Tuesday, September 10, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Into the Forest With Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 07:15 AM PDT

In the rainy season, Irrawaddy Region farmers venture into the mountains and battle mosquitoes and snakes to supplement their income by harvesting the popular food.

Activist Detained Over Karen Martyrs Day Commemoration

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 07:09 AM PDT

Naw Ohn Hla, chairwoman of the Karen Women's Union, was detained under unlawful assembly charges; after declining to request bail, she was taken to Insein Prison.

Two Decapitated Bodies Found in Market in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 05:55 AM PDT

Headless, mutilated bodies of Arakanese men dumped in Kan Htaung Gyi market; incident is latest in series of brutal, unsolved killings of civilians in northern Rakhine.

Ethnic Armed Group Drafts Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 04:46 AM PDT

The Restoration Council of Shan State is accused of engaging in forced recruitment in northern Shan after conscripting 10 Ta'ang civilians to join its military.

Curfew Continues in Northern Myanmar’s Kokang Over Concerns About Armed Conflict

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 04:22 AM PDT

Government officials have extended a long-running curfew in Kokang Self-Administered Zone again amid concerns about stability in northern Shan State.

Workers Protest Lack of Fishing Rights in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Region

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 03:41 AM PDT

Fishery workers' application for rights to fish in lakes rejected in favor of wealthy businessmen, they say.

Myanmar’s First Railroad to Get ADB-Assisted Upgrades

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 12:53 AM PDT

Upgrades to the Yangon-Pyay railroad—Myanmar's oldest—will reduce total travel time from 8 to 4.5 hours, the transport ministry says.

Ninety-Nine Malaysian Couples Tie the Knot on Auspicious Day

Posted: 09 Sep 2019 10:27 PM PDT

At a mass wedding held at a Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, the 99 couples took part in an annual rite for Chinese Buddhist couples looking to wed.

Typhoon Lashes Japanese Capital, One Dead, Power, Transport Disrupted

Posted: 09 Sep 2019 09:53 PM PDT

Deadly, record-breaking winds and stinging rain canceled 160 flights and scores of trains, brought landslides, destroyed one bridge and left 930,000 without power.

Huawei Drops Lawsuit Against US Over Seized Equipment: Court Filing

Posted: 09 Sep 2019 09:39 PM PDT

But, the company said, it is disappointed the US refused to provide a full explanation for the "arbitrary and unlawful" detention of the equipment for two years.

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