Friday, November 22, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Govt, NCA Signatories Eye Resumption of Formal Talks Next Month

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 06:46 AM PST

Government negotiators, ethnic groups that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement eye JICM meeting next month.

Myanmar Military: Two ARSA Militants Killed in Rakhine State

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 06:20 AM PST

Government forces say two ARSA members were killed and three captured in a skirmish near the Bangladesh border. 

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Mission to The Hague: Defending the Indefensible?

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 05:35 AM PST

The State Counselor has achieved broad support—including from the army—for her decision to defend Myanmar over the Rohingya case at the ICJ; but is it mission impossible?

Myanmar President to Brief Military, Civilian Leaders on Rakhine, Other Int’l Issues

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 05:06 AM PST

President U Win Myint invites military leaders, state/regional chief ministers and Union-level officials to discuss ICJ prosecution, other issues at meeting in Naypyitaw.

Myanmar Military Welcomes Chance to Contest Rohingya Charges

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 04:59 AM PST

The military says it will fully cooperate with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi when she heads to The Hague to contest Rakhine State genocide charges.

Civilian Killed as Myanmar Military Shells Village in Rakhine, Claims AA Attacked First

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 04:45 AM PST

The Myanmar military says its troops were returning fire when they shelled a village in Rathedaung, Rakhine State on Thursday, killing one civilian and injuring another.

Three Myanmar Workers Among Seven Killed in Construction Accident in Thailand

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 03:53 AM PST

A collapsing concrete slab has crushed three Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. The embassy has blamed faulty engineering.

Myanmar Govt: Workers at 9 Foreign Companies Have Organized Major Strikes in 2019

Posted: 22 Nov 2019 03:38 AM PST

Workers have launched long-term strikes over labor issues at nine foreign-owned companies so far this year, according to the Myanmar government.

Smart Cities Urged to Look ‘Beyond Rich, White Men’

Posted: 21 Nov 2019 10:14 PM PST

Drive to make greater use of technology in city planning risks excluding marginal groups, urban planning conference told.

In Thailand, Pope Condemns Exploitation of Women, Children, Migrants

Posted: 21 Nov 2019 09:32 PM PST

During first papal visit to Thailand since 1984, Francis condemns exploitation of women and children for sex tourism, trafficking of migrants and laborers.

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