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Monday, June 3, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Five Civilians Killed by Artillery Shelling in N. Rakhine
Fresh Clashes Break Out in N. Rakhine
‘We Have Always Supported the Democratic Process’
Mon State Schools to Offer Classes in Mon Language During Regular Hours
Naypyitaw Mothers Concerned Over Alleged Nursery Rape
USDP Vows to Bring Back Security-Related Laws if Reelected
US, China Must Work Together: Singapore PM
Police to File Charges Against Cement Factory Protesters
‘Tell the World the Truth’
Military Says It Tolerated UWSA Parade for Sake of Peace
Thirty Years After Tiananmen, Protesters’ Goals Further Away Than Ever
China’s Huawei to Sell Undersea Cable Business, Buyer’s Exchange Filing Shows
Indian Officials See Little Chance of Finding Missing Climbers Alive

Five Civilians Killed by Artillery Shelling in N. Rakhine

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 06:26 AM PDT

A local rescue team has reported the deaths of five villagers, with several others injured, after a monastery sheltering a hundred-plus villagers in rural northern Rakhine was shelled.

Fresh Clashes Break Out in N. Rakhine

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 06:11 AM PDT

The Arakan Army and Myanmar military offer differing numbers of the dead and injured in ongoing clashes that broke out Sunday afternoon along the Laymyo River.

‘We Have Always Supported the Democratic Process’

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 05:19 AM PDT

As State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Prague this week, The Irrawaddy revisits an interview with Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister, from 2014.

Mon State Schools to Offer Classes in Mon Language During Regular Hours

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 05:10 AM PDT

Ethnic leaders welcome move but voice disappointment that Mon teachers will not be full-time, salaried employees.

Naypyitaw Mothers Concerned Over Alleged Nursery Rape

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 04:38 AM PDT

As word spread online that police were investigating the alleged rape of a toddler, the toddler's nursery school shut down its Facebook page. Parents have questions.

USDP Vows to Bring Back Security-Related Laws if Reelected

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 04:06 AM PDT

The USDP chairperson said his party will bring back a number of security laws abolished by the NLD should it win the 2020 general election.

US, China Must Work Together: Singapore PM

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 03:33 AM PDT

At a security summit Friday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged the U.S. to accommodate a rising China, as Chinese and U.S. statesmen traded barbs.

Police to File Charges Against Cement Factory Protesters

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 02:12 AM PDT

Police say the protesters did not act in accordance with the law as the company has permission from the government to construct the factory.

‘Tell the World the Truth’

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 01:08 AM PDT

As State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Prague, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2010 profile of the late intellectual Minn Latt Yekhaun, one of the most influential figures in Myanmar-Czech relations.

Military Says It Tolerated UWSA Parade for Sake of Peace

Posted: 03 Jun 2019 12:12 AM PDT

Ethnic armed group acted as if it were a separate gov't and army with its display of weaponry on April 30, Tatmadaw spokesman says.

Thirty Years After Tiananmen, Protesters’ Goals Further Away Than Ever

Posted: 02 Jun 2019 10:05 PM PDT

Political protests like those seen in 1989 are almost unthinkable in today's China, where even small demonstrations can be snuffed out by police with sophisticated surveillance.