Monday, March 4, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/04/2024

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Mar 04, 2024 07:22 pm
KIA Seizes Three Hilltop Bases From Myanmar Junta in Kachin State



The ethnic armed group and allied PDF forces took control of the three outposts on Maji Gung Hill in Mansi Township after three days of fighting.
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Mar 04, 2024 07:01 pm
'First We Killed Her Mother' – Myanmar Soldier Confesses to Gang Rape



Detained junta soldier admits to participating in a gang rape of a woman who had watched her mother being executed in a village in Rakhine State's Minbya Township in January.
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Mar 04, 2024 06:35 pm
'No Breakthrough' in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar's Brotherhood Alliance and Junta



Ethnic armed alliance rejected demand to withdraw troops in northern Shan State during latest round of China-mediated negotiations: source.
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Mar 04, 2024 06:23 pm
'Disintegration': The Most Dangerous Myanmar Narrative and How to Counter It



Neighboring countries are supporting the junta's brutal war on its own people, fearing a human exodus across their borders if it falls.  
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Mar 04, 2024 04:59 pm
Myanmar's Economic Crisis Likely to Deepen as Latest Dollar Rule Kicks In



Traders say they will go bankrupt as Central Bank of Myanmar changes rules on income they earn from exports again, forcing them to sell more US dollars to authorized dealers at official rates.
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Mar 04, 2024 02:58 pm
Myanmar Junta Cries Foul as Thai Parliament Hosts Anti-Regime Figures



Members of the shadow National Unity Govt attended a seminar at Parliament House in Bangkok led by a Thai opposition lawmaker over the regime's strenuous objections.
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Mar 04, 2024 01:40 pm
Myanmar Junta Loses Three Bases, a Dozen Troops in Three Days of Resistance Attacks



The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Kachin and Rakhine states and Mandalay, Sagaing, Magwe and Tanintharyi regions.
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Mar 04, 2024 12:15 pm
Military Regime Can't Defeat Myanmar's Brave Hearts



To mark the third anniversary of the funeral of slain anti-coup protester Kyal Sin, The Irrawaddy revisits a March 2021 commentary on the then-nascent Spring Revolution.
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Kale University Boss Praises Myanmar's Resistance
Myanmar Rights Groups Call for UN Action on Conscription
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Saturday, March 2, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/02/2024

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Mar 02, 2024 09:09 pm
Kale University Boss Praises Myanmar's Resistance



Kale University rector Dr Yaw Han Htun has denied junta claims that he was abducted by anti-regime forces along with numerous students and staff. 
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Mar 02, 2024 06:29 pm
Myanmar Rights Groups Call for UN Action on Conscription



A total of 397 civil society organizations have asked the United Nations Security Council to oppose the junta's Conscription Law.
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Mar 02, 2024 08:03 am
Junta Watch: 'Khakifying' Civil Servants; Forging a Military-Grade Education System; and More  



Also this week, the regime met defeat with martial law, launched conscription propaganda, and went recruiting in universities.
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Myanmar Jade War: Junta Battling Intensely to Keep Hilltop Outpost
Arakan Army: Close to Defeating Myanmar Junta Battalion
Myanmar Junta Police Holding Hundreds of Civilians in Sagaing 'Concentration Camp'    
Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar's Naval Weaknesses
Myanmar's 'Contractor' Has Been Busy Monopolizing Military Businesses
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Friday, March 1, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/01/2024

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Mar 01, 2024 07:40 pm
Myanmar Jade War: Junta Battling Intensely to Keep Hilltop Outpost



Fighting for control of the lucrative jade mines in Kachin State now focused on a base atop a hill near Tar Ma Khan village, following the loss of a hilltop base near the town on Tuesday.
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Mar 01, 2024 07:18 pm
Arakan Army: Close to Defeating Myanmar Junta Battalion



The AA says it is close to seizing the Light Infantry Battalion 550 headquarters in Ponnagyun town near the Rakhine State capital, Sittwe.
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Mar 01, 2024 07:07 pm
Myanmar Junta Police Holding Hundreds of Civilians in Sagaing 'Concentration Camp'    



Political dissidents, women and children are among some 350 detainees who have been imprisoned without charges or trial for months, says rights group.   
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Mar 01, 2024 06:56 pm
Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar's Naval Weaknesses



The AA last month inflicted the first defeat on Myanmar's navy since independence as the regime loses its grip on Rakhine State. 
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Mar 01, 2024 05:21 pm
Myanmar's 'Contractor' Has Been Busy Monopolizing Military Businesses



After a decade of graft, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing now controls the businesses that profit from Myanmar's military, primarily through Authentic Group of companies.
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Mar 01, 2024 05:09 pm
Myanmar Military Jet Crashes; Junta Blames Technical Failure



The pilot of the plane, which crashed near Magwe town and was said to be a Russian-built MiG-29, ejected and was rescued, the regime said.
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Mar 01, 2024 04:41 pm
The UN Has Failed the People of Myanmar, Says Former Country Head



The revolutionary governments emerging in Karenni and elsewhere could allow international aid to be delivered in a new way, Sir Charles Petrie told The Irrawaddy.
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Mar 01, 2024 03:40 pm
Myanmar Junta Loses Over a Dozen Troops in Four Days of Clashes With Resistance



The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Rakhine and Kachin states, Magwe, Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions, and the junta's administrative capital Naypyitaw.
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At Least 12 Civilians Killed, Scores Injured as Myanmar Junta Forces Shell Bazaar in Sittwe
Myanmar Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
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