The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• KNU Wants to Leave Peace Steering Team
• Army Officer Jailed for 10 Years for Killing Civilian Who Failed to Present ID Card
• Mandalay Police Officer Seriously Injured in Landmine Training
• Left Without Electricity or Shade, Cyclone Fani Victims Face Dangerous Heatwave
• U.S. Eases Restrictions on Huawei; Founder Says U.S. Underestimates Chinese Firm
• Huawei Mobile Users Ponder Switching Brand After Google News
• Frenchman Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking in Indonesia
• The Day the Karen Were Defeated at the Battle of Insein

KNU Wants to Leave Peace Steering Team Posted: 21 May 2019 06:03 AM PDT KNU leaders say they want a reformed steering committee that includes NCA non-signatories to move the peace process forward.

Army Officer Jailed for 10 Years for Killing Civilian Who Failed to Present ID Card Posted: 21 May 2019 04:53 AM PDT Rights Commission helped persuade Army to deliver suspect to civilian court in Mon State.

Mandalay Police Officer Seriously Injured in Landmine Training Posted: 21 May 2019 02:11 AM PDT A military trainer mistakenly used a real landmine instead of a sample during a training session conducted for Mandalay Region police.

Left Without Electricity or Shade, Cyclone Fani Victims Face Dangerous Heatwave Posted: 20 May 2019 10:32 PM PDT When Cyclone Fani made landfall in May, it tore off roofs and snapped electricity poles and shade-giving trees; now, residents face rising temperatures without relief.

U.S. Eases Restrictions on Huawei; Founder Says U.S. Underestimates Chinese Firm Posted: 20 May 2019 09:56 PM PDT The temporary reprieve, says U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, will give operators relying on Huawei equipment time to make new arrangements.

Huawei Mobile Users Ponder Switching Brand After Google News Posted: 20 May 2019 09:49 PM PDT The order, made by US president Trump, could at a single blow derail Huawei's ambitions to overtake Samsung as the world's biggest phone maker.

Frenchman Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking in Indonesia Posted: 20 May 2019 09:44 PM PDT Indonesia has had an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty for drug trafficking since 2016, but several foreigners remain on death row.

The Day the Karen Were Defeated at the Battle of Insein Posted: 20 May 2019 07:28 PM PDT On this day in 1949, government forces defeated the Karen National Defense Organization on the outskirts of Yangon, after it came perilously close to seizing the capital.

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