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A few stories:

When the deafening roar of airstrikes drowns out the sound of school bells
As the rest of the world mourns the passing of a monarch, Myanmar is again left to grieve the loss of innocents alone
As world leaders descended on London over the weekend to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her state funeral on Monday, people in Myanmar—a country more than 5,000 miles away—were mourning deaths that went unnoticed by those same leaders.

Last Friday, the junta that seized power in the former British colony launched airstrikes and a ground assault on the village of Letyetkone, in the country’s north-central Sagaing Region. In that village was a school located inside a Buddhist monastery. Predictably, many civilians died in the attack—at least 13 by the latest count, including seven children.

Photos taken by a local to document the aftermath of this latest atrocity went viral on social media over the weekend.
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/whe ... hool-bells

Thousands of civilians displaced by Myanmar army attacks on Khin-U villages
A junta unit attacked by the resistance with explosives returns to torch area villages, forcing locals to flee their homes

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Thousands of villagers have been displaced by recent military assaults on Sagaing Region’s Khin-U Township, according to local sources.

Members of the anti-junta resistance said that a 70-soldier column in western Khin-U and a 200-soldier unit in the east have been perpetrating the attacks.

The first column targeted villages along the highway connecting Khin-U with Ye-U Township, which lies to the west. On Wednesday at 10am they arrived at the community of Thagara Myo Thit, some eight miles from Khin-U’s administrative centre.

A clash with local defence forces broke out at the village’s entrance, with no casualties reported by the resistance, who were forced to withdraw.
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/tho ... u-villages

Revolution Against Myanmar Junta Will Strengthen in Dry Season: KNU
The Karen National Union (KNU) was founded in 1947 and its armed wings, the Karen National Liberation Army and Karen National Defense Organization, are fighting Myanmar’s junta in Karen and Mon states and Bago and Tanintharyi regions.

After the February 2021 coup, the KNU has given military training to activists who want to fight the regime and has fought alongside resistance groups.

By August, the KNU said it had been involved in around 6,356 clashes with junta forces, killing 5,125 regime troops and its allies and injuring an estimated 4,174 soldiers while losing 137 resistance fighters.

The KNU is working with the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), a coalition of political groups opposing the junta, and the civilian National Unity Government (NUG) to establish a federal union.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/int ... n-knu.html
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Absolutely terrible news about the kids. Not the first either :(

I return to work in Mandalay in north Burma in about 2 weeks from now. The increasing levels of violence against the civilian population means that maybe 50% of young students receive no education (their teachers have either been arrested or run away). I have 'reactivated' my Android app which enables Burmese students/local teachers to download learning videos, audio and image files to their mobile phone for offline learning.
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will the world EVER hold the Junta responsible for crimes against humanity?


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The first line and the one who should be spearheading the effort is ASEAN, with Cambodia’s HE as it’s president. Get him to magically change, then the world can follow.

Also, Burma is an ethnically diverse country, with many different minorities. Military force is the quickest, easiest way to hold a country together. From ancient empires to modern kingdoms/sultanates, etc.

As long as ASEAN supports the junta, there will be nothing for them to fear. ASEAN (and the world) will keep throwing them lifelines until then.

Sorry. My opinions.
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newkidontheblock wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:28 pm The first line and the one who should be spearheading the effort is ASEAN, with Cambodia’s HE as it’s president. Get him to magically change, then the world can follow.

Also, Burma is an ethnically diverse country, with many different minorities. Military force is the quickest, easiest way to hold a country together. From ancient empires to modern kingdoms/sultanates, etc.

As long as ASEAN supports the junta, there will be nothing for them to fear. ASEAN (and the world) will keep throwing them lifelines until then.

