Saturday, February 24, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/24/2024

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Feb 24, 2024 06:11 pm
Ta'ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration



The political wing of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army has promised to establish a government in seven liberated towns.
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Feb 24, 2024 08:01 am
Junta Watch: Covering Up Death of India Transport Project; Boosting Militias as Myanmar Army Shrinks; and More   



Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing sought Russian nuclear know-how, and bureaucrats braced for military service.   
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Myanmar's Youth Flee—and They Aren't Looking Back
Rohingya Men in Myanmar Are Being Forcibly Recruited by The Junta's Military
Flag Saluting, Anthem Singing Now Mandatory at International Schools in Myanmar
Arakan Army Seizes Myanmar Junta Police Station Near Rakhine Capital
Karen Brigades Take More Territory From Myanmar Junta: KNU 
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Friday, February 23, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/23/2024

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Feb 23, 2024 06:51 pm
Myanmar's Youth Flee—and They Aren't Looking Back



In Thailand and farther afield, they join the wealthy and the educated who have already put down roots and invested heavily in societies that offer them a future.
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Feb 23, 2024 06:30 pm
Rohingya Men in Myanmar Are Being Forcibly Recruited by The Junta's Military



First group grabbed from IDP camps and villages for two weeks of basic military training. Each Rohingya man gets a sack of rice, a citizenship card and US$ 47 a month to fight the Arakan Army.
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Feb 23, 2024 05:50 pm
Flag Saluting, Anthem Singing Now Mandatory at International Schools in Myanmar



Junta boss tells nationalist group that the patriotic mandate is intended to counter subversion by young people, says race and religion must be protected.
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Feb 23, 2024 04:36 pm
Arakan Army Seizes Myanmar Junta Police Station Near Rakhine Capital



The rebel group continues to encircle the state capital with fighting reported in Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships.
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Feb 23, 2024 03:59 pm
Karen Brigades Take More Territory From Myanmar Junta: KNU 



The powerful ethnic armed organization reports gains in Mon and Karen states and Bago Region.
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Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
Infants, Pregnant Woman Slain as Myanmar Junta Continues War Against Its People
Food Shortage in Sagaing Rice Basket as Myanmar Junta Raids Force 50,000 to Flee 
Facing a Military Crisis, What Will the Myanmar Junta's Next Step Be?
Myanmar Junta 'Increasingly Desperate': UN Expert
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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/22/2024

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Feb 22, 2024 07:52 pm
Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription



A migrant worker foundation has recorded that 106 Myanmar citizens have been detained since February 15.
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Feb 22, 2024 07:26 pm
Infants, Pregnant Woman Slain as Myanmar Junta Continues War Against Its People



About 40 people were killed in junta attacks in eight days, an analysis by The Irrawaddy found. Most were civilians who died during random bombing of villages.        
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Feb 22, 2024 06:15 pm
Food Shortage in Sagaing Rice Basket as Myanmar Junta Raids Force 50,000 to Flee 



Regime troops and allied militia have escalated deadly attacks on villages in Shwebo District since ceasefire in neighboring Shan State last month.
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Feb 22, 2024 03:18 pm
Facing a Military Crisis, What Will the Myanmar Junta's Next Step Be?



Anti-regime forces must be prepared for a change in strategy by the generals, who are looking to buy time to restock their depleted military.
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Feb 22, 2024 12:02 pm
Myanmar Junta 'Increasingly Desperate': UN Expert



Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews said that with the enforcement of the conscription law, the junta is trying to justify and expand its pattern of forced recruitment.
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Feb 22, 2024 11:02 am
US Charges Yakuza Leader Over Conspiring to Sell Nuclear Material from Myanmar



Takeshi Ebisawa planned to use the proceeds to fund weapons purchases for an ethnic armed organization, US authorities said.
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Russian Envoy Discusses Deeper Ties With Myanmar Junta
Governor of China's Yunnan, Myanmar Junta Boss Discuss Ways to Resume Border Trade
Rakhine on Fire: Myanmar Junta Hits Hospital With 'Most Devastating Bombs Yet'
Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
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