Cyclone Mocha devastated already vulnerable Rohingya communities in Myanmar. We hear about their plight as the junta moves forward with a pilot repatriation plan and the U.N. cuts their food aid. And the Thai government has had an accommodating relationship towards the junta. That will likely change with the Move Forward Party’s rise. We also have a rundown of this week’s headlines and the latest news from the ‘War Against the Junta.’

// Show Notes:

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// Stories mentioned in this episode:

// Livestock in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Decimated by Cyclone Mocha
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/livestock-in-myanmars-rakhine-state-decimated-by-cyclone-mocha.html

// Over 120 Myanmar Lawmakers Arrested by Regime Since Coup
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/over-120-myanmar-lawmakers-arrested-by-regime-since-coup.html

// Myanmar Junta Alerts Troops After Move Forward Party's Statements on Myanmar
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/the-world-myanmar/thai-pro-democracy-partys-electoral-victory-troubles-myanmar-junta.html

// Myanmar Junta Arrests Resistance Members Accused of Assassinations and Robberies
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-arrests-resistance-members-accused-of-assassinations-and-robberies.html

// Cyclone Mocha and Its Aftermath in Numbers
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/cyclone-mocha-and-its-aftermath-in-numbers.html

// Over 50,000 Displaced as Myanmar Regime Column Torches Sagaing Villages
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/over-50000-displaced-as-myanmar-regime-column-torches-sagaing-villages.html

// Myanmar Junta Releases Detained Rakhine Charity Leader
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/asia/myanmar-junta-releases-detained-rakhine-charity-leader.html

// Myanmar Junta Arrests Two People in Rakhine for ‘Links with Outlawed Media’
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-arrests-two-people-in-rakhine-for-links-with-outlawed-media.html