Myanmar Is Not a Failed State, But a Failed Coup
If Myanmar becomes a failed state it will only be because the outside world failed to come to the country’s aid.
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August 03, 2021
In this July 28, 2021, file photo, Buddhist monk wearing a face mask holds an oxygen tank for refill outside the Naing oxygen factory at the South Dagon industrial zone in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Since the military coup in Myanmar in February of this year, fears have grown that the country is becoming a failed state, or even sliding into all-out anarchy. While the murderous junta has certainly tried its best to drive the country to the brink of ruin, the fact is that it has not been able to do so. Myanmar is not a failed state, but a failed coup – thanks to the resourceful and resilient people of the country.
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Half of Myanmar’s Population Could Have COVID-19 in Two Weeks, UN Told
Charity workers carry the body of a COVID-19 victim in a village in Rakhine State s Pauktaw Township in July. / Myanmar Web Media
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By The Irrawaddy 30 July 2021
Britain’s UN ambassador warned on Thursday that half of Myanmar’s more than 54 million people could be infected with COVID-19 in the next two weeks. “The coup has resulted in a near total collapse of the healthcare system, and healthcare workers are being attacked and arrested,” Barbara Woodward told an informal Security Council discussion on Myanmar.
“The virus is spreading through the population, very fast indeed. By some estimates, in the next two weeks, half of the population of Myanmar could be infected with COVID,” she said.