Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Burma Army Says 86 Killed in Fighting in Arakan State

Posted: 15 Nov 2016 04:24 AM PST

As many as 69 members of what Burma's government has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group and 17 security forces have been killed.

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Karen Refugee Committee Criticizes Refugee Repatriation Process

Posted: 15 Nov 2016 04:20 AM PST

Amid reports of dissatisfied returnees, the community-based organization says it was not consulted by the UNHCR regarding the repatriation scheme.

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Trump’s Foreign Policy Remains Elusive

Posted: 15 Nov 2016 04:16 AM PST

'What does Donald Trump stand for in international relations? Very little, to be perfectly frank,' says one international relations expert.

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World’s Youngest Stock Market Struggles in Burma

Posted: 15 Nov 2016 01:32 AM PST

By the end of a recent day's trading just 7,221 shares were traded, compared with nearly 839 million the same day on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Turkey Firms Up Plans to Launch Power Barge to Rangoon

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:51 PM PST

Turkey-based Karpower looks to sail its 480 megawatt-capacity power barge from Istanbul to the commercial capital of Rangoon in April.

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President-Elect Trump’s ‘Deals Must not be Done at the Expense of Other Nations’

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 07:36 PM PST

The Irrawaddy speaks with Chulalongkorn University's Kavi Chongkittavorn about the prospects for Asia during a Trump presidency.

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Stateless Limbo Ends as 3,000 ‘Legal Ghosts’ in the Philippines get Nationality

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 06:41 PM PST

About 40 percent of world's 10 million stateless live in Southeast Asia, UNHCR says.

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