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• Myanmar Junta Finds Allies Among Well-Known Buddhist Monks
• Declaration of War Necessary as International Pressure Fails: Myanmar Shadow Govt
• Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar as Resistance Steps up Operations
• Japan’s Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta

Myanmar Junta Finds Allies Among Well-Known Buddhist Monks Posted: 09 Sep 2021 08:13 AM PDT While many monks display opposition to the regime, or have disrobed to take up arms against it, some high-profile clerics count top junta officials among their followers. The post Myanmar Junta Finds Allies Among Well-Known Buddhist Monks appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Declaration of War Necessary as International Pressure Fails: Myanmar Shadow Govt Posted: 09 Sep 2021 04:40 AM PDT Daw Zin Mar Aung, the NUG's Foreign Minister, speaks about why the war on the regime is necessary because international intervention was sluggish and ineffective to topple them. The post Declaration of War Necessary as International Pressure Fails: Myanmar Shadow Govt appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar as Resistance Steps up Operations Posted: 09 Sep 2021 04:22 AM PDT After Tuesday's declaration of war against the regime by the National Unity Government, civilian volunteers have launched numerous attacks. The post Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar as Resistance Steps up Operations appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Japan’s Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta Posted: 09 Sep 2021 02:38 AM PDT Tokyo appears to be distancing itself from ex-politician Hideo Watanabe, whose reported friendship with Min Aung Hlaing has done little to rein in his regime's abuses. The post Japan's Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• China Invites National League for Democracy to Summit for Asian Political Parties
• Myanmar Junta Reports Increasing Attacks by Resistance
• Myanmar Military Telecom Towers Attacked by Resistance Fighters
• Myanmar Resistance Responds to NUG’s Declaration of War on Junta
• Pakistan Defense Delegation Made Unannounced Visit to Myanmar Capital

China Invites National League for Democracy to Summit for Asian Political Parties Posted: 08 Sep 2021 07:00 AM PDT The NLD and the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party will attend the online forum being organized by the Communist Party of China. The post China Invites National League for Democracy to Summit for Asian Political Parties appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Reports Increasing Attacks by Resistance Posted: 08 Sep 2021 04:25 AM PDT The regime has admitted that soldiers are increasingly under fire from civilian volunteers. The post Myanmar Junta Reports Increasing Attacks by Resistance appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military Telecom Towers Attacked by Resistance Fighters Posted: 08 Sep 2021 03:49 AM PDT The shadow National Unity Government has called for the junta's assets to be targeted in the nationwide defensive war it declared on Tuesday. The post Myanmar Military Telecom Towers Attacked by Resistance Fighters appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Resistance Responds to NUG’s Declaration of War on Junta Posted: 08 Sep 2021 02:02 AM PDT A series of attacks on regime forces followed the shadow, civilian National Unity Government's call for civilians to fight to end military rule. The post Myanmar Resistance Responds to NUG's Declaration of War on Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Pakistan Defense Delegation Made Unannounced Visit to Myanmar Capital Posted: 07 Sep 2021 11:58 PM PDT Regime leaders held talks last week with the high-level Pakistani delegation on weapons systems and aircraft maintenance, among other topics, sources said. The post Pakistan Defense Delegation Made Unannounced Visit to Myanmar Capital appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Thai Police Under Orders to Arrest Members of Myanmar’s Shadow Govt
• Myanmar Junta Detains Rights Activist, Family, Including Toddler
• Head of Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Says World Will Back Its Declaration of War Against Junta
• Myanmar Junta Denies Accepting ASEAN Ceasefire Proposal
• Myanmar Junta Drops Sedition Case Against Firebrand Ultranationalist Monk
• Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Declares War on Military Regime
• New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

