Myanmar Junta Just Buying Time: NUG Foreign Minister
NUG foreign minister Daw Zin Mar Aung. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 3 May 2021
Daw Zin Mar Aung, foreign minister of the National Unity Government (NUG) formed by elected lawmakers to rival the military junta, recently talked to The Irrawaddy about the role of Asean in Myanmar’s political crisis, possible negotiations between the regime and the NUG, international pressure on the junta and the NUG’s cooperation with ethnic armed organizations.
People have criticized the consensus reached at the Asean summit on Myanmar. What do you say as the NUG’s foreign minister?
Myanmar Regime Aircraft Bomb Kachin Villagers
Teenagers unload supplies for a temporary camp in Momauk, Kachin State. / Bhamo Platform
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By The Irrawaddy 29 April 2021
Myanmar’s military has launched airstrikes for six days on Momauk Township, Kachin State, forcing villagers to flee, according to the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC).
Frequent air raids followed fierce fighting between the regime’s forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Fighting has intensified near Myothit and Kon Law villages after the KIA occupied the strategic Alaw Bum base near the Chinese border and attacked two police outposts and a military base at Tarpein Bridge in Momauk Township in late March and early April.