Monday, January 23, 2017

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


USDP Questions State Information Security

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 06:07 AM PST

'Because of the breach of security, it has now become to difficult to differentiate between good guys and bad guys,' said USDP chairman U Than Htay.

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US Women’s Marches Draw Nearly 3 Million Protesters

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 06:00 AM PST

The rallies in protest of Donald Trump's proposed policies also highlighted issues about the power dynamics between white and minority women.

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Rice Export Volume Drops

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 04:53 AM PST

The rice export volume declines this fiscal year due to flooding and a slowdown in demand from China.

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Special Investigation Bureau Probes Theft of 2.8 Billion Kyats

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 04:41 AM PST

'I know that there was an investigation, and the investigation report has already been submitted to the Union government,' says Dr. Aung Moe Nyo.

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Mon and Karen Armed Groups to Hold Talks Over Territory Clashes

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 04:35 AM PST

'Our intention now is to solve this conflict peacefully through dialogue,' says an NMSP spokesperson.

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Burmese Jaggery ‘A Reflection of Childhood’ for Local Entrepreneur

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 04:25 AM PST

Ma Cho Lei Aung transformed a traditional dessert into a bite-sized piece of nostalgia—her jaggery has become a story of traditional Burmese identity.

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Workers Rally for Labor Rights in Mandalay

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 02:09 AM PST

Hundreds of workers travel to Mandalay to protest with Panda Textile employees, filling the streets with their motorbikes.

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Burma Army Sues Students for Defamation

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 12:47 AM PST

Military's South Western command files complaint over satirical drama on conflict with ethnic armed groups.

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Demonstration in Mandalay After Teacher’s Death

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 10:49 PM PST

Protestors demand the government investigate the murder of schoolteacher U Aung Zin Tun and ensure safety of teachers in remote locations.

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Imagined Urban Futures of Rangoon

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 08:30 PM PST

Diana Huynh explores the possibilities for Rangoon's future development.

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Wa State Suffers as Fewer Chinese Come to Party

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 06:31 PM PST

The Wa State is now trying to diversify its economy, which relies heavily on China as a market for its exports of rubber and metals such as tin.

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National News

National News


Teachers call for better security after educator’s murder

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 11:45 PM PST

Teachers around the country demonstrated yesterday calling for better protection of educators after one of their colleagues was abducted and shot dead in Kachin State's Hpakant township.

Demonstrators take aim at section 66(d)

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 11:42 PM PST

Activists, lawyers and journalists gathered in Mahabandoola Park yesterday in a demonstration of solidarity against Myanmar's notorious defamation laws.

As possible restart of Tigyit coal plant looms, opposition rallies

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 11:37 PM PST

A youth organisation is calling on the government to scrap a controversial Shan State coal-fired power plant and invest instead in hydropower.

Panda Textile workers back on strike after last-minute revisions to negotiated truce

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 11:36 PM PST

Eight months and a failed negotiation attempt since the start of the Panda Textile Factory strikes, disgruntled workers are pressing the Union government to intervene in the dispute. The workers began protesting again yesterday over post-negotiation additions to their employment handbook made by the factory management.

Magwe Hluttaw enforces cellphone ban

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 11:34 PM PST

Tired of ringing cellphones disrupting hluttaw sessions, Magwe's deputy speaker is enforcing a ban. So much as bringing a mobile device into the Hluttaw Hall will now see offenders reprimanded or ejected from the session.

Transgender icon released as charge dismissed

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 11:24 PM PST

After four days in jail, transgender model Ma Myo Ko Ko San was released and the defamation case against her declared spurious as investigating officers found insufficient evidence to support the lawsuit.