The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• It Takes Two to Tango
• Myanmar ‘Has No Fourth Estate’, Mandalay Chief Minister Says of Media’s Role
• Do Myanmar’s Generals-Turned-Politicians Have a Plan B for the Presidency?
• Parliamentary Debate on Myanmar Constitutional Reform Gears Up
• Myanmar Military Helicopters Attack Rebels in Northern Rakhine: AA, Locals
• Myanmar Military Says It Will Hold Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies in Shan State
• Rebels Detain 8 Alleged Myanmar Military Troops in Shan State
• Student Film Festival Leaves Myanmar Audiences Wowed
• No Rohingya Return to Myanmar on Dhaka’s Official Repatriation Date
• When Myanmar’s Women Were Given a Seat at the Table
• Cambodia Says EU Rice Tariffs Hurting Farmers
• Canadian Consulate Suspends Travel to China for Hong Kong Staff
• As Students Map the Weather, an Indian Village Bests Its Water Woes

It Takes Two to Tango Posted: 23 Aug 2019 08:26 AM PDT While Myanmar has undertaken necessary preparations for the safe return of its displaced in Bangladesh, Bangladesh has failed to do the same, argues a guest contributor.

Myanmar ‘Has No Fourth Estate’, Mandalay Chief Minister Says of Media’s Role Posted: 23 Aug 2019 08:13 AM PDT Demonstrating a shaky grasp of the law, U Zaw Myint Maung insists the press is wrong to claim it plays a key role in Myanmar's democracy.

Do Myanmar’s Generals-Turned-Politicians Have a Plan B for the Presidency? Posted: 23 Aug 2019 07:37 AM PDT In 2015 the NLD derailed ex-junta chief Sen-Gen Than Shwe's master plan; there is little to suggest the military's allies could win the 2020 vote legitimately.

Parliamentary Debate on Myanmar Constitutional Reform Gears Up Posted: 23 Aug 2019 07:16 AM PDT Military-appointed and USDP lawmakers renewed their opposition to the Charter Amendment Committee, a means of amending Myanmar's Constitution created by the NLD.

Myanmar Military Helicopters Attack Rebels in Northern Rakhine: AA, Locals Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:53 AM PDT Local residents, lawmaker report heavy, daylong clashes in Minbya Township; witnesses say helicopters strafe and bomb mountains, forests in Minbya, Mrauk-U.

Myanmar Military Says It Will Hold Peace Talks With Ethnic Armies in Shan State Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:35 AM PDT Talks to be held in Kengtung; spokesman declines to name the ethnic groups involved; announcement follows Chinese ambassador's expression of support for peace process.

Rebels Detain 8 Alleged Myanmar Military Troops in Shan State Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:01 AM PDT TNLA officials say the eight were dressed as civilians and traveling without weapons in Shan State. The military says it has no report of missing or detained soldiers.

Student Film Festival Leaves Myanmar Audiences Wowed Posted: 23 Aug 2019 01:45 AM PDT In just its 2nd year, the University Students Film Festival has become an important incubator of young filmmaking talent; 10 shorts competed for the top prize this year.

No Rohingya Return to Myanmar on Dhaka’s Official Repatriation Date Posted: 23 Aug 2019 12:55 AM PDT The Bangladesh government earlier told Myanmar that nearly 3,500 refugees would return to Maungdaw on Thursday, but none arrived.

When Myanmar’s Women Were Given a Seat at the Table Posted: 22 Aug 2019 09:46 PM PDT The list of attendees to the Burma Roundtable Conference on Myanmar's partition from British India was entirely male, until a mass of women in Yangon demanded otherwise.

Cambodia Says EU Rice Tariffs Hurting Farmers Posted: 22 Aug 2019 09:45 PM PDT Half a million farmers have been hurt by sharp declines in exports, Cambodia said, after the EU imposed tariffs on the Southeast Asian nation over human rights concerns.

Canadian Consulate Suspends Travel to China for Hong Kong Staff Posted: 22 Aug 2019 09:34 PM PDT The decision, which the consulate is not elaborating on, comes days after a British Consulate employee went missing while visiting Shenzhen, in mainland China.

As Students Map the Weather, an Indian Village Bests Its Water Woes Posted: 22 Aug 2019 09:20 PM PDT An educational weather station at a village school in southern India is teaching children about climate change and helping their parent's harvest more from their land.

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