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Sagaing, junta retreats sick w Covid, 12 civilians killed in 1 week, vacs for NUG coming in via Rangoon Aiport   https://www.irrawaddy.com/authors/the-irrawaddy   https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/at-least-12-civilians-killed-by-myanmar-junta-in-week.html   https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-shadow-government-plans-covid-19-vaccine-rollout.html   who wants to bet army won't take all??   8-27-2021    

Border crossings with Afghanistan--13 with Pakistan alone- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Border_crossings_of_Afghanistan    It could be that Afghan refugees have exhausted their strength and resources  getting to Kabul International Airport, or they can't back track and go to a land border, but pl  retweet or share this. It might save someone's life. 8-27-2021    

https://www.myanmar-now.org/en https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/dalan-was-killed-yuzana-city-08272021042256.html I don't know hpw this city became "taw" (royal)  in Burmese--Must be where military and top brass live. The humongous gate is "mil taste." https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/knu-military-council-camp-being-seized-08272021023433.html Note, PDF is flying US flag.  :) http://burmese.dvb.no/archives/484054 small contingent surprise by PDF while they were resting in forest, 3 huts burned, casualities unknown. sigh စစ်ကောင်စီလက်ထဲတွင် သေဆုံးသည့် မောင်စန်းဝင်းအောင် သတင်းမှားအလွှင့်ခံခဲ့ရ https://burma.irrawaddy.com/authors/%e1%80%a7%e1%80%9b%e1%80%ac%e1%81%80%e1%80%90%e1%80%ae Not true SACgave him chance to talk to family before he died. Instead, he was killed and family asked to come “ransom” his remains with cash, 1,000,000 kyat. Since his family was not r...

junta seizes 150 in 10 days + SAC killed--RFA 41 already tortured & killed etc     https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-seizes-around-150-civilians-in-10-days.html   https://www.myanmar-now.org/en   https://www.rfa.org/burmese   http://burmese.dvb.no/   Wife and daughter of arrested NLD seized when they came to deliver items for htaung win sar (food etc)   Bc of lack of time and "abundance of news" I won't be posting individual items any more.  If you read Burmese, also check last 2 sites daily.     at August 25, 2021  

Burma--arrested columnist faces life in prison, Tamu battle 17 SAC dead (total 79) + poor seek to sell kidneys https://www.irrawaddy.com/ https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/two-military-council-train-informants-killed-in-aungpan-08232021055511.html https://www.rfa.org/burmese/program_2/some-poor-people-try-to-sell-their-kidneys-08232021052439.html 8-23-2021  

Vietnamese Americans sponsor Afghans https://katu.com/news/local/local-vietnamese-americans-host-sponsor-afghan-refugee-families  

6 months after coup, 2000 junta troops have joined CDM https://burma.irrawaddy.com/news/2021/08/20/245359.html Civil Disobedience Movement.  

5 soldiers incld 1 officer defect from Magway junta arms factory. http://burmese.dvb.no/archives/482963 Of 15 defectors fr Magway, Burma junta arms factory, one shot and killed. 15 inlcd one officer armed with pistol. @POTUS @PentagonPresSec @cnnbrk @washingtonpost  

RSF has strongly condemned -- h ttps://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/rsf-reporters-coup-military-08212021125612.html RSF has strongly condemned Sole contributor Frontier Myanmar & VOA U Sithu Aung Myint and BBC presenter Htet Htet Khaing arrested while they were in hiding in Rangoon, whereabouts not known. @RSF_inter @POTUS @PentagonPresSec  

KNU vs SAC https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/knu-military-battle-08212021062510.html 8-21-2021 4 days of clashes 30 SAC killed.  

https://nypost.com/2021/08/20/afghan-resistance-fighters-take-back-territory-from-taliban/

Sanjay Gupta--co-existing with Covid https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/20/health/coronavirus-steps-to-coexist-gupta-wellness/index.html  

You Retweeted Parisa Hafezi @PHREUTERS · 17h The #Taliban have begun rounding up #Afghans on a blacklist of people they believe have worked in key roles with the previous Afghan administration or with U.S.-led forces that supported it, according to a report by a Norwegian intelligence group. Taliban are rounding up Afghans on blacklist - private intel report The Taliban have begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people they believe have worked in key roles with the previous Afghan administration or with U.S.-led forces that supported it, according... reuters.com  

