Thursday, November 12, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


NLD Reaches Out to Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Seeking Federal Union and an End to Civil War

Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:05 AM PST

In an unprecedented move, the NLD has followed its landslide victory with an overture for cooperation with ethnic political parties in the future.

Military-Backed USDP Leaders Defeated by NLD in Myanmar Election

Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:48 AM PST

Among the senior USDP's figures running for election on Sunday, only the party chair and a former minister have won so far.

Myanmar Votes for a Continued Peaceful Transition

Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:38 AM PST

Bucking pundits' forcasts and shrugging off the military's warnings, Myanmar voters gave the NLD an overwhelming mandate to advance the country's democratic transition.

In Myanmar, the NLD’s Main Rival Finds It Hard to Accept Electoral Defeat

Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:20 AM PST

Unable to grasp the enormity of its defeat, the USDP has alleged Sunday's election was marred by fraud, but most in Myanmar view the claim as little more than a joke.

Suga, Biden Agree to Strengthen Japan-US Alliance in Phone Talks

Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:49 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President-elect Joe Biden have agreed to work together on battling COVID-19 and climate change.

Sweeping All Seats, Suu Kyi’s NLD Beats Rival USDP in Mandalay Region

Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:42 PM PST

The winning seats include those the NLD lost to the military-proxy party in the previous election in 2015.

Myanmar Court Jails Leader of Defunct Political Party for Prison Escape

Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:04 PM PST

Michael Kyaw Myint, leader of the UEC-dissolved United Democratic Party, has been jailed for two years by a court in Mandalay Region for a prison escape two decades ago.

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