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[ Myanmar Now ] Anti-regime group bombs condo project linked to junta cabinet member
A high-end condominium project owned by the family of a junta cabinet member was bombed on Thursday morning, in the latest of a series of attacks on pro-regime targets. The construction site of the 68 Residence luxury condominium project in Yangon’s Bahan Township was hit by an explosion at around 5am on Thursday, sources said.…
[ The Irrawaddy ] Myanmar Military Truck With Soldiers on Board Blown Up in Yangon
An army truck with regime soldiers on board was blown up in Yangon’s Tamwe Township on Friday afternoon in the most serious attack to date on a junta target in the city. Witnesses said they saw soldiers on board the truck, which was parked outside an office of the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development…
[ The Irrawaddy ] Time Is Right for India to Step In and Help Solve Myanmar Crisis
The Myanmar junta chief’s candid admission that his regime is not in full control of the country ravaged by a civil war offers an opportunity for India to step in to mitigate the crisis. Last month, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing reportedly said in a television interview that he did not expect to see such an uprising…
Explosion reported at a bridge connecting Daw Se-Nang Hu and Daw Ko Lo Khu in Demoso township, Kayah State – 1 villager killed
Shwe Yee Phoo@ShweYee48072826 Tw // death These was a bomb blast at a crossroads bridge that connects Daw Se-Nang Hu and Daw Ka Lo Khu villages in Demoso twp on June 18 around 2pm, resulting a NangHu villager dead. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June18Coup11:05 PM · Jun 18, 2021·Tw
Military forces pillaged Kyun Gyi village near Monywa, Sagaing
We Support NUG@sjh_sone At around 5:45 am ,Junta terrorists anarchically ransacked homes in KYUNGYI Village near Monywa_Amyint road Monywa. In addition, civilians properties were also looted. #June18Coup#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Explosion reportedly occurred at Administration Office in South Dagon
Daniel@Daniel78037553Explosion occurred at Administration Office in South Dagon at around 8:55pm tonight. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June18Coup
[ Eurasianet ] In Karabakh, Turkish and Azerbaijani leaders cement alliance
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid his first official visit to Karabakh eight months after Azerbaijan’s victory in the war against Armenia. He and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on June 15 signed a new agreement aimed at boosting cooperation between the two countries on defense and economic issues. Erdogan was the first foreign leader…
[ Middle East Monitor ] UAE resumes flights to Syria
Direct flights between Syria’s Damascus and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s cities of Dubai and Sharjah will resume on 20 June, the Syrian Ministry of Transport announced yesterday. In an official statement, the ministry said that the national airline, Syrian Air, will operate three flights to Sharjah and four to Dubai every week.
[ Myanmar Now ]Armed USDP supporters destroy homes of pro-NLD villagers in Kanbalu
Armed members of the military-allied Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) destroyed four homes in a village in Sagaing Region’s Kanbalu Township on Wednesday, according to local sources. About 50 USDP members and supporters carrying guns, sticks and knives gathered at the party’s office in Yi Dway village at 6am before proceeding to the homes…
[ SCMP ] Malaysian king says urgent parliamentary debate needed on Covid-19 exit strategy
Statement, which follows meeting of the heads of the country’s nine royal families, appears to contradict Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who said legislature could not sit until September Muhyiddin’s administration is under fire for its failure to control a third wave of the coronavirus despite having assumed vast powers by declaring a state of emergency
[ BusinessWorld ] The European Union and ASEAN are natural partners and have a common agenda
“The EU launched in April 2021 an Indo-Pacific strategy, with one key message: we want to step up our engagement and work with our partners to boost trade and investment, economic openness, and a sustainable approach to connectivity in the region. Besides being an economic powerhouse, the EU is also ready to be a political…
[ Politico ] Pentagon considering permanent naval task force to counter China in the Pacific
The Pentagon is considering establishing a permanent naval task force in the Pacific region as a counter to China’s growing military might, according to two people familiar with internal discussions. The plan would also involve creating a named military operation for the Pacific that would enable the defense secretary to allocate additional dollars and resources…
[ Yonhap News ] S. Korea to conduct Dokdo defense drill