Hiking family found dead with dog may have died due to toxic algae blooms. https://www.npr.org/2021/08/20/1029582815/california-family-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances-toxic-algae-may-be-to-blam Shld take care in areas with no cell phone service. Tell someone your destination and date you shld be back. 8-20-2021  

https://burma.irrawaddy.com/news/2021/08/19/245317.html

USA--Covid booster vaccines etc https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiECDmgzzOf3MluTm0BleBupgqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowyNj6CjDyiPICMJyFxQU?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen get the boosters and the flu shots at the correct time, 8 months after. So far only Moderna and Pfizer boosters available starting Sept 20.  (USA) Annual flu shot available, appts + walk in at CVS now. 8-19-2021  

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-resistance-landmines-kill-junta-troops-after-attack-on-power-line.html https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/sole-escapee-describes-downtown-yangon-raid-that-led-to-the-deaths-of-at-least-two-activists https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/expert-economists-militarys-management-of-myanmars-banking-system-is-catastrophic-and https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/the-apple-that-fell-in-44th-street Drunk soldiers taunt, kill civilian at Sagaing Region ferry port  ppl killed has passed 1000 mark AAPP. 5 links  

Ill effects of betel nut chewing-- https://www.bbc.com/news/health-31921207 pl post on yr FB pages It can cause stimulant effects similar to caffeine and tobacco use. It can also cause more severe effects including vomiting, diarrhea, gum problems , increased saliva, kidney disease, chest pain, abnormal heart beat, low blood pressure, shortness of breath and rapid breathing, heart attack, coma, and death. the quicklime can cause calcification of lungs. My cousin died of it. 8-18-2021 BETEL NUT: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions  

Abe Books is selling first editions of my poetry for $51--but you are better off buying them from me. https:// barnebys.com/auctions/lot/p elted-with-petals-the-burmese-poems-kyi-may-kaung-n6yPfM4fBHI I'm working on a 27th anniv edition--you can pre-order now. km\

How to help Afghan refugees-- I know everyone is having a hard time, but to be a refugee is worse, whether you be Burmese or Afghan or Syrian or anything else. You won't feel $20 but it may go a long way.  Better than to slather gold on a pagoda. At least this is a list vetted by CNN.    https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/world/iyw-how-to-help-afghan-refugees/index.html  

Another SAC sympathizer shot in middle of his forehead in his compound, Kamayut, Rangoon, Burma https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/kamayut-gun-shot-08172021070114.html NUG will soon announce long awaited D Day. https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/pdf-d-day-08172021092716.html  

Burma, Kamayut, Rangoon--Another SAC sympathizer shot in middle of his forehead, in his compound. Burma--Kamayut, Rangoon another SAC sympathizer shot in middle of forehead, https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/kamayut-gun-shot-08172021070114.html   So far over 200 have been killed,    

Special 13 border crossings w Pakistan alone! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Border_crossings_of_Afghanistan RT Pakistan has only reopened 2 so far #GetAMoveJoe @PentagonPresSec @ChiefPentSpox45 @DepPentPressSec  

NPR--Kabul Airport chaotic https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1028027315/u-s-embassy-staff-in-afghanistan-are-evacuated-to-kabuls-airport There is such a thing as leaving too late, or being unable to leave. Now Taliban is in Kabul, they can't be bombed. It's terrible. I don't know how US Army can get everyone out who is trapped in airport. One Vietnamese artist I interviewed said she only had one shoe on when got on heli when Saigon fell. Huong is now an artist who exhibits but never needs to sell a painting, her husband, a real estate developer built a big studio and museum/gallery just for her.  

Taliban have taken Kabul-- You Retweeted Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish · 46m Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country — in pictures https:// aje.io/jhsyub  

Burma, Waingmaw Kachin State-- SAC panics, wild shooting as attacked earlier by KIA-PDF. http:// mizzimaburmese.com/article/84950 @POTUS @PentagonPresSec @cnnbrk @washingtonpost