Thursday, February 29, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/29/2024

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Feb 29, 2024 08:15 pm
At Least 12 Civilians Killed, Scores Injured as Myanmar Junta Forces Shell Bazaar in Sittwe



Residents said the shells were fired from a local naval base; junta forces have been shelling parts of the Rakhine capital indiscriminately.
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Feb 29, 2024 08:05 pm
Myanmar Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions



The Arakan Army has released a video of regime police and soldiers admitting to their involvement in the executions of seven Rakhine State civilians.
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Feb 29, 2024 07:27 pm
NUG Calls for Global Action to Halt Myanmar Junta's Escalating War Crimes



Attacks on hospitals and other civilian targets have intensified as the regime suffers a series of defeats on multiple fronts across the country. 
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Feb 29, 2024 05:01 pm
Myanmar Junta Announces Martial Law in Town Held by KIA



The Kachin Independence Army seized Mabein in northern Shan State in January but the regime has declared martial law in the town and neighboring Mongmit.
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Feb 29, 2024 04:10 pm
Myanmar-Thai Border Trade Plummets Again as Fighting, Restrictions Take Toll



Merchants complain junta currency rules, delays and policy chaos are hitting their business and fueling smuggling. 
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Feb 29, 2024 03:48 pm
Myanmar Junta Detains Conscription-Age Passengers Arriving in Rakhine by Air



Those aged 18-35 landing at Sittwe Airport face interrogation and detention at a nearby military base, passengers said.
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Feb 29, 2024 11:44 am
UK, US Blast Hong Kong's Proposed New Security Law



London urged the government in Hong Kong to reconsider the new security legislation's vague definitions of 'state secrets' and 'external interference'.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/28/2024

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Feb 28, 2024 07:20 pm
Kachin Independence Army Attacks Myanmar Junta Strongholds in Jade Hub



The KIA says it is attacking regime bases across Hpakant Township in Kachin State while residents report being trapped with no way of escaping.  
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Feb 28, 2024 06:46 pm
On Exploring AI and Myanmar



A prominent US scholar on Myanmar consulted ChatGPT on the country's many problems. Sadly, it was short on useful answers.
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Feb 28, 2024 06:33 pm
Myanmar Junta Launches Campaign to Encourage Acceptance of Conscription



Propaganda effort likely to fail as more young people consider fleeing Myanmar following the introduction of conscription.
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Feb 28, 2024 05:52 pm
Arakan Army Claims Control of Last Major Myanmar Junta Base in Minbya  



Capture of military training school is latest conquest in an offensive now bearing down on Rakhine State's capital of Sittwe. 
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Feb 28, 2024 04:22 pm
Conscription Graft: Myanmar Military Arrests Scores of 'Recruits' in Mandalay



Sources say it is all about money as some youths are released after families give cash to junta soldiers.
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Feb 28, 2024 04:07 pm
Myanmar Students in Crossfire as Battle for Sagaing Town Spreads to University



Resistance forces in Kale say they rescued 140 students and staff after junta troops launched airstrikes during fighting. 
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/27/2024

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Feb 27, 2024 09:20 pm
Forty Pa-O Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta in Month: Activists



The Pa-O Youth Organization says five of those killed by junta airstrikes and shelling since late January were children.  
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Feb 27, 2024 07:32 pm
Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps



Regime newspapers are calling on students to sign up to the University Training Corps to address the military's manpower shortages.
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Feb 27, 2024 07:18 pm
American Sideshow in Southeast Asia



Washington's first ambassador to ASEAN offers deep insights and invaluable lessons on US diplomacy in Myanmar and beyond.    
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Feb 27, 2024 07:01 pm
Myanmar Junta Suffers Disaster in Battle for Rakhine Township: AA



Some 80 reinforcements airlifted to Ramree island killed in three-day battle, says ethnic army.   
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Feb 27, 2024 05:47 pm
Myanmar Civilian Govt Blasts Junta Over 'Terrorist' Conscription Law



NUG warns that anyone who collaborates with the regime's push to impose military service could face charges under the Counter-Terrorism Law.
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Feb 27, 2024 12:44 pm
Town Almost Razed to Ground After Being Retaken by Myanmar Junta Troops



An estimated 80 percent of Sagaing's Kawlin town has been torched since the Myanmar military recaptured it from resistance forces on Feb. 12, locals said.
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