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Myanmar Regime Seizes Bank Accounts of Soros Open Society Foundation
Myanmar Regime Seizes Bank Accounts of Soros Open Society Foundation
Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi holds talks with George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundation, in New York in September 2016. / Ministry of Information
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By The Irrawaddy 16 March 2021
The military regime has seized control of the bank accounts of billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundation (OSF) in Myanmar and announced that it will take legal action against the foundation, which is accused of violating restrictions on the activities of such organizations.
On Monday, military-controlled MRTV announced that the military had issued arrest warrants for 11 staff members of OSF Myanmar, including its head and deputy head, on suspicion of giving financial support to the civil disobedience movement against the military junta.
CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar
CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar
Anti-military regime protesters in front of the Chinese Embassy in Yangon on Feb 15. / The Irrawaddy
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By Aung Zaw 20 February 2021
China is feeling defensive. Facing daily protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, Ambassador Chen Hai insisted to local media on Monday that the current situation in Myanmar is “absolutely not what China wants to see”. With public anger growing in Myanmar toward Beijing over its perceived support for the military regime, he asserted that “Both the National League for Democracy and the Tatmadaw [Myanmar’s military] maintain friendly relations with China.”
Tycoons Close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interrogated by Myanmar Military
Tycoons Close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interrogated by Myanmar Military
U Zaw Zaw (left) and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (right) during a donation ceremony for the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine State in 2017.
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By The Irrawaddy 15 February 2021
Since the military staged a coup in Myanmar early this month, some well-known business tycoons close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi have been interrogated. U Zaw Zaw, U Chit Khaing and U Maung Weik have been taken to undisclosed locations and interrogated for several hours.
Donations Pour in as People of Myanmar Dig Deep to Help Cover Cost of Vaccine
Donations Pour in as People of Myanmar Dig Deep to Help Cover Cost of Vaccine
Myanmar medical staff in Yangon take nasal swab samples from truck drivers who need to travel for work reasons, at the Zero Mile point of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy
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By Zaw Zaw Htwe 12 January 2021
Yangon Contributions continue to pour in to help Myanmar’s government cover the cost of a COVID-19 vaccine. Individuals, tycoons, businesses and religious organizations responded immediately to a government request for help on Jan. 5.