Current Events Related to Myanmar

ASEAN

Asean urged not to invite Myanmar military ruler to its summit

Asean urged not to invite Myanmar military ruler to its summit La Prensa Latina

Conflict

Sagaing and Magway PDFs launch guerrilla attacks on military columns

Sagaing and Magway PDFs launch guerrilla attacks on military columns myanmar-now

Large number of firearms and ammunition seized in Mandalay region

Large number of firearms and ammunition seized in Mandalay region Burma News International

Kanpetlet Residents Flee Before Tatmadaw Offensives

Kanpetlet Residents Flee Before Tatmadaw Offensives Burma News International

Junta Forces Use Youth As Human Shield In Hpakant Township

Junta Forces abducted a youth from Hpakant Township and used him as a human shield after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launched several ambush attacks in Kachin State. The Burma Army (BA) arrested 20-year-old Zing Htung Nawng Lat from Nawng Mee village after the KIA attacked a column of 100 soldiers as they left the...

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PDF bombs military supply train travelling to Yangon from Mandalay

PDF bombs military supply train travelling to Yangon from Mandalay myanmar-now

Myanmar army troops shoot, injure civilian bringing food to relative in Thantlang

Myanmar army troops shoot, injure civilian bringing food to relative in Thantlang myanmar-now

KIA Attack Tatmadaw During Latest Ambush In Hpakant Township

Kachin Independence Army (KIA) ambushed a Tatmadaw column travelling on the Lido Road. This was the latest in a series of attacks on soldiers protecting a supply convoy on its way to Tanai Township. According to a local source knowledgeable about the incident, the KIA attacked 120 Tatmadaw soldiers with a landmine between Warazup and...

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Yangon Rocked by Multiple Blasts as Myanmar Junta Chief Visits to Bolster Security Efforts

A naval base, police stations and a court building were among the regime targets attacked with remote-controlled bombs and other explosives as Min Aung Hlaing visited.

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Junta Deploys Thousands of Reinforcements to Upper Myanmar For Clearance Operations

Junta Deploys Thousands of Reinforcements to Upper Myanmar For Clearance Operations The Irrawaddy News Magazine

Some 90 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed During Intense Weekend Fighting

Some 90 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed During Intense Weekend Fighting The Irrawaddy News Magazine

COVID

Over 9 mln people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Myanmar as of 8 Oct

Myanmar has vaccinated over 9.574 million people against COVID-19 as of 8 October 2021, the Ministry of Health stated. Up […]

Thailand to Introduce Quarantine-Free Travel to Selected Visitors

The move marks an acceleration of the country’s timetable for the restart of its economically pivotal tourism industry.

Malaysia Lifts Ban On Interstate, Overseas Travel In Transition To Endemic Phase

The next few weeks will reveal if the country is prepared for a COVID-19 endemic phase, or if it will experience another wave of hospitalizations.

New Zealand makes Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for teachers, healthcare workers

October 11, 2021 12:27 PM

Healthcare, disability sector workers must be fully jabbed by Dec 1; school and early learning staff by Jan 1.

Myanmar Junta to Vaccinate School Students Against COVID-19

The regime is pushing to reopen schools after they were closed when the deadly third wave of coronavirus swept the country in July.

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Crime & Narcotics

Drug flow to Mizoram rises amid turmoil in Myanmar

Drug flow to Mizoram rises amid turmoil in Myanmar Times of India

Economy

No easy exit for investors from post-military takeover Myanmar

No easy exit for investors from post-military takeover Myanmar Nikkei Asia

Coup and coronavirus rattle workers' lives in Myanmar

Coup and coronavirus rattle workers' lives in Myanmar Mizzima News

International Cigarette Firm Ditches Military-Ruled Myanmar

International Cigarette Firm Ditches Military-Ruled Myanmar The Irrawaddy News Magazine

Myanmar faces falling currency, dollar crunch as economy worsens

Myanmar faces falling currency, dollar crunch as economy worsens Aljazeera.com

General News

52,000 Sign Petition to Facebook: Take Down Burmese Military Company Pages!

More than 52,000 people have signed a petition to Nick Clegg, the Facebook Vice-President of Global Affairs, calling on him to take down the Facebook pages of Burmese military companies. United Nations investigators have detailed how these military owned companies...

Myanmar Under the Tatmadaw: Much Has Changed Since 1988

A whole new set of military, economic and social dynamics, both inside and outside the country, will make it much harder for the generals to impose their will this time.

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Military

Myanmar Military Evacuates Officers’ Families From Conflict-Hit Northern Township

Relatives are being flown out of Sagaing’s Kale Township while troop reinforcements are being flown into the area, which is a hotbed of civilian resistance to the regime.

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Low-Profile Arms Dealer Continues to Supply Myanmar Military’s Weapons

Despite rumors U Tun Hlaing, owner of STE Global Trading, was detained in Singapore, he is reportedly living in Myanmar.

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Myanmar Junta Media Accuses EAOs of Terrorism

Myanmar Junta Media Accuses EAOs of Terrorism The Irrawaddy News Magazine