Friday, January 22, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Biden on China: Lane-Changing After Trump? 

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 05:09 AM PST

Myanmar should be a player, not a playground as it negotiates disputes and cooperation between China and the US.

The Day Britain Moved Its Dead from Shwedagon Pagoda

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 04:53 AM PST

After 70 years of lobbying, the British colonial authorities in 1929 finally moved the bodies from a cemetery within the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda compound.

NLD Poised to Impose Chief Ministers on States and Regions

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 04:46 AM PST

The National League for Democracy is set to use its powers under the military-drafted Constitution to enforce its chief ministers on states and regions.

First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Myanmar from India

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 01:56 AM PST

Health workers and key government figures are first in the queue for two doses of the coronavirus jab.

Hotel Construction Threatens Myanmar’s World Heritage Site at Bagan

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 09:13 PM PST

Hotel development considered 'one of the greatest threats' to the stupas, pagodas and temples within the Bagan property zone.