| NLD Have Constitution to Thank for Current Position: Myanmar Military Lawmaker Posted: 28 Aug 2019 06:17 AM PDT  The military-drafted charter, which the ruling party seeks to amend, allowed a peaceful handover by the previous administration, Maj. Thuzar Shwe says. |
| Arakan Army Raids Myanmar Military Base in Northern Rakhine Posted: 28 Aug 2019 05:51 AM PDT  The Arakan Army claims to have killed 30 Myanmar military soldiers in a raid that also captured ammunitions and prisoners of war; the military denies significant losses. |
| Myanmar Military Sues Kachin Religious Leader for White House Comments Posted: 28 Aug 2019 04:57 AM PDT  At Oval Office meeting last month, Kachin Baptist Convention chief Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson urged President Trump to support religious freedom and federalism in Myanmar. |
| Municipal Official in Myanmar Capital Cleared on Bribery Charges Posted: 28 Aug 2019 04:06 AM PDT  U Min Lwin Soe was arrested in 2017 and charged with accepting bribes from two butchers seeking to have their closed shop reopened. On Wednesday, his case was dismissed. |
| Most ASEAN Members Back Myanmar’s Repatriation, Aid Efforts in Rakhine Posted: 28 Aug 2019 01:57 AM PDT  Naypyitaw supported by most of the bloc's members after Indonesia tables resolution on Rohingya crisis at Bangkok meeting of regional parliamentarians. |
| Amid Fighting, Suu Kyi’s Office Minister Pledges Border Stability with China Posted: 28 Aug 2019 12:19 AM PDT  At a meeting in Beijing, U Kyaw Tin Swe told the Chinese foreign minister that Myanmar appreciates China's assistance on Rohingya repatriation and peace in Myanmar. |
| Shan Group Urges Release of Brothers Held for Raid on Myanmar Military Academy Posted: 28 Aug 2019 12:18 AM PDT  Youth network, lawmaker and fellow teachers insist the pair have never been involved with ethnic armed groups, and say their prolonged detention by police is unlawful. |
| The Day the British Sentenced Peasant Rebel Leader Saya San to Death Posted: 27 Aug 2019 10:08 PM PDT  On this day in 1931 a colonial tribunal sentenced the leader of the largest peasant rebellion against British rule to be hanged. |
| Chemicals, Plastic Makers to Focus on Curbing SE Asia Plastic Waste Posted: 27 Aug 2019 10:06 PM PDT  An alliance of global plastic and consumer goods makers funding a $1 billion anti-plastic waste program said it will prioritize Southeast Asia—the largest ocean polluter. |
| Ground Shifts in Indonesia’s Economy as Conservative Islam Takes Root Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:53 PM PDT  Online preachers promoting more conservative interpretations of Islam are gaining ground in the world's most populous Muslim country, sparking profound economic trends. |
| Hong Kong Violence Becoming More Serious, but Govt in Control, says Lam Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:31 PM PDT  The Beijing-backed leader said she still seeks dialogue but that it's the wrong time to set up an independent inquiry into the crisis—a central demand of protesters. |
| ‘Water Women’ Quench Thirst of Central India’s Parched Villages Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:20 PM PDT  As rivers, reservoirs and wells go dry across a parched region of 20 million, about 600 "Jal Sahelis," or water women friends, are trying to fix perennial water woes. |
Army blames rebels for strike but extends truce for 3 weeks as EAOs and govt negotiators discuss bilateral peace deals in Keng Tung. 
This week, The Irrawaddy's English editor, Kyaw Zwa Moe, discusses national security and armed clashes in Shan State with Myanmar peace expert Dr. Min Zaw Oo.
