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Read Now 17 The News For 17 February 2021 Yangon 24 Top 10 Viewed Top 10 Liked Top 10 Loved Top 10 Wowed Top 10 Sad Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time? 843 Commentary By Kyaw Zwa Moe The current popular uprising has the same goal as its failed predecessors—to end military rule. This time, however, conditions are different in several crucial ways. More than 100 People Injured During Myanmar Military's Crackdowns in Mandalay 991 Burma By Zaw Zaw Htwe Anti-regime protesters report being beaten and shot at by the police and armed forces. Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites 1.3k Burma By The Irrawaddy The hacking group is encouraging everyone to help hack government websites. People Line Up at Myanmar Military-Run Bank to Withdraw Cash for Second Day 1.3k Burma By The Irrawaddy Customers have been pulling cash from military-owned Myawaddy Bank branches since anti-coup protesters called for a boycott of firms tied to the armed forces. 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Get the top stories delivered to you daily… Subscribe me to the daily newsletter. Editorial & Opinion Commentary Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time? The current popular uprising has the same goal as its failed predecessors—to end military rule. This time, however, conditions are different in several crucial ways. Read Now Is Civil Disobedience Myanmar’s New Normal? Journalist Mon Mon Myat sees no evidence that the civil disobedience movement against Myanmar’s dictatorship is running out of steam. Defying Myanmar Military Regime in Harmony: Gen Z and Other Main Forces Along with older generations of protesters, the ousted NLD, and civil servants, tech-savvy Gen Z is showing creativity and resourcefulness in its resi In Myanmar, It’s Back to the Future … but Not Quite For the military regime, putting the democratic genie back in the bottle will not be as easy as it was in 1988. 29 October 2018 Videos 17 February 2021 Photos 17 February 2021 Cartoon Staff Writers & Photographers Aung Zaw The Irrawaddy Kyaw Phyo Tha The Irrawaddy Kyaw Zwa Moe The Irrawaddy Nan Lwin The Irrawaddy Nyein Nyein The Irrawaddy San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy Thet Ko Ko The Irrawaddy Wei Yan Aung The Irrawaddy Zaw Zaw The Irrawaddy Zaw Zaw Htwe The Irrawaddy Burma More More than 100 People Injured During Myanmar Military's Crackdowns in Mandalay Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites People Line Up at Myanmar Military-Run Bank to Withdraw Cash for Second Day Business More Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release Kirin Scraps Joint Venture With Myanmar Military-Owned Firm After Coup Sanctions Threat Already Having Chilling Effect on Business Activity in Myanmar In Person More Family of Police Crackdown’s Victim Urges Rooting Out Dictatorship Myanmar Religious, Political Figures Respond to Perceived Threat of Military Coup ‘A New Normal’: Key Figures in Myanmar Reflect on 2020 Opinion More Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time? 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