Monday, January 8, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/08/2024

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Jan 08, 2024 08:09 pm
Assamese Journalist Shines Light on One of Asia's Murkiest Conflicts



A new book by Rajeev Bhattacharyya charts the history of ULFA, which continues to battle the Indian government, including from bases in northern Sagaing Region.
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Jan 08, 2024 07:49 pm
A Few Pariah States Congratulate Myanmar on The Anniversary of Its Independence Day



Annual holiday has been ignored by the governments of most countries since the civilian government was ousted in a military coup in 2021.
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Jan 08, 2024 07:48 pm
Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore 



US-sanctioned Kyaw Min Oo and two accomplices were caught at Changi airport with over half a million dollars.
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Jan 08, 2024 06:23 pm
NUG Issued Stance on China as 'Riposte to Myanmar Junta Propaganda' 



Civilian foreign minister says China statement is in line with parallel government's policy to eradicate military rule and establish federal democracy. 
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Jan 08, 2024 05:22 pm
Myanmar's Brotherhood Alliance Seizes Two More Towns in Shan State



Kutkai and Hseni, on the major trade route with China, are latest towns to fall in anti-regime Operation 1027 offensive.
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Jan 08, 2024 05:11 pm
Eight Children Among Civilians Killed on Sunday as Myanmar Military Bombs Ethnic Villages



First explosion in ethnic Chin village was near a church where villagers were worshiping; two brothers in ethnic T'ang village were among the children killed.
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Jan 08, 2024 01:49 pm
Myanmar Junta Detains Generals Who Surrendered to Resistance in Laukkai



The detention of the six brigadier generals is required under the military's rules following last week's surrender to the MNDAA, which was approved by the junta boss.
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Myanmar Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/06/2024

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Jan 06, 2024 08:53 pm
Myanmar Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp



Thanbo camp, near the regime's hub at Pyin Oo Lwin, fell to resistance forces this week and is now under attack from land and air.   
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Jan 06, 2024 07:27 pm
MNDAA Liberates Kokang From Myanmar Junta



The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has sent the 2,389 regime soldiers who surrendered in Kokang back to the junta.
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Jan 06, 2024 02:59 pm
Senior Chinese Envoys Meet Myanmar Junta Boss After Shell Mishap



Three Beijing representatives visited Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw to ask why a shell – apparently fired by regime forces – landed on a Chinese town. 
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Jan 06, 2024 08:26 am
Thailand's Prospects at Home and Abroad in 2024



Economic, political and regional security challenges await the Srettha administration as Thailand emerges from a decade of military-led government.
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Jan 06, 2024 07:32 am
Junta Watch: Dictator Rewards Myanmar Constitution Lackeys; Regime Media Demand Money for Humiliated Military; and More   



Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing fell short on all fronts in his brief New Year speech. 
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Myanmar Regime Raises the White Flag in Kokang Zone on China Border in Shan State
'Myanmar Military in Chaos,' Swift Capture of Strategic Outpost Shows
Myanmar Political Prisoner Dies in Custody
Five Sagaing Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Airstrike
Myanmar Military 'Provided Protection For US$ 14 Billion a Year Scam Hub' on China Border
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Friday, January 5, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/05/2024

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Jan 05, 2024 08:12 pm
Myanmar Regime Raises the White Flag in Kokang Zone on China Border in Shan State



Surrender of headquarters in Laukkai town brings the Brotherhood Alliance another step closer to its goal of ridding northern Shan State – and Myanmar – of the junta and its military. 
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Jan 05, 2024 07:53 pm
'Myanmar Military in Chaos,' Swift Capture of Strategic Outpost Shows



Many of the more than 200 junta troops captured on Wednesday at Shan State outpost after brief battle were medics, firemen and factory workers.
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Jan 05, 2024 07:44 pm
Myanmar Political Prisoner Dies in Custody



Popular singer Ko San Lin San was beaten until two wooden sticks broke, according to his family.
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Jan 05, 2024 07:38 pm
Five Sagaing Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Airstrike



A Taze Township village was targeted while Taze town remains besieged by resistance forces.
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Jan 05, 2024 06:38 pm
Myanmar Military 'Provided Protection For US$ 14 Billion a Year Scam Hub' on China Border



Junta used its helicopters to rescue leaders of online crime syndicates from Laukkai Town after it was attacked by the Brotherhood Alliance, leader of ethnic army says.
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Jan 05, 2024 02:48 pm
Surrender of Kokang Command Center Caps Four Days of Losses for Myanmar Junta



The Irrawaddy's latest roundup of resistance attacks includes incidents in Shan and Rakhine states and Bago, Magwe and Sagaing regions.
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Jan 05, 2024 01:42 pm
Few Political Prisoners Freed Under Myanmar Junta's Amnesty



Of nearly 10,000 inmates released, only some 120 were political prisoners, of whom nearly half had nearly finished their sentences.
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Surrounded Myanmar Junta Troops Shell Civilians, Blow Bridges in Lashio
Myanmar Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
Number of Children Killed by Myanmar Military Since Coup Tops 570, NUG Says
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