Sunday, September 20, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


The Day Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi First Met Her Jailer

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 06:30 PM PDT

On this day in 1994, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, then under house arrest as the leader of Myanmar's democracy movement, met junta leader Snr-Gen Than Shwe for the first time.

Why the Past Can’t Be Put to Rest

Posted: 18 Sep 2020 06:30 PM PDT

Today marks 32 years since junta troops shot dead protester Ma Win Maw Oo, 16. In this 2013 story, her parents explained why they had yet to perform her Buddhist rites.