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Myanmar’s dissident diplomats under threat in US, UK

Source: Asia Times

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 10:16 a.m.

In London as well as New York, diplomats have reported threats from agents suspected to be acting for the junta

Bertil LINTNER

Opinion paper

AAPP: 16-August-2021 | Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Source: Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 9:14 a.m.

As of 16 August, (998) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. AAPP compiled and documented (27) fallen heroes today.

Daily Briefing

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Fighting Between Karenni Groups And Tatmadaw Affects Villages In Karenni And Shan States

Source: Burma News International (BNI)

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 9:10 a.m.

Combined forces of Karenni Army (KA) and Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) clashed several times with Burma Army (BA) in Hpruso Township in Karenni State and Pekon Township in southern Shan State in recent days.

Kantarawaddy Times

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Young man allegedly beaten to death

Source: Burma News International (BNI)

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 9:07 a.m.

A family member confirmed to Mizzima that Han Zaw Tun, who died on August 13, was beaten by guards and died of a wound in the back of the head while passing in front of the ward administrator's office in the early hours of the morning to go to work.

Mizzima

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Junta shuts drug warehouses accused of hoarding supplies to inflate prices

Source: Myanmar NOW

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 9:03 a.m.

The junta has shuttered pharmaceutical warehouses after accusing them of manipulating drug prices as Myanmar fights a third wave of Covid-19, according to a statement published in military-controlled newspapers on Saturday. 

Myanmar Now

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Rohingya Genocide Survivors Will Get Historic Day In Court

Source: Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK)

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 8:38 a.m.

Rohingya genocide survivors will this week for the first time be able to share their stories in a court of law anywhere in the world, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) said ahead of a historic hearing in Argentina.

Media Release

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Rohingya Refugees Missing, Feared Drowned After Boat Capsizes off Bangladesh Island

Source: Benar News

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 8:02 a.m.

Coast-guard and navy teams were searching Bay of Bengal waters for at least 26 Rohingya who were still missing as of early Sunday evening, Bangladeshi officials said.

Kamran Reza Chowdhury and Abdur Rahman

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Residents in Sagaing find decapitated body following military rampage in nearby villages

Source: Myanmar NOW

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 7:56 a.m.

The man’s body and severed head were found on the highway between Palal and Gangaw, near the Kyauk Salin mountain, locals said, adding that people in the area heard gunshots before he was found.

Myanmar Now

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Ethnic Wa Party Chief Resigns After Pledging to Cooperate With Myanmar Junta

Source: Irrawaddy

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 7:52 a.m.

Sai Pao Nup signed the statement without the approval of the WNP’s central executive committee (CEC), so undermining public confidence in the party, said the CEC.

Irrawaddy

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54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual

Source: Irrawaddy

Published on Aug. 16, 2021, 7:51 a.m.

After 54 years of being together, ASEAN is at the end of its tether. It has never been more divided than now, split within member states and across all 10 of them, dominated once again by divisive superpower rivalry and competition.

Thitinan PONGSUDHIRAK

Opinion paper