Thai Police Under Orders to Arrest Members of Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Posted: 07 Sep 2021 06:40 AM PDT Law enforcement agencies told to raid suspected hideouts of opponents of Myanmar's junta, which has friendly ties with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's govt. The post Thai Police Under Orders to Arrest Members of Myanmar's Shadow Govt appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Detains Rights Activist, Family, Including Toddler Posted: 07 Sep 2021 06:03 AM PDT Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability member Ko Kyaw Minn Htut had joined the pro-democracy movement. The post Myanmar Junta Detains Rights Activist, Family, Including Toddler appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Head of Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Says World Will Back Its Declaration of War Against Junta Posted: 07 Sep 2021 04:57 AM PDT While saying the int'l community would understand the NUG's call for armed uprising against the regime, Duwa Lashila outlines instructions for the movement. The post Head of Myanmar's Shadow Govt Says World Will Back Its Declaration of War Against Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Denies Accepting ASEAN Ceasefire Proposal Posted: 07 Sep 2021 04:32 AM PDT Ethnic armed organizations say they don't believe that the Myanmar military will abide by any ceasefire. The post Myanmar Junta Denies Accepting ASEAN Ceasefire Proposal appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Drops Sedition Case Against Firebrand Ultranationalist Monk Posted: 06 Sep 2021 10:47 PM PDT U Wirathu walked free from Yangon's Insein Prison on Monday after nearly a year in detention on a charge brought by the ousted NLD government. The post Myanmar Junta Drops Sedition Case Against Firebrand Ultranationalist Monk appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Declares War on Military Regime Posted: 06 Sep 2021 09:58 PM PDT The National Unity Govt declared a state of emergency and called on all citizens to revolt against the junta; the move comes days before the UN General Assembly convenes. The post Myanmar's Shadow Govt Declares War on Military Regime appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar Posted: 06 Sep 2021 09:37 PM PDT Reports that the junta's crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar. The post New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Shadow Govt Claims 580 Junta Troops Killed Last Month
• NUG Questions ASEAN’s Ceasefire Agreement With Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar Junta Steps Up Arrests of Striking Civil Servants
• 11 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Weekend Clashes
• China Tests New Trade Route With Myanmar in Show of Support for Junta
• ASEAN Envoy to Myanmar Says Military Agrees to Four-Month Ceasefire to Deliver Aid

Myanmar Shadow Govt Claims 580 Junta Troops Killed Last Month Posted: 06 Sep 2021 05:15 AM PDT The regime faced the heaviest resistance in Sagaing and Yangon regions during August, according to the civilian shadow government. The post Myanmar Shadow Govt Claims 580 Junta Troops Killed Last Month appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

NUG Questions ASEAN’s Ceasefire Agreement With Myanmar Junta Posted: 06 Sep 2021 04:10 AM PDT The shadow government said ASEAN should have called for an end to civilian arrests and an assurance its special envoy could meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The post NUG Questions ASEAN's Ceasefire Agreement With Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Steps Up Arrests of Striking Civil Servants Posted: 06 Sep 2021 03:54 AM PDT The civil disobedience movement is preventing the regime from operating properly. The post Myanmar Junta Steps Up Arrests of Striking Civil Servants appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

11 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Weekend Clashes Posted: 06 Sep 2021 02:02 AM PDT Civilian resistance fighters and regime troops clash in Chin State, Mandalay and Sagaing Regions. The post 11 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Weekend Clashes appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China Tests New Trade Route With Myanmar in Show of Support for Junta Posted: 06 Sep 2021 12:37 AM PDT The transportation of 60 containers by road and rail along a new trade corridor from Yangon to Chengdu followed a visit to Naypyitaw by a high-level Chinese envoy. The post China Tests New Trade Route With Myanmar in Show of Support for Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

ASEAN Envoy to Myanmar Says Military Agrees to Four-Month Ceasefire to Deliver Aid Posted: 05 Sep 2021 10:00 PM PDT Erwyan Yusof said he made the proposal in a video meeting with the regime's foreign minister. The post ASEAN Envoy to Myanmar Says Military Agrees to Four-Month Ceasefire to Deliver Aid appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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Under Biden, US Pivots to a Free, Open Indo-Pacific Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:30 PM PDT Southeast Asian capitals are watching to see whether the US, having left Afghanistan, will devote more resources to countering China's aggressive moves in the region. The post Under Biden, US Pivots to a Free, Open Indo-Pacific appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Hong Kong Energy Firm Ditches Two Myanmar Projects
• Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution
• Myanmar Ceasefire Agreement is Void: KNU Concerned Group
• Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman
• Myanmar Military Struggling to Recruit New Officers
• Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD
• Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon
• UK Slaps Sanctions on Notorious Crony of Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus

