Monday, August 26, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

South Korean President to Visit Myanmar on Sept. 3

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 05:39 AM PDT

Moon Jae-in to meet with Myanmar President, State Counselor to discuss ways to enhance trade ties and boost South Korean investment.

Karenni Activists Charged in Loikaw, in Myanmar’s Kayah State

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 05:33 AM PDT

The Loikaw court officially charged six Karenni youth for calling state officials traitors to Karenni culture and identity over their support for a Gen. Aung San statue.

China’s Shadow Looms over Recent Attacks in Myanmar’s Shan State 

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 05:23 AM PDT

Can Beijing be considered an honest broker in Myanmar's ethnic conflicts? Military officials appear increasingly wary.

Myanmar Military Arrests 2 Brothers over Attack on Defense Academy

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 05:21 AM PDT

Brothers are teachers at a school in southern Shan State, but returned to their home near Pyin Oo Lwin, where the academy is located, on the day of the attack.

Wounded Myanmar Civilians Evacuated after Being Trapped for 10 Days

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 05:01 AM PDT

Villagers in Kutkai Township trapped by heavy fighting; Kutkai town now sheltering more than 2,000 IDPs amid rice shortage in rural areas, aid workers say.

Four Trapped in Collapsed, Flooded Coal Mine in Central Myanmar

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 04:19 AM PDT

Rescue workers were still trying to get to the miners, who became trapped when heavy rains flooded and then collapsed a mine in Minhla Township Sunday evening.

Militiamen Killed, Injured as Myanmar Rebels Continue Shan State Attacks

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 03:22 AM PDT

One Tatmadaw troop was killed and another was injured when rebels attacked a smuggling checkpoint between Theinni and Lashio townships Saturday, the Tatmadaw said.

Formal Peace Talks Will Resume in Step-by-Step Process: EAOs

Posted: 26 Aug 2019 02:52 AM PDT

At the end of the five-day conference, leaders of ethnic armed organizations called for continued political negotiations and an end to current fighting.

The Day the Burma Translation Society was Born

Posted: 25 Aug 2019 10:00 PM PDT

Seventy-two years ago today, the Burma Translation Society was formed to bring the world's culture and literature to the Burmese public.

EXPLAINER: Why are the Amazon Fires Sparking a Crisis for Brazil – and the World?

Posted: 25 Aug 2019 09:31 PM PDT

If another five percent of the forest burns, scientists warn it will trigger a cycle of forest dieback that turns earth's largest tropical rainforest into savannah.

Hong Kong Police Arrest 36, Youngest Aged 12, After Running Battles with Protesters

Posted: 25 Aug 2019 09:14 PM PDT

Police fired water cannons and volleys of tear gas in battles with brick-throwing protesters on Sunday, the second day of violent clashes in the Chinese-ruled city.

Tens of Thousands of Rohingya Mark ‘Genocide Day’ Amid Tensions in Bangladesh Camps

Posted: 25 Aug 2019 09:05 PM PDT

Some 100,000 gathered to pray Sunday, the two-year anniversary of the brutal Myanmar military crackdown that sent more than 730,000 Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh.

Orwell Urges British Publishers to Issue Historical Book on Japanese Rule in Myanmar

Posted: 25 Aug 2019 01:09 AM PDT

On Aug. 25, 1944, George Orwell—having been shunned by British publishers—penned a plea for the British Museum to publish a book on the Japanese occupation of Myanmar.
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