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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/07/2024

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Feb 07, 2024 08:28 pm
Burning Alive in Myanmar: Two Resistance Fighters Executed in Public



People's Defense Force says junta troops told every household in the village to send one member to witness the double execution. A video of the crime was shared months later.
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Feb 07, 2024 08:02 pm
Myanmar Junta Forms Militias to Bolster Depleted Forces



Yangon, Bago, Tanintharyi and Mon civilians are being given weapons and forced into "people's militias" to defend Naypyitaw.
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Feb 07, 2024 07:54 pm
Chinese Economic Attaché Lobbies Junta on Investment Projects



The push to revive Beijing's stalled megaprojects comes amid a China-brokered ceasefire in northern Shan State, though fighting still threatens its interests in Rakhine.
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Feb 07, 2024 05:46 pm
Myanmar's Military Driven Out of Township in Northern Rakhine, Reports Say



Rakhine media report that Minbya Township is now regime-free after the last remaining troops of its military surrendered to the Arakan Army on Tuesday.
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Feb 07, 2024 05:40 pm
Bangladesh Tells Myanmar Junta to Fly Troops Home



The Bangladeshi authorities refused a regime request to send the defeated troops and other personnel back to Rakhine State by ferry.
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Feb 07, 2024 05:08 pm
Arakan Army Says It Shot Down Myanmar Junta Helicopter in Chin State



The ethnic armed group downed the chopper at some point during the fierce fighting that raged in Paletwa Township late last year and early this year, its spokesman said.
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Feb 07, 2024 04:14 pm
India Urges Its Citizens to Leave Myanmar's War-Torn Rakhine State 'Immediately'



Travel advisory warns of "deteriorating security situation" in the western state, communications disruptions and a severe shortage of essential commodities.
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Feb 07, 2024 03:45 pm
Large Myanmar Junta Offensive Surrounds Liberated Sagaing Town



Kawlin, which was seized by the National Unity Government in November, has been under attack by the regime since Sunday.  
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Feb 07, 2024 02:07 pm
Myanmar Regime Loses More Troops, Two Battalion HQs in Three Days of Clashes



The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Rakhine State and Sagaing, Magwe, Mandalay and Tanintharyi regions.
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Feb 07, 2024 12:58 pm
Thai Government Says It Will Ban Recreational Cannabis Use



The health minister on Tuesday said a new bill prohibiting the recreational use of cannabis will be proposed to the cabinet meeting next week.
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