The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• China Condemns Myanmar’s Ethnic Rebels for Shan State Fighting
• Myanmar Military Chief Inspects Airliner Assembly in Russia
• In Myanmar’s Shan State, Villagers Wounded, Trapped, and Living in Fear
• Myanmar’s Cross-Border Trade with China Halted by Clashes
• Myanmar Ruling Party Suspends Chief Research Officer for ‘Overstepping Authority’
• Rebel Fighters Attack 2 Towns in Myanmar’s Shan State
• Myanmar’s First Postwar Political Mass Meeting
• India Turns Tables on Traffickers with Child-Friendly Courts
• Hong Kong Readies for More Mass Protests After Huge, Peaceful Rally

China Condemns Myanmar’s Ethnic Rebels for Shan State Fighting Posted: 19 Aug 2019 07:20 AM PDT At a Beijing press conference, China's foreign ministry condemned the recent attacks, which occurred in parts of Myanmar that border China and are home to BRI projects.

Myanmar Military Chief Inspects Airliner Assembly in Russia Posted: 19 Aug 2019 07:14 AM PDT Army releases few details of senior general's visit; experts say transport plane is too expensive for military.

In Myanmar’s Shan State, Villagers Wounded, Trapped, and Living in Fear Posted: 19 Aug 2019 06:42 AM PDT With ongoing fighting between the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, and armed ethnic rebel groups in their own backyards, villagers in northern Shan State's Kutkai Township fear for their own safety and wellbeing, as neighbors wounded in the crossfire find themselves cutoff from access to medical care. At least two civilians are now wounded and in […]

Myanmar’s Cross-Border Trade with China Halted by Clashes Posted: 19 Aug 2019 05:31 AM PDT Destruction of bridges, road closures cause trade in Shan State border town of Muse—normally worth $3 million a day—to dry up.

Myanmar Ruling Party Suspends Chief Research Officer for ‘Overstepping Authority’ Posted: 19 Aug 2019 03:42 AM PDT At its Executive Committee Meeting on Sunday, the NLD suspended U Myo Yan Naung Thein from office, but refused to explain what exactly the official had done wrong.

Rebel Fighters Attack 2 Towns in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 19 Aug 2019 12:42 AM PDT Army repels 200 ethnic troops who attacked Lashio, Kutkai towns on Sunday; Tatmadaw says EAOs are trying to cut off communication, trade routes.

Myanmar’s First Postwar Political Mass Meeting Posted: 19 Aug 2019 12:00 AM PDT Seventy-four years ago today, at the Nay Thurein Meeting, the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League objected to Churchill's proposal for only partial Burmese independence.

India Turns Tables on Traffickers with Child-Friendly Courts Posted: 18 Aug 2019 09:22 PM PDT Child trafficking victims in India have long faced a traumatizing court system, but a new, "child-friendly" system—with couches and chocolates—aims to change all of that.

Hong Kong Readies for More Mass Protests After Huge, Peaceful Rally Posted: 18 Aug 2019 09:04 PM PDT On Sunday, an estimated 1.7 protested peacefully in Hong Kong, despite a chaotic previous week. Still, more strikes are planned through the city for the coming week.

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