Hong Kong Energy Firm Ditches Two Myanmar Projects Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:43 AM PDT VPower has said it is not renewing power projects in Mandalay Region and Rakhine State at a key port in China's Belt and Road Initiative. The post Hong Kong Energy Firm Ditches Two Myanmar Projects appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:35 AM PDT Having narrowly escaped arrest for his anti-junta activities, May Oo sometimes misses his former life but is focused on helping the revolution achieve a better future. The post Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Ceasefire Agreement is Void: KNU Concerned Group Posted: 03 Sep 2021 05:42 AM PDT KNU Concerned Group leader Naw Zipporah Sein says the group has abandoned the National Ceasefire Agreement and wants to see the junta defeated. The post Myanmar Ceasefire Agreement is Void: KNU Concerned Group appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman Posted: 03 Sep 2021 04:44 AM PDT The 27-year-old victim was five months pregnant when she was killed and her husband severely injured after they were shot while returning home from fishing. The post Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Military Struggling to Recruit New Officers Posted: 03 Sep 2021 03:23 AM PDT Applications to military academies have dropped sharply in response to the military's coup and lethal crackdowns on peaceful anti-regime protesters. The post Myanmar Military Struggling to Recruit New Officers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD Posted: 03 Sep 2021 03:20 AM PDT Political analyst Dr. Hla Kyaw Zaw discusses China's policy towards Myanmar. The post Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon Posted: 03 Sep 2021 02:50 AM PDT An unknown number of unnamed political prisoners have been moved out of Insein Prison to jails outside the city. The post Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UK Slaps Sanctions on Notorious Crony of Myanmar Junta Posted: 03 Sep 2021 01:37 AM PDT London has frozen all UK assets of U Tay Za and his Htoo Group and banned him from the country over his role in helping the Myanmar military buy weapons. The post UK Slaps Sanctions on Notorious Crony of Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus Posted: 03 Sep 2021 12:22 AM PDT The regime's Health Ministry said efforts to study the source of the pandemic 'should not blame or put political pressure on other countries'. The post Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• High-Profile Monk Accompanies Myanmar Junta Deputy Chief on Russia Trip
• Obituary: Myanmar Democracy Activist, Writer Maung Moe Thu Dies
• Myanmar Junta Under Pressure to Pardon Ultra Nationalist Monk U Wirathu
• Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Donated Food for IDPs
• German Food Giant Metro Ends Operations in Myanmar
• Myanmar Junta Grows Bananas to Boost Food Security
• Ethnic Armed Group Captures Strategic Hill From Myanmar Junta Forces
• Talking to Dead People: What Did China’s Envoy Learn in Myanmar’s Capital?
• Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II

High-Profile Monk Accompanies Myanmar Junta Deputy Chief on Russia Trip Posted: 02 Sep 2021 07:37 AM PDT Sitagu Sayadaw's presence in the delegation of Vice Snr-Gen Soe Win confirms the public's suspicions that the once-respected monk is on good terms with regime leaders. The post High-Profile Monk Accompanies Myanmar Junta Deputy Chief on Russia Trip appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Obituary: Myanmar Democracy Activist, Writer Maung Moe Thu Dies Posted: 02 Sep 2021 06:49 AM PDT The 85-year-old, who worked closely with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during the founding of the National League for Democracy, died of old age. The post Obituary: Myanmar Democracy Activist, Writer Maung Moe Thu Dies appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Under Pressure to Pardon Ultra Nationalist Monk U Wirathu Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:40 AM PDT The controversial monk faces a sedition charge filed by the ousted NLD government and has been in legal limbo since the coup.  The post Myanmar Junta Under Pressure to Pardon Ultra Nationalist Monk U Wirathu appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Donated Food for IDPs Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:35 AM PDT Regime soldiers left landmines and burned rice donated for around 2,000 Magwe villagers who fled their homes to avoid raids. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Donated Food for IDPs appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

German Food Giant Metro Ends Operations in Myanmar Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:15 AM PDT Metro becomes the latest foreign company to pull out of the country, citing the volatile business environment since the military's coup. The post German Food Giant Metro Ends Operations in Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Grows Bananas to Boost Food Security Posted: 02 Sep 2021 03:22 AM PDT Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing reportedly wants tissue-culture bananas to be grown on vacant land across Myanmar. The post Myanmar Junta Grows Bananas to Boost Food Security appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Ethnic Armed Group Captures Strategic Hill From Myanmar Junta Forces Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:47 AM PDT Clashes between the MNDAA and regime troops are intensifying in northern Shan State. The post Ethnic Armed Group Captures Strategic Hill From Myanmar Junta Forces appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Talking to Dead People: What Did China’s Envoy Learn in Myanmar’s Capital? Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:38 AM PDT Days after the junta reportedly rejected Sun Guoxiang's request to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Beijing said it would work to resume Myanmar's 'democratic transformation'. The post Talking to Dead People: What Did China's Envoy Learn in Myanmar's Capital? appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II Posted: 01 Sep 2021 06:00 PM PDT Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.   The post Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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