Saturday, September 7, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


No End in Sight to Myanmar Military, Northern Alliance Fighting

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 08:30 PM PDT

This week, The Irrawaddy discusses recent peace talks between armed rebels and the Myanmar military in China and the mounting civilian burden in northern Shan State.

The Day Gen Aung San Established the Myanmar Army

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 07:00 PM PDT

On this day in 1945, Gen. Aung San signed an agreement with the British in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy to establish the Myanmar army.

Recalling the Day When I Was Reborn

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 06:00 PM PDT

Life as I knew it ended when the military regime jailed me, but I left prison in 1999 with new strengths; many in Myanmar have undergone a rebirth of one kind or another.