Thursday, February 24, 2022

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Myanmar Junta Threatens to Disband Two Major Parties After They Refuse to Submit Financial Records

Posted: 24 Feb 2022 06:11 AM PST

The regime's electoral body said the NLD and SNLD have until March 9 to present their accounts for inspection or face dissolution; both parties have refused to comply.

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Cambodian, Malaysian PMs Call on Myanmar Junta to Implement ASEAN Consensus

Posted: 24 Feb 2022 04:41 AM PST

Current ASEAN chair Hun Sen's meeting with Malaysian PM Ismail in Phnom Penh follows Kuala Lumpur's criticism of the Cambodian leader's visit to Naypyitaw last month.

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Teenage Detainees Tortured by Junta in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 24 Feb 2022 03:25 AM PST

The high school students were detained on Monday in Magwe Region's Chauk Town ahead of the "Six Twos Revolution" protest.

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Junta Bombs Kill Two Civilians in Lower Myanmar

Posted: 24 Feb 2022 02:10 AM PST

Local rights group accuses military regime of ethnic cleansing after junta jets bomb villagers and refugees in war-torn Kayah State.

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About 20 IDPs Test Positive for COVID-19 in Camp in Myanmar’s Karen State

Posted: 24 Feb 2022 01:33 AM PST

Aid workers said the displaced persons camp in Lay Kay Kaw, recently the scene of intense fighting between junta and resistance forces, lacks isolation facilities.

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Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case Is Legitimate, Gambia Tells UN’s Top Court

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 09:46 PM PST

At a hearing in The Hague, Gambia denied the Myanmar junta's claim that the African nation is acting as a proxy for the Organization for Islamic Cooperation in the case.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

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Refugees Running Out of Rice in Lower Myanmar

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 01:21 AM PST

Human rights groups warn that food shortages mean that 170,000 people displaced by fighting in Kayah State face starvation within three months.

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China, Russia Arming Myanmar Junta: UN Rights Expert

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 12:12 AM PST

The UN's Special Rapporteur called for a Security Council resolution banning 'arms transfers that the Myanmar military are known to use to attack and kill civilians.'

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Myanmar Impasse Challenges ASEAN

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 05:30 PM PST

The much-awaited foreign ministerial retreat last Thursday showed once again that ASEAN remains a closely knit, pragmatic family.

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Pregnant Woman Miscarries, 4 Detained as Myanmar Regime Cracks Down on ‘Six Twos’ Protest

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 06:14 AM PST

The woman was forced from a motorbike after junta personnel in a car attempted to ram protesters in Sagaing Region's Monywa; one detainee was shot and wounded.

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Myanmar Junta Turns to China for Help Policing Internet Use

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 03:26 AM PST

Deploying Chinese firewall and surveillance technology could prove a double-edged sword for the regime, however, given Beijing's record of spying on its 'partners'.

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Myanmar Junta Asks UN’s Top Court to Drop Rohingya Genocide Case at Hearing in The Hague

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 02:23 AM PST

The junta said the ICJ lacks jurisdiction because the 'real applicant' in the case against Myanmar is the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which is not a state.

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Cobra Gold Military Exercise Kicks Off in Thailand Without Myanmar

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 01:52 AM PST

Bangkok denies the Tatmadaw was shunned due to the coup; meanwhile, the regime said it would send a ship to take part in an India-led naval exercise later this month.

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EU Adds More Myanmar Companies, Regime Officials to Sanctions List

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 01:17 AM PST

Junta ministers, election officials and senior military officers, as well as four firms, are among the latest sanctions targets over the continuing violence in Myanmar.

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Junta-Appointed Chief Minister Attacked For Sixth Time in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 01:11 AM PST

The motorcade of the Sagaing Region Chief Minister was ambushed by resistance groups.

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Monday, February 21, 2022

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Myanmar People Urged to Join ‘Six Twos Revolution’ General Strike Against Regime

Posted: 21 Feb 2022 05:02 AM PST

Organizers are urging people to take to the streets on 22.2.2022 in traditional hats and face powder, and bang pots, in a reprise of last year's 'Five Twos Revolution'.

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Junta Airstrikes Hit Lower Myanmar as Fighting Intensifies

Posted: 21 Feb 2022 04:34 AM PST

Thousands of people have been displaced by fierce clashes between regime soldiers and resistance groups in Kayah State.

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Myanmar Junta Rejects ASEAN Envoy’s Request to Meet Shadow Govt Representatives

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 09:26 PM PST

The regime told Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn he cannot meet with National Unity Government members because it is a 'terrorist organization'.

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Myanmar Junta Team to Make 1st Appearance Before ICJ in Rohingya Genocide Case

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 09:11 PM PST

The military regime representatives have taken over the defense of Myanmar from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whom it has detained; it will ask the court to dismiss the case.

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Friday, February 18, 2022

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Junta Watch: Military Throws a Party as COVID Rages; Another ASEAN Snub and More

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 05:45 PM PST

Also this week, the regime boss continued his preoccupations with pagoda rituals and disparaging the democratically elected government he overthrew.

