Monday, May 13, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/13/2024

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May 13, 2024 08:03 pm
Myanmar Junta Boss Attends Opening of Replica of Shan Palace Demolished by Previous Regime



The old Kengtung Haw was a symbol of Shan identity until it was razed by the previous junta in 1991—a fact missing from junta media's coverage of the new structure.
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May 13, 2024 07:33 pm
Myanmar Junta Swift to Deny Killing 32 Civilians in Pro-Military Village



Resistance groups say junta navy vessels shelled Son village in Mandalay Region after they attacked the Pyu Saw Htee militia-controlled village last Thursday. The regime blames the carnage on PDFs.
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May 13, 2024 05:53 pm
Myanmar NUG Condemns Junta Forces' Massacre of 32 Civilians in Sagaing



It vowed to hold the junta accountable for the killings, which included the executions of dozens of people hiding in a monastery in Myinmu Township's Lethtoketaw Village.
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May 13, 2024 05:49 pm
Grim Reaper or Myanmar Army: Bago Checkpoints Exact Heavy Toll  



Over 50 young men seized in Thayawady District in the past three months have been conscripted or found dead. 
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Myanmar Junta Bombs Magwe Monastery
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No Contact: How Myanmar's Junta Isolated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From the World
German Automakers VW, Traton Help to Supply Myanmar Junta With Trucks: Report
Hundreds More Men Forced Into Myanmar Military in Second Round of Draft
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Saturday, May 11, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/11/2024

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May 11, 2024 06:33 pm
Myanmar Junta Bombs Magwe Monastery



At least 14 people, who were gathered at a Saw Township monastery for a meeting, were killed with the death toll expected to rise.
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May 11, 2024 08:00 am
Junta Watch: Old Friend Thailand to the Rescue; Dictator Takes Nuclear Helm; and More   



Also this week, hundreds more civilians were forced into the military, Hun Sen was rebuffed by regime, and some male workers got an escape route.  
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No Contact: How Myanmar's Junta Isolated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From the World
German Automakers VW, Traton Help to Supply Myanmar Junta With Trucks: Report
Hundreds More Men Forced Into Myanmar Military in Second Round of Draft
KIA Advances on Myanmar Junta's Kachin State Power Hub
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin's Attempt to Mediate Myanmar Crisis Deemed a Failure
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Friday, May 10, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/10/2024

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May 10, 2024 06:14 pm
No Contact: How Myanmar's Junta Isolated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From the World



Cambodia's ex-leader is the latest global statesman denied access to the imprisoned democracy leader.    
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May 10, 2024 05:50 pm
German Automakers VW, Traton Help to Supply Myanmar Junta With Trucks: Report



The report by C4ADS and JFM calls on the German companies to cut ties with the main Chinese supplier, Sinotruk, and urges Berlin and Brussels to take action.
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May 10, 2024 01:19 pm
Hundreds More Men Forced Into Myanmar Military in Second Round of Draft



Men are being rounded up in junta strongholds like Yangon and Bago; the first round of 5,000 conscripts have reportedly already been sent to bases around the country.
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KIA Advances on Myanmar Junta's Kachin State Power Hub
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin's Attempt to Mediate Myanmar Crisis Deemed a Failure
Fishing Families in Myanmar's Mon State Given Fiery Ultimatum
TNLA Threatens Retaliation If Myanmar Junta Keeps Breaking China-Backed Truce
Thai Democracy Activist Jailed Under Royal Defamation Law
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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/09/2024

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May 09, 2024 07:57 pm
KIA Advances on Myanmar Junta's Kachin State Power Hub



The Kachin Independence Army says it is enclosing Bhamo, where the regime's operations command hub is based.
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May 09, 2024 07:05 pm
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin's Attempt to Mediate Myanmar Crisis Deemed a Failure



The junta has not responded to his outreach, and anti-regime groups have offered a lukewarm response. At home, his unilateral move has prompted an opposition probe.
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May 09, 2024 05:14 pm
Fishing Families in Myanmar's Mon State Given Fiery Ultimatum



Junta soldiers tell residents of small fishing village that they will burn them out if they do not pay compensation for military cars torched by resistance forces.
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May 09, 2024 03:58 pm
TNLA Threatens Retaliation If Myanmar Junta Keeps Breaking China-Backed Truce



Ta'ang National Liberation Army says regime troops are violating ceasefire by shelling villages on Shan-Mandalay border.
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May 09, 2024 11:46 am
Thai Democracy Activist Jailed Under Royal Defamation Law



Panupong Jadnok, a leader of pro-reform demonstrations in 2020, was jailed for three years over social media posts related to the Thai king.
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May 09, 2024 11:24 am
Myanmar Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen's Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi



In denying the ex-Cambodian leader's request, the regime said it did not want to 'disturb future processes', referring to its widely criticized election plan.
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KIA Takes Four Towns, Over 80 Myanmar Junta Bases Since Launching Offensive Two Months Ago
Heatwave Turns Tents into Ovens for 1.2m Displaced in Myanmar's Arid Heartland 
Sex, Drugs and Cyber Scams: Inside Myanmar's Notorious Online Crime Hub
'Apocalypse': Myanmar Doctor Describes Deadly Junta Airstrike on Mindat Hospital
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