The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Child Abuse on the Rise, Says Mon Human Rights Group
• Northern Alliance Member Rejects Defense Ministry Report on Kokang Conflict
• Trial Begins for Men Charged in Prominent NLD Lawyer’s Assassination
• Rangoon Chief Minister: Alcohol, For-Profit Pavilions Banned this Thingyan
• MCDC Receives Two Billion Kyats in Tender Applications for Thingyan Pavilions
• Hundreds Suffer Food Poisoning After Ordination Ceremony
• UN Launches Fact-Finding Mission on Burma
• China’s AgBank Says Building Anti-Money Laundering Center After US$215 Million Fine
• At Least 15 Arrested for Armed Attack Plot in Maungdaw
• The Last Pipe-Makers of Belu Island

Child Abuse on the Rise, Says Mon Human Rights Group Posted: 24 Mar 2017 07:59 AM PDT A report by the Human Rights Foundation Monland (HURFOM) says sexual violence against girls has increased dramatically since 2013 in southeast Burma. The post Child Abuse on the Rise, Says Mon Human Rights Group appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Northern Alliance Member Rejects Defense Ministry Report on Kokang Conflict Posted: 24 Mar 2017 07:52 AM PDT Brig-Gen Tar Phone Kyaw of the TNLA—an ally of the Kokang MNDAA—rejects a defense ministry report claiming 28 Kokang casualties in fighting. The post Northern Alliance Member Rejects Defense Ministry Report on Kokang Conflict appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Trial Begins for Men Charged in Prominent NLD Lawyer’s Assassination Posted: 24 Mar 2017 07:35 AM PDT Rangoon's Northern District Court commences examination of the assassination of lawyer U Ko Ni. The post Trial Begins for Men Charged in Prominent NLD Lawyer's Assassination appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Rangoon Chief Minister: Alcohol, For-Profit Pavilions Banned this Thingyan Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:36 AM PDT U Phyo Min Thein reiterates that Rangoon residents should rediscover the traditional way of celebrating Thingyan by donating and volunteering. The post Rangoon Chief Minister: Alcohol, For-Profit Pavilions Banned this Thingyan appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

MCDC Receives Two Billion Kyats in Tender Applications for Thingyan Pavilions Posted: 24 Mar 2017 04:55 AM PDT In a more 'traditional' celebration of Burma's water festival, Mandalay will reduce the number of pavilions around the palace moat from 40 to 24. The post MCDC Receives Two Billion Kyats in Tender Applications for Thingyan Pavilions appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Hundreds Suffer Food Poisoning After Ordination Ceremony Posted: 24 Mar 2017 04:48 AM PDT About 400 people are hospitalized after eating at a Buddhist ordination ceremony in Myaungmya Township, Irrawaddy Division. The post Hundreds Suffer Food Poisoning After Ordination Ceremony appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UN Launches Fact-Finding Mission on Burma Posted: 24 Mar 2017 04:23 AM PDT The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva adopts resolution to send fact-finding mission with a focus on human rights abuses in northern Arakan State. The post UN Launches Fact-Finding Mission on Burma appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China’s AgBank Says Building Anti-Money Laundering Center After US$215 Million Fine Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:12 AM PDT AgBank announces three-year plan for center days after it suspended an account used to fund ethnic rebels fighting the Burma Army. The post China's AgBank Says Building Anti-Money Laundering Center After US$215 Million Fine appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

At Least 15 Arrested for Armed Attack Plot in Maungdaw Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:15 PM PDT Seven of those detained are suspected of attending a military training camp in northern Arakan State. The post At Least 15 Arrested for Armed Attack Plot in Maungdaw appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

The Last Pipe-Makers of Belu Island Posted: 23 Mar 2017 07:45 PM PDT The dwindling cottage industry relies on a handful of people in Ywalut village of Mon State's Chaungzon Township to keep it alive. The post The Last Pipe-Makers of Belu Island appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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