In this week’s episode of The Irrawaddy Newscast we hear about the state of Myanmar’s extractive industry. And volunteers in Chinland struggle to provide healthcare to residents. We speak to some of those doctors. Plus, we also have a rundown of this week’s headlines and the latest news from the ‘War Against the Junta.’

// Show Notes:

// Contact the show: justin.higginbottom@irrawaddy.org

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// Chin Health Organization
https://chinhealthorganization.org/

// This week we speak to Clancy Moore of Transparency International Australia
https://transparency.org.au/

// Chinese mines a $700 million USD jackpot for Myanmar military
https://www.pwyp.org.au/publications/15102021chinese-mines-a-700-million-usd-jackpot-for-myanmar-military

// Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
https://aappb.org/

// Stories mentioned in this episode:

// Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/price-control-panel-fails-to-stem-myanmars-growing-food-crisis.html

//Myanmar Junta Suffers Heavy Casualties, Defections in Battle for Karen Hilltop
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-junta-suffers-heavy-casualties-defections-in-battle-for-karen-hilltop.html

// Myanmar Regime to Arm Civil Servants
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-to-arm-civil-servants.html

// New Myanmar Junta Defense Minister in Russia to Boost Bilateral Ties
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/new-myanmar-junta-defense-minister-in-russia-to-boost-bilateral-ties.html

// Terror Campaign Intensifies in Sagaing Region as Myanmar Junta Fights to Hang On
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/terror-campaign-intensifies-in-sagaing-region-as-myanmar-junta-fights-to-hang-on.html

// At Least 400 Flood-hit Villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Need Urgent Aid
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/at-least-400-flood-hit-villages-in-myanmars-rakhine-state-need-urgent-aid.html

// US Bank Sanctions Will Harm Myanmar Junta War Efforts: Economist
https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/us-bank-sanctions-will-harm-myanmar-junta-war-efforts-economist.html

// Child Killed as Myanmar Junta Shells Villages Around Chinese-Owned Mine
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/child-killed-as-myanmar-junta-shells-villages-around-chinese-owned-mine.html

// 25 Dead After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/25-dead-after-myanmar-jade-mine-landslide.html

// Myanmar Officials Arrest Nearly 150 Rohingya Attempting to Flee
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-officials-arrest-nearly-150-rohingya-attempting-to-flee.html

// As Myanmar Currency Crisis Deepens, Junta Shuts More Money-Exchange Businesses
https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/as-myanmar-currency-crisis-deepens-junta-shuts-more-money-exchange-businesses.html

// Foreign Investment in Myanmar Continues Post-Coup Plunge, Drops 60%
https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/foreign-investment-in-myanmar-continues-post-coup-plunge-drops-60.html

// Myanmar Junta Troops Kill, Mutilate 6 Villagers in Sagaing
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-troops-kill-mutilate-6-villagers-in-sagaing.html

// Myanmar Junta Suffers Heavy Losses in Failed Offensive: KNU
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-junta-suffers-heavy-losses-in-failed-offensive-knu.html

// Myanmar Junta Firebombing Villages on Key Sagaing-Magwe Route
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-firebombing-villages-on-key-sagaing-magwe-route.html