The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar’s NLD Presides Over Sharp Rise in Cost of Living
• Activists Found Guilty for Marking Karen Martyrs’ Day in Myanmar
• Myanmar Army Troops Shoot Rakhine Civilian: Villagers 
• UWSA Kills 2 Drug Traffickers, Arrests 8 Near Thai-Myanmar Border
• No Teachers at 118 Schools in Myanmar’s Chin State as Rakhine Conflict Shakes Region
• 150 Years Since Gandhi Was Born
• Indonesia Protests Endanger President’s Pledge of Tough Reforms
• Citing Unhealthy Air, Vietnam Tells Public to Limit Outdoor Activities
• Hong Kong Protesters Target Mainland, Pro-Beijing Businesses

Myanmar’s NLD Presides Over Sharp Rise in Cost of Living Posted: 02 Oct 2019 06:13 AM PDT Under the NLD government, inflation has rebounded after an initial fall, while prices have risen steadily. The Irrawaddy's infographics illustrate key data since 2016.

Activists Found Guilty for Marking Karen Martyrs’ Day in Myanmar Posted: 02 Oct 2019 04:53 AM PDT Karen Women's Union chair Naw Ohn Hla, two others given 15-day sentences over Karen Martyrs' Day event; they were freed as they had already spent two weeks in detention.

Myanmar Army Troops Shoot Rakhine Civilian: Villagers  Posted: 02 Oct 2019 04:20 AM PDT A motorcyclist in Kyauktaw has reportedly been shot dead by government troops. The military says civilians must stop when told to.

UWSA Kills 2 Drug Traffickers, Arrests 8 Near Thai-Myanmar Border Posted: 02 Oct 2019 04:05 AM PDT The United Wa State Army says its forces killed two illegal drug traffickers and arrested eight others in possession of 1.8 million pills near the Thai border Tuesday.

No Teachers at 118 Schools in Myanmar’s Chin State as Rakhine Conflict Shakes Region Posted: 02 Oct 2019 03:29 AM PDT A single township in Chin State is short 300 teachers as armed conflict in neighboring Rakhine State forces school closures and scares teachers away.

150 Years Since Gandhi Was Born Posted: 01 Oct 2019 11:35 PM PDT On this day in 1869, Mohandas Gandhi was born. His theories of economic nationalism and non-violence influenced colonial-era Myanmar.

Indonesia Protests Endanger President’s Pledge of Tough Reforms Posted: 01 Oct 2019 10:31 PM PDT Protests against a measure that would weaken Indonesia's corruption agency could endanger President Joko Widodo's economic reform agenda, which aims to boost growth.

Citing Unhealthy Air, Vietnam Tells Public to Limit Outdoor Activities Posted: 01 Oct 2019 10:18 PM PDT Rising levels of hazardous small particles in the air in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City prompt Vietnamese authorities to issue health warnings.

Hong Kong Protesters Target Mainland, Pro-Beijing Businesses Posted: 01 Oct 2019 10:05 PM PDT In Hong Kong, Starbucks, Bank of China and other businesses seen as pro-Beijing are being hit by graffiti and vandalism as anti-China protesters vent their ire.

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