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Myanmar Junta Crony’s Firm Named Local Distributor for Huawei Solar Energy Products

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Burma

By Hein Htoo Zan

Global Star, a unit of junta crony U Win Aung’s Dagon Group, will distribute the Chinese giant’s FusionSolar products with the help of United Amara Bank.

Dyeing for Myanmar’s Revolution: CDM Cop and Others Find New Skills for New Life

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Features

By Khin Nadi

Sickened by the regime’s deadly crackdown, Ko Ye Naing quit the police and found a new life as an eco-printer teaching his skills to fellow CDM-ers.  

More Asian, European Firms Named as Suppliers of Fuel to Myanmar Regime’s Air Force

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Burma

By Hein Htoo Zan

Rights groups also said Swiss multinational Puma sold its Yangon port facilities, which handle fuel shipments, to the Myanmar military’s jet fuel distribution partner.

Myanmar Junta and Allies Killed in Resistance Attacks

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Burma

By Hein Htoo Zan

Regime outposts and bases are under attack across the key strategic state, according to resistance groups.

Myanmar Junta Waives Tax on Electricity Investment to Keep Lights On

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Move to attract foreign investment in grid hit by rolling blackouts since coup unlikely to succeed given risk from turmoil caused by military rule, say experts. 

Over 50 Myanmar Junta Forces Killed in Four Days of Resistance Attacks

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Sagaing, Mandalay, Magwe and Tanintharyi regions and northern Shan State.

At Least 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Clashes in Yedashe

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War Against the Junta

By Hein Htoo Zan

Bago’s Taungoo District PDF inflicted heavy losses on a military column that was returning from torching villages; it also recovered looted valuables from the soldiers.

The Crisis in Education Under Myanmar’s Military Rulers

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Burma

By NORA

A student-teacher boycott has left campuses deserted two years after the coup; the civilian NUG is struggling to salvage young people’s futures.

At Least 33 Myanmar Regime Forces Reported Killed in Three Days of Resistance Attacks

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Chin, Mon, Shan and Kachin states and Magwe, Mandalay and Sagaing regions.

Bamar Chauvinism Must End: 88 Generation Student Leader

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

A former student leader from 1988, U Mya Aye says all ethnic groups must be treated equally if Myanmar's problems are to end.

Candidates Emerge for New ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar

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Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

By The Irrawaddy

Bloc chair Indonesia poised to appoint latest diplomat tasked with solving the crisis, after 2 predecessors failed to curb regime violence that has killed nearly 3,000 opponents.

KIO Calls for Unified Offensive to Oust ‘Crisis-Hit’ Myanmar Junta 

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

Powerful Kachin ethnic group says resistance forces must join together as uprising against military rule escalates.

Myanmar’s Civilian Govt Raises $10 Million from Yangon Condo Presales

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Project to be built on military-owned land sells out in one day as NUG targets fund of $250 million to oust dictatorship. 

Indonesian Minister Says Myanmar Regime Not Qualified to Run Country

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Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

By The Irrawaddy

Investment Minister Luhut Panjaitan’s call for the junta to step aside is especially significant given Indonesia’s current status as ASEAN chair.

Revolutionary Armies Demand Unified Attacks on Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

New year’s messages from the Kachin Independence Organization and other armed groups have vowed to end military rule.