The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Army Officer, 2 Navy Personnel Killed in AA Rocket Attack in Rakhine
• Anti-Corruption Committee Steps Up Energy Ministry Investigation
• Myanmar Military Proposes Larger Budget for ‘Stronger’ Armed Forces
• UWSA Hands 2 Suspected Human Traffickers to Myanmar Police
• Pompeo Visit Important for Region, Not Just Thailand
• Military Investigating Itself Over Civilian Deaths
• We Trust Neither the Govt Nor the Tatmadaw: Shan IDPs
• Triad Gangster Attack in Hong Kong After Night of Violent Protests
• Box Office: ‘The Lion King’ Rules With $185M Debut

Army Officer, 2 Navy Personnel Killed in AA Rocket Attack in Rakhine Posted: 22 Jul 2019 07:09 AM PDT Tatmadaw has yet to comment on ethnic group's claim; AA says it struck naval vessels on a river in Myebon Township.

Anti-Corruption Committee Steps Up Energy Ministry Investigation Posted: 22 Jul 2019 06:46 AM PDT The Irrawaddy has found that the Anti-Corruption Commission secretly seized the minutes of intra-ministry meetings going back three years.

Myanmar Military Proposes Larger Budget for ‘Stronger’ Armed Forces Posted: 22 Jul 2019 06:28 AM PDT The proposal marks a more than $70-million increase in military spending over last year, to $2.22 billion total.

UWSA Hands 2 Suspected Human Traffickers to Myanmar Police Posted: 22 Jul 2019 06:09 AM PDT Women arrested in Panghsang after allegedly luring the victim, a woman from Pegu Region, into sex work after promising her a job in China.

Pompeo Visit Important for Region, Not Just Thailand Posted: 22 Jul 2019 03:26 AM PDT As ASEAN chair, Bangkok must impress on the US secretary of state that the bloc's 'Outlook on the Indo-Pacific' serves both regional and US interests in Southeast Asia.

Military Investigating Itself Over Civilian Deaths Posted: 22 Jul 2019 01:57 AM PDT Rakhine State lawmaker U Tun Tha Sein said locals will not be able to trust a court of inquiry containing only military officials.

We Trust Neither the Govt Nor the Tatmadaw: Shan IDPs Posted: 21 Jul 2019 11:49 PM PDT More than 300 Shan IDPs that fled civil wars at home in 2002 have little hope that Aung San Suu Kyi's government can bring peace or repatriation.

Triad Gangster Attack in Hong Kong After Night of Violent Protests Posted: 21 Jul 2019 09:57 PM PDT Men in white t-shirts, armed with poles and bamboo staves, flooded a train station outside of Hong Kong on Sunday and attacked passengers, many of them protesters.

Box Office: ‘The Lion King’ Rules With $185M Debut Posted: 21 Jul 2019 09:51 PM PDT Worldwide, "The Lion King" has brought in $531 million, including a $98 million opening in China last weekend.

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