The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Four Students Killed in Truck Accident En Route to Exam
• State Counselor to Meet UNFC’s Peace Negotiation Team
• Displaced Civilians Endure Camp Hardships, Resent Armies on Both Sides
• School Headmaster Arrested for ‘Unnatural Offenses’
• 18 Million Methamphetamine Pills Seized in Arakan State Last Year
• Construction Company Owner Sentenced to Five Years for Fraud
• Bangladesh Calls for Efforts to Curb Influx of Refugees
• Ten Things to do in Rangoon This Week

Four Students Killed in Truck Accident En Route to Exam Posted: 21 Feb 2017 06:50 AM PST Four students and the truck's driver were killed, while 17 people were injured in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State. The post Four Students Killed in Truck Accident En Route to Exam appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

State Counselor to Meet UNFC’s Peace Negotiation Team Posted: 21 Feb 2017 06:41 AM PST Although a date has yet to be decided upon, the meeting will reportedly take place in early March. The post State Counselor to Meet UNFC's Peace Negotiation Team appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Displaced Civilians Endure Camp Hardships, Resent Armies on Both Sides Posted: 21 Feb 2017 06:34 AM PST IDP camp residents in northern Shan State complain of forced labor, beatings by soldiers, and the lack of food and jobs while they wait for war to end. The post Displaced Civilians Endure Camp Hardships, Resent Armies on Both Sides appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

School Headmaster Arrested for ‘Unnatural Offenses’ Posted: 21 Feb 2017 04:55 AM PST Local police in Myaungmya Township arrest a village school headmaster for allegedly sexually abusing his male students. The post School Headmaster Arrested for 'Unnatural Offenses' appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

18 Million Methamphetamine Pills Seized in Arakan State Last Year Posted: 21 Feb 2017 01:39 AM PST Arakan State police arrested 149 suspected methamphetamine drug dealers—127 men and 22 women—and filed 88 court cases in 2016. The post 18 Million Methamphetamine Pills Seized in Arakan State Last Year appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Construction Company Owner Sentenced to Five Years for Fraud Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:41 PM PST A court in Rangoon's Latha Township sentences U Kyaw Myint, former owner of Father Land Construction, to five years in prison with labor for fraud. The post Construction Company Owner Sentenced to Five Years for Fraud appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Bangladesh Calls for Efforts to Curb Influx of Refugees Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:32 PM PST Bangladesh's foreign minister says the arrival of refugees from Burma is having an adverse impact on the local population and undermining security. The post Bangladesh Calls for Efforts to Curb Influx of Refugees appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Ten Things to do in Rangoon This Week Posted: 20 Feb 2017 06:40 PM PST Boats, books, jobs, and electronic dance music: This week features river cruises, a book fair, a job fair, an EDM festival, and more. The post Ten Things to do in Rangoon This Week appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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