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The Day the Myanmar Junta’s Crackdown Claimed Its First Life

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 05:30 PM PST

On this day in 2021, Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine became the first person to die as a result of the junta's crackdown on protesters, 10 days after being shot in Naypyitaw.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Ousted NLD’s Bago Chief Minister for 20 Years

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 04:54 AM PST

A regime court found U Win Thein guilty on all seven corruption charges he faced.

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ASEAN a Source of Arms, Investment for Myanmar Junta: Report

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 04:48 AM PST

Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Thailand continue to do business with junta-ruled Myanmar, JFM said.

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Resistance Fighters Suffer Heavy Losses During Sagaing Clash With Myanmar Junta

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 04:40 AM PST

The Armed Revolutionary Force in Sagaing Region says it lacks the weaponry to challenge the regime in open conflict.

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Notorious Junta General Removed from Upper Myanmar Command as Resistance Intensifies

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 03:01 AM PST

Lt-Gen Than Hlaing oversaw lethal crackdowns on anti-coup protesters, before leading clearance operations that failed to pacify the country's most restive region.

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Myanmar Junta Denies Medical Treatment to Political Prisoners

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 01:30 AM PST

Anti-coup activists detained by the regime are being refused proper healthcare for injuries sustained in junta beatings.

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Both Sides Sustain Casualties as Fighting Rages Between PDFs and Myanmar Junta

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 01:20 AM PST

Intense fighting continues in the strategically important town of Mobye on the road between largely rebel-held Kayah states and Naypyitaw.

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New ASEAN Envoy to Myanmar Says He Wants to Meet Junta Opponents

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 09:12 PM PST

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn plans to visit junta leaders next month and has urged them to allow him to meet with members of the National Unity Government.

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Myanmar Junta-Appointed UEC’s Report on 2020 Election Ignores History, Facts and the Law

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 05:29 AM PST

Military loyalist U Thein Soe's report also disregards the fact that his commission violated the law and the Constitution by annulling the result of the 2020 election.

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Allied Forces Seize Myanmar Junta Artillery Outpost

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 05:16 AM PST

The Karen National Liberation Army says it seized the hilltop camp near the Thai border despite a regime airstrike.

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Civilians Flee as Myanmar Junta Fights to Secure Strategic Town Near Capital

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 04:36 AM PST

Mobye in southern Shan State has been deserted amid heavy fighting between regime troops and resistance groups.

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Over 4,500 Homes Torched by Myanmar Junta Forces Since Coup

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 03:27 AM PST

Regime arson attacks are increasing, especially in the areas where resistance groups are most active.

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

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Veteran Peace Activist Faces Myanmar Junta Charge Over 2015 Ceasefire Deal

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 01:40 AM PST

Ko Mya Aye of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society is charged with incitement for sending an email to a Chinese citizen in 2014.

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Regime Soldiers and Pro-Junta Militia Reportedly Killed in Upper Myanmar Raids

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 01:16 AM PST

Resistance groups attacked regime troops and Pyu Saw Htee militia in Sagaing Region.

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Pilot Killed as Myanmar Air Force Jet Fighter Crashes

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 12:33 AM PST

The junta said the crash was caused by a technical failure during a training mission; the plane was based in Mandalay Region and went down in a lake in Sagaing Region.

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Zugzwang in Myanmar

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 09:34 PM PST

The military regime has lost the battle for the country, but there is no end in sight to the suffering of the people.

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COVID-19 Cases Spike Again in Myanmar

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 04:38 AM PST

Observers suspect the actual number of cases will be far higher because many people isolate at home.

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Myanmar Junta Seizes Anti-Regime Celebrity and Journalist Homes

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 04:31 AM PST

The junta sealed off the home of Myanmar's celebrity vocalist couple Lynn Lynn and Chit Thu Wai, in the latest case targeting the properties of civilians who challenge military rule.

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Resistance Fighters Warn Local Officials in Myanmar Capital to Resign

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 03:11 AM PST

Naypyitaw is experiencing an increasing number of attacks on junta targets as PDFs seek to prevent the regime from governing the country.

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Myanmar Junta Rounds Up NLD Members After Pipeline Attack

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 02:46 AM PST

The Natogyi resistance in Mandalay Region attacked regime troops guarding the Chinese-owned oil and gas pipelines in the townships, sparking a backlash by the regime.

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Letting Junta Defend Myanmar in Rohingya Genocide Case Sets Troubling Precedent

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 01:32 AM PST

Allowing illegitimate regimes to represent their nations at the ICJ would undermine the UN Charter and call the court's role in promoting the rule of law into question.

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Regime Forces Torch Houses in Upper Myanmar in Latest Arson Attack

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 12:45 AM PST

Over 4,500 houses nationwide are thought to have been damaged or destroyed by junta arson attacks since last year's coup.

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Russian Military Pilots Visit Myanmar as Junta Steps Up Air Strikes

Posted: 15 Feb 2022 11:03 PM PST

The country is Myanmar's main provider of military aviation hardware and training; the junta has become increasingly reliant on air power in battling resistance groups.

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Myanmar Regime Downplays Japanese Brewer Kirin’s Exit From Country

Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:53 PM PST

Kirin this week quit a brewing joint venture with a military-owned firm, citing economic and human rights concerns; the junta said it would be 'easy to substitute'.

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