The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Military Hospitals Host Blood Drives to Mark Fugitive Monk’s Birthday
• Villager Dies in Military Custody in N. Rakhine
• Yangon Hotel Expo 2019 to Stress City’s History While Looking to Future
• Govt Has Duty to Solve This: Kayah Farmers
• Australian Developer Proposes $38 billion Project in Sittwe
• Press Council Requests Role in Case Against Journalists
• A Missing Middleman in the Peace Process
• Southeast Asia Urged to Improve Women’s Rights to Stop China Bride Trafficking
• Bangladesh Police Kill Three Suspected Rohingya Traffickers, Rescue 15 Refugees
• Trump-Xi Meet, Iran Tension to Overshadow G20 Summit in Japan

Military Hospitals Host Blood Drives to Mark Fugitive Monk’s Birthday Posted: 26 Jun 2019 06:46 AM PDT Supporters participate in events in Yangon, Mandalay as firebrand nationalist, who is wanted for sedition, turns 51.

Villager Dies in Military Custody in N. Rakhine Posted: 26 Jun 2019 06:38 AM PDT Bricklayer, 23, was detained on his way home from work on June 21. Military says autopsy results pending; family says body showed signs of a beating.

Yangon Hotel Expo 2019 to Stress City’s History While Looking to Future Posted: 26 Jun 2019 06:19 AM PDT Event aims to promote attractions and facilities that will encourage travelers visiting Myanmar to spend more time in the commercial capital.

Govt Has Duty to Solve This: Kayah Farmers Posted: 26 Jun 2019 05:41 AM PDT Despite a township government ban, Kayah State farmers held a press conference Wednesday appealing to the Union government for help solving land disputes with the army.

Australian Developer Proposes $38 billion Project in Sittwe Posted: 26 Jun 2019 04:54 AM PDT Lawmakers from conflict-torn Rakhine State meet Gold Coast KPMG executives to discuss proposal, which includes housing, hotels, factories and a jetty on 7,000 acres.

Press Council Requests Role in Case Against Journalists Posted: 26 Jun 2019 04:20 AM PDT The military sued three reporters covering a Loikaw protest for privacy law violations. The Myanmar Press Council says those charges should be filed under the Media Law.

A Missing Middleman in the Peace Process Posted: 26 Jun 2019 03:26 AM PDT The government's Peace Commission needs to be reformed and given the capacity to act as middleman in order to get the peace process back on track.

Southeast Asia Urged to Improve Women’s Rights to Stop China Bride Trafficking Posted: 25 Jun 2019 10:23 PM PDT More than 1,100 foreign women from Southeast Asian nations were rescued in China in a six-month operation that ended last year, Chinese police said last week.

Bangladesh Police Kill Three Suspected Rohingya Traffickers, Rescue 15 Refugees Posted: 25 Jun 2019 10:21 PM PDT The smugglers themselves were Rohingya known to be human traffickers living in the area in Bangladesh since before the 2017 attacks.

Trump-Xi Meet, Iran Tension to Overshadow G20 Summit in Japan Posted: 25 Jun 2019 09:55 PM PDT Japan PM Abe wants summit to focus on reforming the World Trade Organization, empowering women and reducing plastic in oceans but Trump-Xi talks will likely steal the show.

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