The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Good News, but Not the News We Need
• Army Shoots Motorcycle Driver Dead in N. Rakhine
• Fostering Pride in the Art of Chin Textile Weaving
• Parliament Pushes for Identity Cards to be Issued to IDPs
• Yangon Business Forum Spurs New Investment
• Suspicions Raised in Mon State Development Contract
• The Living History: Dagon Taya & Modern Myanmar Literature
• Prison Riots Were Coordinated, President’s Office Says
• Poor Pakistani Women Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China
• Indonesian President Says to Go All Out in Second Term to Boost Economic Reform
• Referendum on Military-Drafted Constitution Pursued Amid Cyclone Devastation

Good News, but Not the News We Need Posted: 10 May 2019 07:41 AM PDT The spectacle of a government using the only tool at its disposal to protect journalists—a presidential pardon—is no cause for celebration.

Army Shoots Motorcycle Driver Dead in N. Rakhine Posted: 10 May 2019 06:08 AM PDT Ferry operator, 36, was returning to his home in Kyauktaw Township; Army says he was an AA member who had attempted to kill soldiers with a landmine.

Fostering Pride in the Art of Chin Textile Weaving Posted: 10 May 2019 04:33 AM PDT Yo Ya May supports 200 weavers in the remote hills of Chin and Rakhine states by selling their handwoven textiles in Yangon and beyond.

Parliament Pushes for Identity Cards to be Issued to IDPs Posted: 10 May 2019 04:25 AM PDT Those living in Myanmar's IDP camps face difficulties in movement and accessing health and education services without national citizenship ID cards.

Yangon Business Forum Spurs New Investment Posted: 10 May 2019 04:20 AM PDT Around 1,200 attended the Yangon Investment Forum 2019 in Yangon this week, where officials touted the city's investment advantages to potential investors.

Suspicions Raised in Mon State Development Contract Posted: 10 May 2019 03:18 AM PDT In Mon State, parliamentarians and a former state minister are accusing their chief minister of going around the law to give a development contract to a private company.

The Living History: Dagon Taya & Modern Myanmar Literature Posted: 10 May 2019 02:50 AM PDT To mark what would have been his 100th birthday today, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2013 article on the late novelist and poet Dagon Taya.

Prison Riots Were Coordinated, President’s Office Says Posted: 10 May 2019 01:15 AM PDT Gov't vows to investigate deadly violence at 7 prisons; advocacy group calls for independent probe

Poor Pakistani Women Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China Posted: 09 May 2019 09:48 PM PDT A network of illicit marriage brokers is targeting Pakistan's impoverished Christian minority, campaigners say.

Indonesian President Says to Go All Out in Second Term to Boost Economic Reform Posted: 09 May 2019 09:26 PM PDT Speaking to regional leaders at the launch of a new economic roadmap called "Vision Indonesia 2045," Joko Widodo promises to cut red tape hampering investment.

Referendum on Military-Drafted Constitution Pursued Amid Cyclone Devastation Posted: 09 May 2019 07:42 PM PDT Eleven years ago today, with corpses piled high in the wake of a deadly cyclone, the Myanmar military continued with a referendum to ratify the constitution they drafted.

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