's forces may not prove to be decisive in the conflict the country faces. The post Myanmar Military's Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Junta Continues to Detain Journalists
• Around 40 Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Posts with Weapons
• Lottery-Mad Myanmar Public Turns Back on State Sweepstakes Under Junta
• We Believe Nothing From a Dog’s Mouth: Myanmar Democracy Activist
• Myanmar Junta Boss Min Aung Hlaing’s Delusions of Grandeur
• Myanmar Migrant Workers in Mae Sot Get Free COVID-19 Jabs
• Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Reports Junta’s Massacres of Civilians to UN Security Council
• US-Thai Cobra Gold Drills Wither at 40

Myanmar Junta Continues to Detain Journalists Posted: 19 Aug 2021 06:48 AM PDT With two more detentions made this week by junta soldiers, at least 42 journalists and media staff are behind bars in Myanmar. The post Myanmar Junta Continues to Detain Journalists appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Around 40 Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Posts with Weapons Posted: 19 Aug 2021 06:30 AM PDT Soldiers in Tanintharyi and Magwe regions have reportedly fled the military to join the resistance movement. The post Around 40 Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Posts with Weapons appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Lottery-Mad Myanmar Public Turns Back on State Sweepstakes Under Junta Posted: 19 Aug 2021 06:07 AM PDT For the first time in a century-and-a-half, Myanmar's people are saying no to the state lottery, proving the extent to which Min Aung Hlaing's military regime is loathed. The post Lottery-Mad Myanmar Public Turns Back on State Sweepstakes Under Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

We Believe Nothing From a Dog’s Mouth: Myanmar Democracy Activist Posted: 19 Aug 2021 05:26 AM PDT Ko Kaung Min Thant was reported to have died in a junta raid in which five people jumped from a Yangon building. He tells The Irrawaddy why he will fight on. The post We Believe Nothing From a Dog's Mouth: Myanmar Democracy Activist appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Boss Min Aung Hlaing’s Delusions of Grandeur Posted: 19 Aug 2021 04:09 AM PDT As the economy fails, the coup maker's plan to turn the capital, Naypyitaw, into a shiny global hub shows the extent to which his regime has lost touch with reality. The post Myanmar Junta Boss Min Aung Hlaing's Delusions of Grandeur appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Migrant Workers in Mae Sot Get Free COVID-19 Jabs Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:53 AM PDT Myanmar nationals are being vaccinated for free by the Thai authorities after the border town recorded a high number of coronavirus infections in July. The post Myanmar Migrant Workers in Mae Sot Get Free COVID-19 Jabs appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Reports Junta’s Massacres of Civilians to UN Security Council Posted: 19 Aug 2021 01:00 AM PDT The report details the mass killings of villagers in Sagaing in July, providing evidence of the junta's war crimes and supporting the case that it be denied recognition. The post Myanmar's Shadow Govt Reports Junta's Massacres of Civilians to UN Security Council appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

US-Thai Cobra Gold Drills Wither at 40 Posted: 18 Aug 2021 10:28 PM PDT This year's scaled-down joint military exercises point to the need for a shake-up in the alliance between Bangkok and Washington. The post US-Thai Cobra Gold Drills Wither at 40 appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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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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