Sorry. My opinions.
We are about 18 months post-coup. Independent UN analysts say that the junta are now only in full control of 17% of Myanmar territory. 52% is fully under the control of either ethnic groups fighting the junta, or the 'real' government NUG. The rest of the territory (31%) is currently being fought over. Despite overwhelming 'fire-power' from the military, they are slowly losing the fight. This is really down to their soldiers, who seem to be getting tired of being used as cannon fodder. Perhaps those 20 lane roads in Naypyitaw will finally be used as aircraft runways to spirit away the military chiefs to their tropical retirement island.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:37 pm Myanmar court rules enough evidence against Sean Turnell and Aung San Suu Kyi for trial to proceed
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Australia's Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, has rejected a Myanmar court's ruling that is allowing the continuation of a trial against Australian economist Sean Turnell on charges of violating the country's official secrets law.

The court ruled prosecutors presented sufficient evidence against Mr Turnell, ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and three other defendants for the trial to proceed.

Senator Wong released a statement on Friday evening, calling for Mr Turnell's immediate release.

"We will continue to advocate for Professor Turnell's interests and well-being and will not stop until he is safely back with his family," the statement said.

Mr Turnell had served as an adviser to Ms Suu Kyi, who was arrested when her elected government was ousted by the army on February 1, 2021.

The military's takeover triggered peaceful nationwide protests that security forces quashed with lethal force, triggering armed resistance that some UN experts now characterise as civil war.

Mr Turnell was arrested in Yangon, the largest city, a few days after the military seized power.

He is being tried in the capital, Naypyidaw, with Ms Suu Kyi and three former cabinet members charged in the same case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-10/ ... /101144702
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Australian academic Sean Turnell sentenced to three years’ jail after secret trial in Myanmar
Economic adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was accused by military leaders of having confidential papers
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Last modified on Thu 29 Sep 2022 11.32 BST
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Australian academic Sean Turnell who served as her advisor have been sentenced to three years in prison after a closed trial in Myanmar, according to reports.

Turnell, an economist at Sydney’s Macquarie University, was first detained last year on 6 February, a few days after the military ousted Myanmar’s elected government, plunging the country into chaos.

Turnell was later charged with violating Myanmar’s official secrets act, and over the past year has appeared alongside codefendants including the ousted leader and three of her former cabinet members.

A source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, told Reuters that Turnell and the ousted leader had been given “three years each, no hard labour”. Both had pleaded not guilty.

The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, rejected the court ruling and called for Turnell’s immediate release.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... in-myanmar
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U.S. sanctions target Myanmar junta-linked businessman for procuring Russian-made weapons

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WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Myanmar businessman and two others involved in procuring Russian-made weapons from Belarus for the junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country early last year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

The military staged a coup in February 2021, detaining democratic leaders including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, then violently suppressed protests, sparking a spiraling conflict.

The U.S. Treasury said in a statement it was imposing sanctions on Myanmar businessman Aung Moe Myint, the son of a military officer who it said facilitated arms deals including for missiles and aircraft, as well as a company he founded, Dynasty International Company Limited, and two of its directors.
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newkidontheblock wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:28 pm The first line and the one who should be spearheading the effort is ASEAN, with Cambodia’s HE as it’s president. Get him to magically change, then the world can follow.

Also, Burma is an ethnically diverse country, with many different minorities. Military force is the quickest, easiest way to hold a country together. From ancient empires to modern kingdoms/sultanates, etc.

As long as ASEAN supports the junta, there will be nothing for them to fear. ASEAN (and the world) will keep throwing them lifelines until then.

Sorry. My opinions.
What do you want the PM to do to the Burmese military? Aren't most countries in ASEAN some kind of junta anyways, what would they get out of messing w Burma?
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As long as ASEAN supports the junta
WRONG as usual for new kid: None of the members of ASEAN actively support the coup, they just dont want say/do anything for fear the citizens of their country will question what their leaders are doing

the pot calling the kettle black


Junta adds three-year term to Suu Kyi's prison time, bringing total to 26 years
Myanmar’s military council sentenced detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to two more three-year prison terms on Wednesday for corruption, to be served concurrently.

The convictions are related to allegations against Suu Kyi made by businessman Maung Weik in March 2021, who in testimony recorded by the junta accused the State Counsellor of accepting more than US$550,000 in bribes on the four occasions they met between 2018 and 2020.

Suu Kyi’s total prison term for 14 convictions currently stands at 26 years. She is still facing five more charges related to corruption.
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