Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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Former Myanmar First Lady Refuses to Meet ASEAN Envoy

Posted: 23 Mar 2022 02:37 AM PDT

Political analysts believe the regime wanted Daw Su Su Lwin to meet ASEAN's envoy to show the world that the NLD remains part of Myanmar politics. 

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Myanmar Junta Deploys Militias in Key Strategic State 

Posted: 23 Mar 2022 01:58 AM PDT

Regime forces have suffered heavy losses in Kayah State and much of its territory is in resistance hands. 

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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Resistance Leader and Former Monk Admits Committing War Crimes in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 04:21 AM PDT

Bo Thanmani, the leader of Yinmabin PDF and an ex-abbot, is accused of abducting, torturing and killing fighters from other resistance groups in Sagaing Region.

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Myanmar Junta Holds Women and Children Hostage in Sagaing

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 03:52 AM PDT

 A Yinmabin resistance fighter says the regime is taking human shields to prevent any attacks before Armed Forces Day on Sunday.  

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Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Charity Worker in Yangon Monastery 

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 02:21 AM PDT

The chairperson of the Arr Man charity, which helps COVID-19 victims, was gunned down by regime troops on Sunday.

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Myanmar’s Acting President Has the Power to Thwart the Coup Leader’s Plans

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 02:14 AM PDT

If he has the courage to exercise his constitutional rights as president, U Myint Swe has two opportunities left to avoid going down in Myanmar's history as a villain.  

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Myanmar’s Presidents Since Independence

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 11:21 PM PDT

The Irrawaddy lists Myanmar's presidents since the country gained independence in 1948.

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Monday, March 21, 2022

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Monk Praises Myanmar Junta Chief for Honoring Prominent Nationalist

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 06:13 AM PDT

Sitagu Sayadaw, viewed as a junta ally, lauded Min Aung Hlaing for giving Myanmar's highest religious title to an ex-head of the notorious Ma Ba Tha group.

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ASEAN Special Envoy Will Not Meet Suu Kyi During Myanmar Visit 

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 05:39 AM PDT

Cambodia foreign minister Prak Sokhonn was told by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing that the military intervened to stop unrest. 

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Eight Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Magwe Ambush: Resistance 

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 04:48 AM PDT

Resistance groups are forming parallel administrations across rural Magwe Region as the regime loses its grip. 

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Nighttime Curfew Relaxed in Myanmar Regime Capital

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 03:45 AM PDT

The move is another attempt by the junta to demonstrate to the world that the country is returning to normality over a year after the military's coup.

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Cambodia, Japan Leaders Urge Myanmar Junta to Honor ASEAN Peace Plan

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 02:23 AM PDT

Ahead of today's visit by ASEAN's envoy to Myanmar, the leaders stressed the need for the regime to abide by the five-point consensus agreed with ASEAN.

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Myanmar Junta Demands Details About Mandalay Medics and Patients

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 01:59 AM PDT

Sources say the regime is trying to arrest striking medics and wounded resistance fighters. 

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US Says Myanmar Committed Genocide Against Rohingya

Posted: 20 Mar 2022 11:52 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Blinken is due to announce the decision to designate the 2017 crackdown a genocide in remarks at the Holocaust Museum in Washington on Monday.

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Russia’s War Causes Disarray in ASEAN

Posted: 20 Mar 2022 11:44 PM PDT

Along with China's moves in the South China Sea and Myanmar's coup, the invasion of Ukraine has introduced another fault line among the bloc's members.

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

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Myanmar Junta Approves Sale of Telenor Subsidiary to Lebanon’s M1

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 10:34 PM PDT

Activist groups warn the move could put sensitive customer data in the hands of the military.

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Junta Watch: Myanmar Coup Boss’s Food Promise Rings Hollow; the Regime Deploys a Horrific Weapon, and More

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 06:30 PM PDT

Also this week, the UN called for steps to end the regime's targeting of civilians and the ASEAN special envoy's plan to meet with EAOs was scrapped. 

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ASEAN’s Strategy in Myanmar

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 04:55 AM PDT

The first visit to Naypyitaw by ASEAN's envoy to Myanmar will be a test of current ASEAN chair Hun Sen's desire to engage with the regime.

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ASEAN and Cambodia Embrace Myanmar Junta’s Bloody Generals

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 04:45 AM PDT

A delegation of senior Myanmar military officers was welcomed in Phnom Penh for two ASEAN military meetings this week. 

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Prisoners Held in Solitary Confinement After Raising Three Fingers to Myanmar Junta

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 03:04 AM PDT

Around 1,000 political prisoners from across Tanintharyi Region are being given lengthy jail terms in Dawei Prison. 

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French Embassy Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Destruction of Murals 

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 02:55 AM PDT

The popular artworks on a flyover were part of a project organized by the embassy, which called for respect for freedom of expression. 

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ASEAN Envoy to Myanmar Cancels Meeting with Ethnic Armed Organizations

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 02:33 AM PDT

Cambodia's foreign minister arrives in Myanmar on Sunday for his first official visit as ASEAN envoy to the country.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

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Myanmar Junta Continues to Burn Down Sagaing Villages

Posted: 17 Mar 2022 07:03 AM PDT

Farmers in Yinmabin Township have fled their homes and try to avoid regime forces when they return to feed their livestock.

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Myanmar Junta’s Whitewash Of Giant Mural Sparks Public Anger

Posted: 17 Mar 2022 06:16 AM PDT

The giant painting at a Yangon flyover was commissioned under the National League for Democracy government in 2016.

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Myanmar’s Capital, Home to Junta Leaders, Spared Nationwide Power Outages

Posted: 17 Mar 2022 05:35 AM PDT

As the rest of the country suffers crippling power and water shortages exacerbated by fuel price hikes, life in Naypyitaw is relatively normal.

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Protégé of Myanmar Junta Boss Tipped to be His Successor as Military Chief

Posted: 17 Mar 2022 04:51 AM PDT

Rapid rise of Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun suggests he is in pole position to succeed Senior General Min Aung Hlaing if he runs for president.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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Kayah Civilians Starve as Myanmar Junta Blocks Supply Routes: Charity

Posted: 16 Mar 2022 05:58 AM PDT

The regime has sent reinforcements to Demoso in an attempt to regain control of the strategically important township.

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Sagaing Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Arson Attacks

Posted: 16 Mar 2022 05:48 AM PDT

Villagers say a 15-year-old girl was shot in the back as she ran from raiding troops.

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Ethnic Ta’ang Politician and Family Killed in Eastern Myanmar

Posted: 16 Mar 2022 04:52 AM PDT

Mai Noam Han, his wife and seven-month-old baby were found dead last week in southern Shan State two months after going missing, allegedly killed by an ethnic armed group.

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Myanmar Junta Forces Badly Injure Female Teenage Protesters in Yangon

Posted: 16 Mar 2022 01:34 AM PDT

Three girls aged between 14 and 16 were beaten and arrested after gathering to mark the anniversary of the death of two students during the 1988 pro-democracy uprising.

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The Dragon Fishes in Myanmar’s Troubled Waters

Posted: 16 Mar 2022 12:30 AM PDT

In Myanmar as elsewhere, Beijing uses the geopolitical shadows to project its power.

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Thai Firm Takes Over Myanmar Gas Field After Withdrawal of Chevron, Total

Posted: 15 Mar 2022 09:50 PM PDT

State-owned PTTEP will take control of operations from July 20; the field accounts for roughly half of Myanmar's gas demand and 11 percent of Thailand's.

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The right way to Design a Sanitation Program for a Cruise ship

Posted: 14 Mar 2022 10:30 AM PDT

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