Thursday, August 8, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Ominous Rumblings in Myanmar’s ‘Abode of Kings’

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 07:42 AM PDT

The generals who built Naypyitaw will not be forced from it via charter change; can the city's old and new residents work together to manage a transition to democracy?

Hotels in Myanmar’s Capital Struggling to Survive

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 05:19 AM PDT

In the Naypyitaw Hotel Zone, in Myanmar's sleepy administrative capital, 'doing fine' generally means incurring only small annual loses, hoteliers say.

Sedona Hotel Brings Taste of China to Myanmar

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 04:47 AM PDT

If you're in Myanmar's commercial capital this mid-autumn but craving a festive Chinese treat, you're in luck. The Sedona Hotel offers nine flavors of Chinese mooncake.

Japanese Firms to Push Growth in Myanmar Insurance Market

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 04:06 AM PDT

With foreign companies receiving the green light to partner with local insurers, Japanese firms are taking the lead in growing Myanmar's insurance market.

Floods Displace Scores Across S. Myanmar

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 03:46 AM PDT

A deep tropical depression over India has brought heavy monsoon rains to Myanmar this week, displacing tens of thousands across regions in southern Myanmar.

Myanmar’s ’88 Uprising Veterans Call for Military’s Full Withdrawal from Politics

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 03:34 AM PDT

At an event to mark the 31st anniversary of Myanmar's mass protests against dictatorship, ex-student leaders say the movement's democratic goals have yet to be achieved.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Myanmar Military Officer

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 03:34 AM PDT

U Hla Swe, former Tatmadaw lieutenant-colonel and USDP representative in Myanmar's Upper House, has been charged with sedition.

Suu Kyi-led Rakhine Development Agency Says UN Report ‘Intended to Harm’ Myanmar

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 02:59 AM PDT

The report accused a public-private partnership program led by Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of contributing to international crimes against humanity.

Myanmar Govt Pushing At-Work Lactation Rooms for Nursing Mothers

Posted: 08 Aug 2019 02:08 AM PDT

In Myanmar, where over half of all mothers breastfeed for the recommended first six months, private-sector workers are entitled to just 14 weeks of maternity leave.

The Day Gen. Aung San Left in Search of an Ally against the British

Posted: 07 Aug 2019 09:56 PM PDT

On this day in 1940, Gen. Aung San sailed for China on a journey that would lead to the birth of Myanmar's first modern army and launch his fight against British rule.

The Day Myanmar Fought for Democracy

Posted: 07 Aug 2019 06:51 PM PDT

August 8, 1988 holds a special place in the modern history of Myanmar—a day when nearly every citizen took to the streets to demand democracy from a tyrannical regime.

The Women of 1988

Posted: 07 Aug 2019 06:29 PM PDT

On this historic day, read the stories of seven Myanmar women spanning several generations that helped shape the '88 uprising and the democracy movement it spawned.

30 Years on, the Mission of Regime Change Remains a Work in Progress

Posted: 07 Aug 2019 05:59 PM PDT

Thirty years on, which aims of Myanmar's '88 uprising have been realized and which remain to be achieved, asks The Irrawaddy English Editor Kyaw Zwa Moe in this 2018 op-ed.

Unexploded Firebomb Discovered in Thai Capital

Posted: 07 Aug 2019 05:45 PM PDT

Thai authorities recovered an unexploded firebomb at the popular Prathunam market in central Bangkok on Wednesday—leftovers, they say, from a recent explosion.

Chinese Ship Heads Away from Vietnam in South China Sea Standoff

Posted: 07 Aug 2019 05:43 PM PDT

A Chinese survey ship embroiled in a tense, month-long standoff with Vietnam has turned away from a Vietnamese exclusive economic zone, a US-based think tank says.
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