The Irrawaddy Magazine |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:17 PM PST YANGON — Here is a look back to some of the most-read stories published by The Irrawaddy in 2017. The list includes features, opinion pieces and interviews covering the full range of issues confronting Myanmar, from headline-grabbing political intrigues and diplomatic tensions, to development and business affairs, social and gender issues as well as human interest stories about people, places and the arts. It's been a year that was at different times exhilarating and disheartening, but always fascinating. We trust you found the journey as engaging as we did covering it. FEATURES  Housekeeper Recalls Swimmer who Surprised Suu Kyi's House Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's caretaker recalls her time with the democracy icon when she was under house arrest, including the strange visit by the American John Yettaw. Burma's 200-Mile Shopping Trip A tribe from the foothills of the Himalayas treks nearly two weeks across Kachin State to buy and sell foodstuffs in the Putao market. Taxi Driver U Nay Win, A True Citizen 'I'll impress upon my children the spirit of their father—to be helpful to anyone and to be good citizens,' said Ma Su Thet Khaing, U Nay Win's widow.
COMMENTARY  Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Trend of Silence Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains noticeably silent on human rights issues lately, causing people to question her allegiance to the people. If powerful figures were involved in the killing, the mastermind behind the lawyer's murder may never be brought to justice. The Reality in Rakhine and Myanmar's Complex Political Conundrum If the internatioal community wants to see a stable Myanmar, it needs to help the government halt the violence in Rakhine and implement Kofi Annan's recommendations. Britain is Still Being Beastly to its Former Colony Myanmar The misdemeanor of Britain's foreign secretary is just the tip of the iceberg of bullying of Myanmar by its ex-colonizer. |
