Saturday, April 25, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Did Myanmar Advance International Law in The Hague?

Posted: 24 Apr 2020 11:19 PM PDT

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's defense of Myanmar in The Hague helped define genocide as a crime deserving of international attention in a way the great powers have seldom done.

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup

Posted: 24 Apr 2020 08:00 PM PDT

The Myanmar government adopts measures to support factory workers, stabilize commodity prices and delay the lottery, and the World Bank will loan the country US$50 million.

Are COVID-19 Measures Restricting Human Rights in Myanmar?

Posted: 24 Apr 2020 07:56 PM PDT

The Irrawaddy talks with human rights expert U Aung Myo Min and former political prisoner U Bo Kyi about how Myanmar's efforts to combat COVID-19 are impacting human rights.

The Day Chinese Invaders Were Forced Out of Myanmar

Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:30 PM PDT

On this day in 1954, Chinese Kuomintang troops were forced out of Myanmar in the first large-scale military operation by the independent state.