| Thailand Returns 55 Victims of Human Trafficking to Myanmar Posted: 18 Oct 2019 06:44 AM PDT  Thai officials oversee the return of 55 Myanmar victims of human trafficking, the first group to come home under a bilateral agreement. |
| Karen, Mon Forces Discuss Fighting on Thai-Myanmar Border Posted: 18 Oct 2019 06:39 AM PDT  After clashes this week at the Three Pagodas Pass, the Mon National Liberation Army and Karen National Liberation Army have agreed to stop fighting. |
| KIO, Myanmar Peace Team Discuss Truce, IDPs Posted: 18 Oct 2019 06:10 AM PDT  The Kachin Independence Organization and the Myanmar government met for peace talks Thursday as tensions between the military and allied ethnic armed groups remain high. |
| Myanmar’s Oil, Gas, Mining Sectors Need More Reform, Says Transparency Watchdog Posted: 18 Oct 2019 04:38 AM PDT  The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says Myanmar has improved accountability for the oil, gas and mining sectors but called for reform to military and state-owned companies. |
| Yangon Stock Exchange Due to Let Myanmar-Based Foreigners Trade Posted: 18 Oct 2019 04:28 AM PDT  The Yangon Stock Exchange says foreign expats will be allowed to trade as it opens up to international markets in order to give stagnating trade a boost. |
| Mediterranean in Myanmar: Olea Restaurant Adds New Spanish Delights to Its Menu Posted: 18 Oct 2019 04:10 AM PDT  Chef Lluis Cantons Pesarrodona has designed an updated menu for the popular Olea Mediterranean Restaurant in Myanmar's largest city. |
| Death of a Kachin Leader Who Narrowly Missed Myanmar’s Presidency Due to a Coup Posted: 17 Oct 2019 10:40 PM PDT  On this day in 1971, Kachin leader Sima Duwa Sinwa Naung died aged 57. When the military seized power in the 1962 coup, he was days away from being sworn in as president. |
| Houses Torched, Hundreds Left Homeless Near Site of Indonesia’s New Capital Posted: 17 Oct 2019 10:26 PM PDT  Conflict between two Indonesian communities reignites near the site of the country's planned new capital, leaving hundreds homeless due to arson. |
| Thai Opposition Protests Emergency Troop Transfer to King Posted: 17 Oct 2019 10:19 PM PDT  A Thai opposition party has objected to a decree, endorsed by parliament, giving the country's king direct control of two army units. |
| Malaysia Works to Clear Ports of Plastic Waste Shipments Posted: 17 Oct 2019 09:57 PM PDT  Malaysian ports have upped scrutiny after a ban in China sent huge inflows of plastic waste shipments to its shores; many of the vessels lack the required permits. |
| Satellite Images Reveal China’s Aircraft Carrier ‘Factory’ Posted: 17 Oct 2019 09:42 PM PDT  China has nearly finished a vast harbor near Shanghai as a space to build and dock a new class of large aircraft carriers; construction of the first is under way. |
| AA Claims Myanmar Military Deploys Helicopters After Taking Major Losses Posted: 17 Oct 2019 07:24 AM PDT  The Arakan Army claims the Myanmar military has suffered over 40 casualties in the past week and local residents say the army has now deployed helicopters in the area. |
| Myanmar’s Mytel Removes Shwedagon Cells Amid Unpaid Rent Claims Posted: 17 Oct 2019 07:11 AM PDT  Military-backed telecoms firm Mytel says it is trying to permanently install transmitter cells at the Yangon religious site. |
| Timeline: Irregularities & Significant Events in Myanmar’s Toddler Rape Case Posted: 17 Oct 2019 06:57 AM PDT  To provide an overview of what has gone wrong with the 'Victoria' child-rape case, The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of key events since the crime occurred in May. |
| Yangon MPs Fear ‘No Lively Debate’ on Govt Spending as Access to Auditor General’s Report Uncertain Posted: 17 Oct 2019 05:55 AM PDT  Yangon chief minister, speaker assign regional Public Account Committee to review auditor general's FY2017-18 report, allegedly denying MPs chance to see it first. |
Yangon Auditor-General says regional govt instructed her only to send copies of her office's report on govt spending in FY2017-18 to the chief minister and speaker.
Fishermen off the coast of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region found sacks floating in the ocean Wednesday containing nearly 650 kg of what police say are methamphetamines.
Dance parties, a hotel expo, an art exhibition and a culinary tour of Myanmar are just a few of the activities on offer in Yangon in the coming week.