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Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
The advocacy group launched a Twitter campaign on Tuesday—with the hashtag #DoMoreSingapore—calling on netizens to pressure Singapore’s government to do more against the Myanmar junta and the cronies who supply it.
By Hein Htoo Zan
International community needs to wake up to Myanmar junta’s ‘decades-old trick’ amid Aung San Suu Kyi pardon: Former UN expert
Source: Channel News Asia
Reducing the jail term of Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is part of the military junta’s attempt to seek international recognition as the country’s legitimate government, said Dr Yanghee Lee, the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar.
By Fabian Koh
BPLA recruits receive first sniper course from AA members
Source: Narinjara News
Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA), one of the spring revolution forces which emerged after the military coup in Myanmar two years back, revealed on 31 July that their recruits received the first sniper training from the Arakan Army (AA).
By Narinjara
Sunset in Golden Valley: The rise and fall of Yangon’s high-end rental market
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Golden Valley has been home to Myanmar’s top businesspeople, as well as its senior politicians and military officials before the new capital Nay Pyi Taw was inaugurated in 2005.
By Frontier
Release of Aung San Suu Kyi will not derail anti-dictatorship revolution, says NUG prime minister
Source: Mizzima
The Prime Minister of National Unity Government (NUG), Mahn Win Khaing Than, said that the anti-military dictatorship revolution will not be changed even if Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her confinement.
By Mizzima
‘It’s time to free my mother completely’: Aung San Suu Kyi’s son slams her partial pardon
Source: Independent
Kim Aris has expressed deep scepticism about the military’s latest announcement, accusing the government of playing “political games” and saying they would continue to fight for justice.
By Maryam Zakir-Hussain
Myanmar Junta Appoints 20 Officers to Senior Posts at State-Owned Commercial Bank
Source: Irrawaddy.
Five majors were appointed as managers at the bank’s headquarters, a March 15 gazette said. Another gazette on the same day said 15 captains had also been appointed as assistant managers at MEB’s headquarters.
By Hein Htoo Zan
Myanmar junta accused of ‘cruel game’ as it cuts six years off Aung San Suu Kyi ‘life sentence’
Source: Mizzima
“I think they are just playing cruel games with a political prisoner,” Mathieson said. “All the charges against her are absurd and shaving six years off 33 isn’t mercy.”
By Mizzima, AFP
‘His sins can’t be erased’: Junta leader to consecrate Buddha image
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Min Aung Hlaing is set to unveil a gigantic Buddha statue in Nay Pyi Taw, but critics say the compound reveals more about the senior general’s superstitions, megalomania and oppressive tendencies than his devotion to religion.
By Frontier
SAC Chair and Chinese special envoy discuss peace and issues of cooperation between the two countries
Source: Eleven Media Group
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), and Mr. Deng Xijun, Special Representative for Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, met in the lobby of the SAC Chairman’s office on July 28.
By Eleven Media Group
Myanmar junta has killed at least 13 political prisoners during ‘prisoner transfers’
Source: Radio Free Asia
At least 13 political prisoners in Myanmar have been killed by the junta while transferring from one detention facility to another, family members and rights organizations told Radio Free Asia.
By RFA Burmese
Three Sagaing Student Activists Killed in Myanmar Junta Raid
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta troops raided an All Burma Federation of Student Unions office in Budalin Township, Sagaing Region, before dawn on Friday and killed three members, the group said.
By Hein Htoo Zan
Two Myanmar Junta Pilots Killed When Kayah Resistance Shot Down Fighter Jet
Source: Irrawaddy
A Myanmar junta captain and lieutenant were killed when their fighter jet was shot down by resistance forces above Bawlakhe Township in Kayah State last month, the Karenni Nationalities People’s Liberation Front (KNPLF) announced.
By Irrawaddy
Four Myanmar Christian Leaders Feared Killed in Junta Detention
Source: Irrawaddy
Family members and residents fear for the lives of four Christian religious leaders who have gone missing after being detained by junta forces in Mindat Township, Chin State, the Mindat People’s Administration said on Thursday.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved from prison to govt ‘compound’, says party official
Source: France 24
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her party said Friday.
By Agence France-Presse
Indonesia invites entrepreneurs and investors from Myanmar to invest in Nusantara
Source: Eleven Media Group
As of the end of June 2023, Indonesia invested US$288.057 million in Myanmar, accounting for 0.31 percent of the total foreign investment.
By Eleven Media Group
Three PDF comrades lose their lives in Khamaung Taung battle
Source: Than Lwin Times
Three members of People’s Defense Forces were killed in a battle that broke out between Khamaung Taung and Sakhankyi villages in Tanintharyi Region’s Launglon Township, reported Launglon PDF (LLPDF) on July 27
By Than Lwin Times
John Lewis to stop sourcing gems from Burma
Source: Professional Jeweller
National department store, John Lewis Partnership, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will cease gem sourcing from Burma.
By Rebecca Butler
‘We Starve to Feed the Kids’: Myanmar’s Post-Coup Food Crisis Bites Hard
Source: Irrawaddy
“My sick husband and I have to starve on some days so that we have enough to feed our children,” says Ma Aye Mya.
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Zara owner Inditex says it will stop buying clothes from Myanmar
Source: Channel News Asia
Zara owner Inditex is in the process of stopping purchases from Myanmar, the company told Reuters on Thursday, as a result of a campaign by global workers’ union IndustriALL to convince companies to divest from the country.
By Reuters
Russia now uses 120 mm mortar ammunition supplied by Myanmar
Source: Army Recognition
According to a tweet from Ukraine Weapons Tracker on July 26, 2023, the Russian army is reportedly beginning to use ammunition supplied by Myanmar. Burmese 120 mm HE (High Explosive) mortar bombs of the 120ER model have recently been spotted in Russian service.
By Army Recognition
Myanmar’s Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
The United Wa State Army (UWSA), Shan State Progress Party (SSPP), and National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) – members of an ethnic military coalition known as the Northern Alliance – held talks with junta representatives in Naypyitaw on July 20-21.
By Irrawaddy
Malaysia, Philippines Agree To Continue Uphold ASEAN Centrality In Addressing 5PCS On Myanmar
Source: Bernama
“We did touch on Myanmar to strengthen the 5PCs of Asean but also to give some flexibility and space for neighbouring countries to engage on an informal basis without sacrificing the issues of human rights, and treatment of minorities especially the Rohingya and other Burmese minorities in Myanmar,” he said.
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Impotence Taking Toll on Myanmar Regime’s Puppet President
Source: Irrawaddy
Former Lieutenant-General Myint Swe is known for holding high positions under the previous military regime. However, since the 2021 coup, he has become a puppet of junta boss Min Aung Hlaing, serving as acting president in the current regime
Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Boss Honours Religious and Military Chiefs
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has handed out 220 honorary titles on his allies, including prominent Buddhist monks, to reward those supporting military rule
Irrawaddy