Friday, December 6, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Yangon’s Kayan Community Showcases Tasty Treats for Third Year

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 07:47 AM PST

The Vista Do Rio restaurant in Yangon is hosting its traditional Kayan festival for a third year, bringing the community's unique alcohol to the city.

For Myanmar’s Peace Process, 2019 Ends With Little Progress to Show

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 07:33 AM PST

Despite numerous informal peace talks, fighting continues and trust is in short supply. But both sides now believe a formal summit can be held in January. 

Nine-Year-Old Schoolboy Dies From Alleged Myanmar Military Gunfire in Rakhine State

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 05:15 AM PST

Schoolchildren in Kyauktaw were running home Friday morning after an explosion when a 9-year-old boy was killed by bullets fired by the Myanmar military, says his aunt.

‘We Are Humans’: Shan State IDPs Endure as Myanmar Military, TNLA Continue Clashes

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 05:02 AM PST

Hundreds of civilians fled their homes in northern Shan State last month as violence between the Myanmar military and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army intensified.

Myanmar MCs and Burmese B-Boys: ‘Break the Night’ Concert Highlights Hip-Hop

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 04:33 AM PST

A Myanmar-French-German hip-hop collaboration will hold its final concert on Saturday night in Yangon at the French Institute.

Chinese Foreign Minister to Meet With Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Ahead of ICJ Genocide Case

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 03:17 AM PST

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has invited her Chinese counterpart to meet in Naypyitaw before she leaves to contest the genocide case against Myanmar in The Hague.

Wife, Children of Leader of Myanmar’s Arakan Army Detained in Thailand

Posted: 06 Dec 2019 03:05 AM PST

The wife and two children of Arakan Army leader Tun Myat Naing have been detained by Thai authorities and will be returned to Myanmar, sources close to the family say.

The Day Myanmar Started Driving on the Right

Posted: 05 Dec 2019 11:30 PM PST

On this day in 1970, Myanmar drivers switched from the left to the right-hand side of the road on the orders of Gen. Ne Win.

China Drafts New Farm Rules to Control Rural Plastic Pollution

Posted: 05 Dec 2019 09:44 PM PST

China set to tighten controls on farmers' use of 'plastic mulch', a plastic-film crop covering that has boosted yields but also increased soil contamination.

FACTBOX: The Genocide Case Against Myanmar at the UN’s Highest Court

Posted: 05 Dec 2019 09:20 PM PST

FACTBOX: A look at the genocide case against Myanmar at the UN's highest court as State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to lead the country's legal defense.
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