The lack of leadership in the UN exposed by the Myanmar crisis
As the monsoon season hits Myanmar, floods turning the plight of the Burmese facing the double threat of both persecution by the military-rules regime and COVID-19 virus into a hellish triple threat. Despite the obvious problem with the military overthrowing the election results, and mandating a one year postponement of a re-election (which there is…
Read More[ The Guardian ] ‘It’s too late’: US doctor says dying patients begging for Covid vaccine
What the US government is calling “the pandemic of the unvaccinated” is playing out in painful ways as some realize too late that they wish they had had the shot, while others hold out even as they suffer in hospital amid a national surge of new Covid-19 infections, primarily caused by the Delta variant. At…
Read More[ The Guardian ] Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
Days of torrential rain and massive flooding have hit China’s Henan province, bursting the banks of rivers, overwhelming dams and the public transport system and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. At least 25 people have been killed and seven are missing in the provincial capital, Zhengzhou.The provincial authorities issued its highest level…
Read MoreMyanmar Reports: 15 – 21 July 2021
Myanmar – #Kokang Army / #Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (#MNDAA) defeated the #Tatmadaw in #Monekoe, #MuSe Township, northern #Shan State, killing 7 junta soldiers and confiscated ammunitions including mortar shells and RPGs – #Chinland Defense Force announced a new unit in #Matupi Township, #Chin State – #CDF-Matupi, which will operate alongside Chin National Front…
Read MoreKokang Army / Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) defeated the Tatmadaw in Monekoe, Mu Se Township, northern Shan State, killing 7 junta soldiers and confiscated ammunitions including mortar shells and RPGs
Thet Hnin@ThetHnin091 Fighting broke out between the Kokang Army (MNDAA) and the military council in Mong Ko, Muse Township, northern Shan State, killing seven SAC soldiers and confiscating large quantities of ammunition. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #July18Coup
Read More[ The Irrawaddy ] Silence on Coup Makes Strategic Sense for Myanmar’s Wa
On March 25, 10 Wa civil society organizations, among them the Tang-yan Wa Youth Network, university students from the Wa Christian Fellowship and the Wa Women’s Network, sent an open letter to the UWSP/UWSA leadership urging them to say something about the killings and to publicize their stand on the movement for federal democracy. That…
Read MoreChinland Defense Force announced a new unit in Matupi Township, Chin State – CDF-Matupi, which will operate alongside Chin National Front (CNF) and other CDFs
Chin World Media@media_chin The CDF announced the formation of the Chinland Defense Force in Matupi Township, Chin State. The statement said the CDF-Matupi was formed on 16 July and will launch operations in Chin State together with Chin National Front (CNF) and other CDFs. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Read MoreFighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Tatmadaw near Sai Fara village, Hpakant Township, Kachin State
Thet Hnin @ThetHnin0915d At 4 PM today,,near #SaiFara Village, Hpakant Township, #Kachin State.Fighting between the #KIA and the military council resumed. Five artillery shells landed in the vicinity of Sai Fara village after heavy artillery fire from a military base in #NangYa village. #July16Coup
Read MoreTatmadaw reportedly threatened Hpakant township with artillery strikes should they allow the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) into their villages
Kind Monster@Kind___Monster Myanmar Military Threatens To Bomb Villages in Hpakant Township (Thd. 1/5) Ref: Kachin News Group The Myanmar Military threatened local leaders in Hpa Kant tsp that they will launch artillery attacks if the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) visits their villages. According to a man close to the village administration committee, the military issued…
Read MoreTatmadaw launches offensive in Bawlakhe township, Kayah State against Karrenni Army (KA) and Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF)
Civilians have fled advancing Burma Army (BA) troops following fighting with Karenni Army (KA) and Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) in Bawlakhe and Hprasu townships.
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