The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Peace Team, N. Alliance to Meet in Keng Tung on Aug. 31
• Myanmar Military Denies Losing Troops in Clash with AA in Northern Rakhine
• Insistence on Voluntary Rohingya Repatriation to Myanmar Lacks ‘Moral Imagination’
• Rebels Blame Border Instability, Peace Breakdown on Myanmar Military
• Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military
• Court Jails Ailing Myanmar Filmmaker for a Year for Criticizing Military
• Myanmar’s Second Biggest City Receives Smart City Award 2019
• Thai Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences for 2 Myanmar Migrant Workers
• TNLA Destroys Bridge, Targets Myanmar Military Battalion in Shan State
• Thailand to Acquire 120 US Armored Vehicles
• China Rotates Hong Kong Troops as Protesters Call for Democracy
• India Set to Outlaw Six Single-Use Plastic Products on Oct 2: Sources

Myanmar Peace Team, N. Alliance to Meet in Keng Tung on Aug. 31 Posted: 29 Aug 2019 07:05 AM PDT Talks with four ethnic armed groups to be held on the last day of the Myanmar military's truce in the region; bilateral peace deals expected to be discussed.

Myanmar Military Denies Losing Troops in Clash with AA in Northern Rakhine Posted: 29 Aug 2019 06:55 AM PDT Military spokesperson not only rejects the ethnic army's claim on the death tolls but denies social media rumors that a military outpost had been taken.

Insistence on Voluntary Rohingya Repatriation to Myanmar Lacks ‘Moral Imagination’ Posted: 29 Aug 2019 06:33 AM PDT The tired formula being offered as a solution to the Rohingya crisis by the UN and other players is unlikely to offer a lasting solution—and could even be disastrous.

Rebels Blame Border Instability, Peace Breakdown on Myanmar Military Posted: 29 Aug 2019 05:45 AM PDT The Brotherhood Alliance issued their most sharply-worded statement yet, accusing the Myanmar military of targeting civilians and of violating war crimes.

Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military Posted: 29 Aug 2019 04:45 AM PDT Twelve still at large after arrest warrants issued for protesters who demanded return of land seized by military; local residents lament lack of help from govt.

Court Jails Ailing Myanmar Filmmaker for a Year for Criticizing Military Posted: 29 Aug 2019 04:34 AM PDT U Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi convicted of defamation over Facebook posts questioning military's role in politics; he has liver cancer, as well as heart and kidney problems.

Myanmar’s Second Biggest City Receives Smart City Award 2019 Posted: 29 Aug 2019 03:47 AM PDT Mandalay, the historic royal capital, has been undergoing a high-tech, e-government makeover since 2017—efforts a government-tech award summit in Bangkok recognized.

Thai Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences for 2 Myanmar Migrant Workers Posted: 29 Aug 2019 01:11 AM PDT Lawyers say they will seek pardon from Thai king after court rejects pair's appeal against their controversial convictions for the 2014 murders of 2 British tourists.

TNLA Destroys Bridge, Targets Myanmar Military Battalion in Shan State Posted: 29 Aug 2019 01:00 AM PDT The attacks mark the third major highway bridge bombing by an alliance of rebel groups along major trade routes in northern Shan State in the past two weeks.

Thailand to Acquire 120 US Armored Vehicles Posted: 28 Aug 2019 09:51 PM PDT BANGKOK—Thailand’s military plans to acquire 120 American-made armored vehicles by 2020, with the first batch of 10 arriving next month, a Thai defense ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday. The United States curbed military aid to Thailand following a 2014 army coup, but ties are improving after disputed elections this year that officially restored civilian […]

China Rotates Hong Kong Troops as Protesters Call for Democracy Posted: 28 Aug 2019 09:35 PM PDT China described the troop movement as routine and foreign diplomats expected it. Still, the timing is likely to hit a nerve with the city's still-active protest movement.

India Set to Outlaw Six Single-Use Plastic Products on Oct 2: Sources Posted: 28 Aug 2019 09:22 PM PDT Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading efforts to scrap such plastics by 2022, is launching the campaign on the birth anniversary of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.

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