South Korea was to stage an annual military exercise around its easternmost islets of Dokdo on Tuesday after Japan protested the planned drill and called off an agreed-upon summit between the two countries. The drill, named the East Sea Territory Protection Exercise, will involve the Navy, the Air Force and the Coast Guard, and be…
[ Radio Free Asia ] More Than 10,000 Displaced by Renewed Fighting in Myanmar’s Battle-Ravaged Chin State
More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Chin state amid renewed fighting between junta troops and anti-coup militias in the region, according to sources, who reported casualties from clashes on Tuesday. A refugee told RFA that thousands had fled Mindat township to the surrounding mountains and jungle to escape the fighting, which resumed…
Explosion near Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) Office in Taunggyi
Eleanor@Uniquenectar There was a bomb blast incidence near PNO office in Taunggyi today. These days there are alot of bomb blast attack in Taunggyi and SAC propagate them to accuse the innocent locals from Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June16Coup
Ward admin of Hlaing Tharyar township, Yangon shot. Military forces set up road blocks to check passerbys and cars in the township in reaction
Zin Nwai Phyu@zin_n_zin HlaingTharYar After Ward Admin of #HlaingTharyar tsp was shot dead this morning, SAC thugs checked the by passers and cars now in most places in #HlaingTharYar tsp now. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June16Coup#UnfetteredAccessForAids
Military forces allegedly tossed grenades and fired into a school in Myitkyina, Kachin State
Moe Myint Maw@MoeMyintMaw10 At BEHS 11, Myitkyina, Kachin state, SAC terrorists blew up three hand grenades and opened three gunfire at 12:45pm today. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June16Coup#UnfetteredAccessForAids
Artillery shelling by the military reported in Loi Kan, Shan State; villagers evacuated to Kutkai township’s refugee camp in Pangku
Lin Lett Thu@xxlltzz Following continuous heavy artillery firing by SAC terrorist forces, more than 120 Loi Kan villagers & 48 houses have fled to the Pangku IDPs camp in Kutkai Township. #UnfetteredAccessForAids#June16Coup#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
The military is reported to be recruiting 20 people (between 18 to 35 years old) per village to enlist to form local militia in Wakema, Ayayarwady. Enlisted men reportedly will be provided with one week military training.
hninwaithin@Hninwaithin95 Wakema, Ayeyarwady: SAC’s been demanding 20 people per village to enlist in their terrorist group. This is alarming as SAC might use them as Human Shields or forced them to kill fellow civilians for Junta’s benefit. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June16Coup Ro Nay San Lwin@nslwin WAKEMA, Ayeyarwady Region: SAC Terrorist Group has recruited 20 people (between 18 to…
[ Today ] Singaporean Dickson Yeo, who spied for China in the US, tried to gather info on Singapore for foreign handlers: ISD
A 40-year-old Singaporean who was previously jailed in the United States for spying for China has been served with a detention order under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for acting as a paid agent of a foreign state. He was arrested by ISD on Dec 30 last year upon his deportation from the United States,…
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[ News18 ] Chief minister of Myanmar’s Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, among 9,247 people taking refuge in Champhai, Mizoram, India
The chief minister of Myanmar’s Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, is among 9,247 people who have taken refuge in Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Chin, a state in Western Myanmar, shares its Western border with Mizoram. “The Chin state chief minister crossed…
[ Reuters ] Myanmar militia group halts attacks on troops; Suu Kyi ‘confident’ in court
A militia group in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah State announced a halt to attacks on military targets on Tuesday, after appeals from local communities to cease fighting that had damaged homes and displaced more than 100,000 people. The Karenni National Defence Force (KNDF), one of the largest of several civilian militias formed in recent weeks to…
Karreni army confirmed to have fought in the battle between Myanmar military and the Karreni PDF in Demoso on Jun 11
AMee@MayZawHtoo2 The funeral of Karenni army’s Lt. Col. Shaw Reh (B) Shaw Phe, killed during a clash between Myanmar’s military junta and the Karenni People’s Defence Force in Demoso, Kayah, on Jun 11, was held today (June 14) in the KNPP-controlled area. Photo: KnIC #WhatsHappengingInMyanmar
Artillery shelling reportedly around Hapkant township
Thet Hnin@ThetHnin091 At around 6 PM, Hpakant Township, #LoneKhin Village Tract; It is reported that heavy artillery shelling was heard in #Kansei village.(#Myanmar security forces). #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar#June15Coup