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Junta Watch: Yet Another Top-Level Trip to Russia; ex-UK Envoy Becomes a ‘Hostage’; and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the regime revived a failed method for reining in gold prices and—with online propaganda channels getting harder to find—unveiled a homegrown ‘YouTube’.

Junta Watch: Plans for Facebook Substitute Unveiled; Military Admits Coup, and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the Myanmar military’s fuel monopoly began to take shape, and the regime and its ally Moscow agreed to open consulates in each other’s countries.

Police Colonel Jailed for Condemning Myanmar Junta’s Attack on Protesters

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Lt Col Zaw Win Ko posted criticism on Facebook of the notorious Yangon vehicle-ramming attack in December.

Myanmar Junta Raises SIM and Internet Taxes to Silence Opposition

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime increases commercial tax by 20,000 kyats (US$11) on SIMs and a 15 percent tax on internet service providers’ income.

Cambodian Leader Draws People’s Fury as He Arrives in Junta-Ruled Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Hun Sen’s two-day visit is the first by a foreign leader since the coup; he was denounced at protests inside Myanmar and online for engaging with the military regime.

Facebook Extends Ban on Myanmar Military-Linked Firms

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The social-media giant has removed more pages belonging to businesses with links to Myanmar’s junta.

Ousted Suu Kyi, President to Serve Sentences Under House Arrest: Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The two were jailed for four years on Monday but the junta chief commuted their sentences to two years’ house arrest; the move was widely dismissed as a PR stunt.

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Junta Watch: Yet Another Top-Level Trip to Russia; ex-UK Envoy Becomes a ‘Hostage’; and More

Junta Watch: Plans for Facebook Substitute Unveiled; Military Admits Coup, and More

Police Colonel Jailed for Condemning Myanmar Junta’s Attack on Protesters

Myanmar Junta Raises SIM and Internet Taxes to Silence Opposition

Cambodian Leader Draws People’s Fury as He Arrives in Junta-Ruled Myanmar

Facebook Extends Ban on Myanmar Military-Linked Firms

Ousted Suu Kyi, President to Serve Sentences Under House Arrest: Myanmar Junta