The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• USDP Protest Over NLD Party Message in State Counselor’s Speech 
• Push for Treatment-Oriented Drug Policy Continues
• Rangoon Govt’s Rock Bottom Rent Rates Lose Billions to Companies
• Coffee Culture Grows in Rangoon
• Ethnic Armed Group Leaders Agree to Basic Federal Principles
• UNICEF Official Seeks Release of Detained Children in Burma
• Death Toll Rises to 30 in Pathein Boat Tragedy
• China’s Nuclear Envoy in S. Korea Amid Talk of Trump Action Against N. Korea

USDP Protest Over NLD Party Message in State Counselor’s Speech  Posted: 10 Apr 2017 07:57 AM PDT Spokesperson of military-backed former ruling party says using state media and Union ministers to campaign is wrong. The post USDP Protest Over NLD Party Message in State Counselor's Speech  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Push for Treatment-Oriented Drug Policy Continues Posted: 10 Apr 2017 07:03 AM PDT The Drug Policy Advocacy Group discusses a recent draft of updated narcotics legislation that emphasizes decriminalization. The post Push for Treatment-Oriented Drug Policy Continues appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Rangoon Govt’s Rock Bottom Rent Rates Lose Billions to Companies Posted: 10 Apr 2017 05:11 AM PDT Low rent from two construction projects—plus one in the pipeline—cost the regional govt more than 13 billion kyats in the last fiscal year. The post Rangoon Govt's Rock Bottom Rent Rates Lose Billions to Companies appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Coffee Culture Grows in Rangoon Posted: 10 Apr 2017 04:19 AM PDT New cafés open alongside traditional teashops in the commercial capital's downtown. The post Coffee Culture Grows in Rangoon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Ethnic Armed Group Leaders Agree to Basic Federal Principles Posted: 10 Apr 2017 03:34 AM PDT Signatories and non-signatories of the nationwide ceasefire agreement approve a guide to more autonomy at a conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The post Ethnic Armed Group Leaders Agree to Basic Federal Principles appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UNICEF Official Seeks Release of Detained Children in Burma Posted: 10 Apr 2017 01:58 AM PDT A police document shows children as young as 10 are among hundreds of Rohingya detained on charges of consorting with insurgents. The post UNICEF Official Seeks Release of Detained Children in Burma appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Death Toll Rises to 30 in Pathein Boat Tragedy Posted: 09 Apr 2017 11:36 PM PDT The bodies of 10 missing people from a capsized ferry in the Irrawaddy Delta are recovered, bringing the death toll to 30. The post Death Toll Rises to 30 in Pathein Boat Tragedy appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China’s Nuclear Envoy in S. Korea Amid Talk of Trump Action Against N. Korea Posted: 09 Apr 2017 10:27 PM PDT US strike group Carl Vinson heads to the Korean peninsula as North Korea nuclear and missile tests are feared as key anniversaries loom. The post China's Nuclear Envoy in S. Korea Amid Talk of Trump Action Against N. Korea appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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