Friday, November 29, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Exhibition Hopes To Engage Social Issues

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 06:54 AM PST

A four-day exhibition at the Secretariat is looking to address contemporary issues through art, poetry, film and discussions.

Myanmar Parliament Speaker Rebukes Military, USDP MPs for Charter-Change Comments

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 06:20 AM PST

Union Parliament Speaker cautions military, USDP lawmakers over 'insulting' remarks on charter-change bill, removes their comments from parliamentary record.

After Struggling for 20 years, Mon Newspaper in Myanmar Now Faces Fight to Survive

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 06:13 AM PST

After marking 20 years of publishing Mon news, Guiding Star says it is being crushed by people's inability to read the Mon language and online competition.

A Shared Responsibility to Protect Victims of Gender-Based Violence

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:37 AM PST

Use your power to protect during the ongoing 16-Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign.

NLD Official Bans Myanmar Private Media From State Minister’s Public Meeting in Bago; Journalists File Complaint

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:25 AM PST

Three journalists will file a complaint with the National League for Democracy Headquarters and Myanmar's Press Council after being barred from a public meeting in Bago.

The Day Myanmar’s Last King Surrendered to the British

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:18 AM PST

On this day in 1885, King Thibaw surrendered to the British in Mandalay, ending the Third Anglo-Burmese War and bringing all of Myanmar under British control.

Mon National Schools Show the Way on Mother Tongue Education

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 04:09 AM PST

Mon national schools educate primary students in their own tongue, while maintaining access to the state's higher education system; funding remains a problem, though.

State Govt Seeks Harsher Sentence for Karenni Youth on Gen. Aung San Statue Issue

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 03:00 AM PST

The Kayah State government has appealed to increase the prison terms of six Karenni youth imprisoned for calling government officials political criminals and traitors.

Myanmar Workers to Push for Higher Minimum Wage

Posted: 29 Nov 2019 02:48 AM PST

The Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar is proposing to raise the minimum wage from US$3.19 to US$4.78, as a recent survey shows that the cost of living has risen.

Hong Kong Gears Up for Weekend Protests After Rare Lull in Violence

Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:53 PM PST

Hong Kong braces for renewed weekend protests; police to withdraw from a university that has witnessed some of the worst clashes with anti-government protesters.

N.Korean Rocket Launcher Test Shows Missile Crews Getting Faster

Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:31 PM PST

North Korean test of 'super-large' multiple rocket launcher successful, state media says; new weapon has capability to strike all of South Korea.