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Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Reportedly Suffering Health Problems in Prison

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Since being moved to solitary confinement in June the formerly healthy State Counselor has developed heart and skin problems and her nutrition is poor, sources say.

Inequality, Discord and Insecurity in Myanmar’s ‘Sacrifice Zone’ 

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Guest Column

By Corporate Accountability Myanmar

Facilitated by militia and military leaders, rare earth extraction in Kachin State near China has serious health, social, environmental and sovereignty implications.

Medicine Shortages in Myanmar as Junta Controls US Dollar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Pharmacists say stocks are low and prices will rise because of the regime controls over the kyat’s value.

Myanmar People Fear for Suu Kyi’s Life After Move to Prison; World Largely Silent

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Burma

By Khin Nadi

While the State Counselor is known for her personal strength, her advanced age and the conditions she faces in solitary confinement raise fears she will not survive.

Myanmar’s Covid Crisis Needs Thai Cooperation for Cross-Border Vaccine Aid 

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Analysis

By Tom Fawthrop

The COVID-19 surge in Myanmar poses a super-spreader threat and without cross-border vaccination, Thailand could be at risk.

Junta Jails Myanmar’s COVID-19 Vaccine Chief for Protecting International Aid Money from Seizure

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Dr. Htar Htar Lin, director of Myanmar’s immunization program, sent back international aid money before the regime could seize it.

Myanmar Junta Reports 118 Omicron Cases

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime claims the spread is under control and the cases of the latest COVID-19 variant have almost all come from abroad and it is not spreading domestically.

Coup, COVID to Impoverish Nearly Half of Myanmar People by Early 2022: UN

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Poverty by early next year will be at levels not seen in more than 15 years, with a particularly sharp spike in urban areas, the UNDP predicts in its latest report.

Myanmar Junta Charges Two Leading Medics With Corruption

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Public health chiefs under the deposed civilian government, Dr. Htar Htar Lin and Dr. Soe Oo, are accused of returning COVID-19 funds to the United Nations.