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- New Kachin Party Eyes Electoral Triumph Next Year
- Renewed Fighting in Shan and Rakhine as Myanmar Military Lets Ceasefire Expire
- Myanmar Court Considers Bail for Defendant in Toddler Rape Case
- Rakhine State Parliament Votes to Investigate Civilian Deaths in AA-Myanmar Army Clashes
- Myanmar Energy Analysts Alarmed at Floating Power Plant Plans for Yangon
- Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Dismiss NLD’s Ethnic Affairs Committee as Pre-Election Ploy
- South Korea to Help Reform Myanmar’s Once Military-Controlled Administration
- Remembering Saffron: Of Monks and Military Men
- ‘My Soul’s Calling,’ Says Indonesian Police Officer Battling Forest Fires
- Hong Kong Leader Defends Police From Brutality Accusations
- From Myanmar to Gabon, Countries Turn to Nature to Cut Climate Risks
- The Assassination of Myanmar’s Communist Leader
| New Kachin Party Eyes Electoral Triumph Next Year Posted: 24 Sep 2019 06:48 AM PDT  The chief of the newly formed Kachin State People's Party, Dr. Manam Tu Ja, says next year's election could bring sweeping federal reforms and a chance of real peace. |
| Renewed Fighting in Shan and Rakhine as Myanmar Military Lets Ceasefire Expire Posted: 24 Sep 2019 06:44 AM PDT  Violence has broken out again in Shan and Rakhine states, with ethnic armed groups expressing surprise at the Myanmar military's refusal to extend its ceasefire. |
| Myanmar Court Considers Bail for Defendant in Toddler Rape Case Posted: 24 Sep 2019 06:36 AM PDT  Dekkhina Thiri District Court in Naypyitaw to rule Oct. 9 on whether driver Aung Gyi, thought by many to be a scapegoat in the case, will be granted bail. |
| Rakhine State Parliament Votes to Investigate Civilian Deaths in AA-Myanmar Army Clashes Posted: 24 Sep 2019 06:03 AM PDT  The Rakhine State parliament has voted to investigate the deaths of at least 80 civilians during recent violence between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military. |
| Myanmar Energy Analysts Alarmed at Floating Power Plant Plans for Yangon Posted: 24 Sep 2019 04:33 AM PDT  Electricity Ministry asked why it is opting for expensive LNG from a power ship in the Yangon River rather than investing in cheaper solar power. |
| Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Dismiss NLD’s Ethnic Affairs Committee as Pre-Election Ploy Posted: 24 Sep 2019 02:45 AM PDT  Ethnic leaders say the ruling party's new Ethnic Affairs Committee is evidence that the NLD would rather compete for votes than cooperate with ethnic parties. |
| South Korea to Help Reform Myanmar’s Once Military-Controlled Administration Posted: 24 Sep 2019 02:45 AM PDT  Myanmar's main public administration department has been under civilian control for less than a year. Now South Korea is stepping in to help the reform process. |
| Remembering Saffron: Of Monks and Military Men Posted: 24 Sep 2019 12:25 AM PDT  This month marks 12 years since thousands of monks protested against military misrule; The Irrawaddy revisits a 2014 commentary on the Saffron Revolution's legacy. |
| ‘My Soul’s Calling,’ Says Indonesian Police Officer Battling Forest Fires Posted: 23 Sep 2019 10:30 PM PDT  Indonesian volunteer firefighter uses buckets and branches to help put out Borneo forest fires that are choking swathes of Southeast Asia. |
| Hong Kong Leader Defends Police From Brutality Accusations Posted: 23 Sep 2019 10:14 PM PDT  HK leader Carrie Lam supports police for upholding rule of law, acknowledges 'long road ahead' to heal rifts in society amid anti-China protests. |
| From Myanmar to Gabon, Countries Turn to Nature to Cut Climate Risks Posted: 23 Sep 2019 09:59 PM PDT  Environmental resilience experts tout 'nature-based solutions' to climate change such as planting mangroves and forests at a meeting in New York. |
| The Assassination of Myanmar’s Communist Leader Posted: 23 Sep 2019 07:00 PM PDT  On this day in 1968, communist and rebel leader Thakhin Than Tun was betrayed and killed by a comrade after 20 years fighting the Myanmar government. |
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