Thursday, January 11, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/11/2024

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Jan 11, 2024 07:33 pm
ASEAN Envoy From Laos Visits Myanmar Junta Chief



Alounkeo Kittikhoun is the fourth special envoy to Myanmar and his predecessors have failed to convince the regime to implement the bloc's peace plan. 
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Jan 11, 2024 06:59 pm
KNU New Year Message: Armed Struggle the Only Way to Oust Myanmar Junta



Chairman of the country's most powerful ethnic armed organization calls for solidarity to eradicate 'barbaric' dictatorship.   
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Jan 11, 2024 06:43 pm
Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes



The division commander also calls on regime troops to defect in a video of the prisoner of war taken and released by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
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Jan 11, 2024 06:36 pm
Myanmar's 'White Flag Military' in Chaos in Northern Shan State



Independence Day celebrations last week were overshadowed by the biggest defeat in the Myanmar military's modern history.
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Jan 11, 2024 04:03 pm
Civilians Flee Myanmar Junta Barrage as TNLA Advances on Shan Town 



Residents of Kyaukme on the Myanmar-China trade route abandon their homes as regime troops bombard surrounding villages.   
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Top Models Miss Out on Myanmar's Junta Amnesty
Ethnic Army Apologizes For Soldier Shown in Video Damaging Pagoda in Myanmar
Myanmar Junta Kills 57 Civilians Since January 1
The Karenni Teacher Turned Commander Handing Lethal Lessons to Myanmar's Junta    
Myanmar Junta Jails Award-Winning Filmmaker for Life
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/10/2024

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Jan 10, 2024 10:07 pm
Top Models Miss Out on Myanmar's Junta Amnesty



Models Thinzar Wint Kyaw and Nang Mwe San were allegedly being released in last week's prison amnesty but they remain behind bars.
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Jan 10, 2024 08:40 pm
Ethnic Army Apologizes For Soldier Shown in Video Damaging Pagoda in Myanmar



As the junta uses a viral video to incite ethnic and religious hatred, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) reiterates that it respects religious freedom and says soldier who damaged pagoda will be punished.
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Jan 10, 2024 08:14 pm
Myanmar Junta Kills 57 Civilians Since January 1



Agencies have reported an increase in shelling and airstrikes on civilian targets since Operation 1027 was launched in late October.
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Jan 10, 2024 08:01 pm
The Karenni Teacher Turned Commander Handing Lethal Lessons to Myanmar's Junta    



Adjutant-General Khu Reedu of the KNDF has swapped a border refugee camp for the front line in the battle against military dictatorship.  
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Jan 10, 2024 07:41 pm
Myanmar Junta Jails Award-Winning Filmmaker for Life



Shin Daewe, 50, was sentenced on terrorism charges by an Insein Prison court for allegedly having a drone in her luggage.
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Jan 10, 2024 07:09 pm
Myanmar Junta Troops Retaliating For Losses With War Crimes in Rakhine: AA



Arakan Army (AA) says that after its troops killed about 15 troops from the regime's Light Infantry Battalion 540 in a skirmish on Tuesday, soldiers from the junta's battalion shot and bombed civilians. 
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Jan 10, 2024 06:34 pm
The Future Myanmar: Some Assembly Required



When it comes time to put the shattered country back together, finding shared principles, rather than arguing territorial specifics, might be the place to start.
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Jan 10, 2024 03:59 pm
Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown



Undocumented workers face three months in detention then deportation; assistance organizations warn migrants to keep a low profile.
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Jan 10, 2024 01:43 pm
Myanmar Junta Loses Nearly 50 Troops, More Bases in Three Days of Resistance Attacks



The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Rakhine and Shan states and Mandalay, Sagaing and Bago regions.
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Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int'l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/09/2024

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Jan 09, 2024 08:59 pm
Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int'l Isolation, Rohingya Rights



As the regime becomes increasingly unhinged, its media unleashes a series of enraged articles targeting Jakarta, following similar crusades against East Timor and sex workers in Gambia. 
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Jan 09, 2024 06:11 pm
Myanmar Navy Chief Transferred to National Security Advisor



Sanctioned by the EU for atrocities against civilians, Admiral Moe Aung will advise junta boss Min Aung Hlaing on security affairs, according to regime announcement.
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Jan 09, 2024 05:59 pm
Arakan Army Steps Up War Against Junta in Myanmar's Rakhine State With Attack on Naval Base



Ethnic army attacks naval base in southern township, after seizing more outposts in the north. On Monday, it admitted coordinating attacks with allied resistance groups in Rakhine State.
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Jan 09, 2024 05:45 pm
Myanmar Junta Troops Massacre 19 Villagers at Sagaing 'Death Camp': Reports



Mass killing comes days after bodies of 14 victims found at same site.
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Jan 09, 2024 04:27 pm
Myanmar Prisoners Shackled for Almost Two Years



Twenty-eight Kale political prisoners were beaten and kept in leg irons after allegedly plotting a jailbreak in March 2022.
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Jan 09, 2024 03:12 pm
Myanmar Border Trade Falls $100 Million in April-December Amid Clashes



Fighting in Shan, Rakhine and Karen states has brought cross-border trade at the country's key land import and export hubs to a virtual standstill since October.
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Assamese Journalist Shines Light on One of Asia's Murkiest Conflicts
A Few Pariah States Congratulate Myanmar on The Anniversary of Its Independence Day
Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore 
NUG Issued Stance on China as 'Riposte to Myanmar Junta Propaganda' 
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