The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Yangon Mayor Defends 80-Car Budget Binge
• Mortar Blast Hits Two Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State
• Workers Say Myanmar Factory Closure Suspicious, Demand Jobs Back
• Alleged AA Bomb Suspects Appear in Myanmar Court
• Leading Rakhine Party Calls on Myanmar Govt to Provide IDP Aid 
• DKBA Commander Assassinated in Myanmar’s Karen State
• Nationalist Group Distributes Pamphlets Attacking Myanmar Govt in Mandalay
• India’s Supreme Court Halts Tree Felling for New Mumbai Metro
• Air Quality App ‘Under Attack’ in Vietnam Amid Heavy Hanoi Smog
• Hong Kong Opens for Business After Violent Long Weekend
• The Death of a Leading Hsaing Musician who Performed for Myanmar Royal Family in Exile

Yangon Mayor Defends 80-Car Budget Binge Posted: 08 Oct 2019 08:17 AM PDT Yangon's mayor says buying 80 new cars for municipal committee heads and members is a sensible use of the chaotic city's budget.

Mortar Blast Hits Two Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 08 Oct 2019 06:07 AM PDT A mortar exploded in a tea plantation in Shan State Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding another; some say the mortar was left after fighting in the area last month.

Workers Say Myanmar Factory Closure Suspicious, Demand Jobs Back Posted: 08 Oct 2019 06:00 AM PDT A group of workers at the Sky Man steel factory in Yangon say the owners are closing to avoid honoring a compensation agreement, and are demanding their jobs back.

Alleged AA Bomb Suspects Appear in Myanmar Court Posted: 08 Oct 2019 05:52 AM PDT The trial of three suspected Arakan Army members has begun in Mandalay after police say they were caught with bomb-making equipment.

Leading Rakhine Party Calls on Myanmar Govt to Provide IDP Aid  Posted: 08 Oct 2019 05:39 AM PDT  The Arakan National Party says no progress will be made in Rakhine State until the government stops fighting rebel groups and changes the military-drafted Constitution.

DKBA Commander Assassinated in Myanmar’s Karen State Posted: 08 Oct 2019 03:29 AM PDT A commander of a splinter faction of the Karen National Union was shot Saturday by an unidentified assassin, prompting speculation about internal power struggles.

Nationalist Group Distributes Pamphlets Attacking Myanmar Govt in Mandalay Posted: 08 Oct 2019 12:39 AM PDT 'All Myanmar People's United Front To Fight All Forms of Repression' accuses NLD of neglecting citizens in favor of Rohingya in papers found in Maha Aung Myay Township.

India’s Supreme Court Halts Tree Felling for New Mumbai Metro Posted: 07 Oct 2019 10:10 PM PDT Top court orders India's Maharashtra state government to stop cutting down trees to make way for Mumbai railway after protesters claim project will worsen pollution.

Air Quality App ‘Under Attack’ in Vietnam Amid Heavy Hanoi Smog Posted: 07 Oct 2019 10:01 PM PDT Air quality app AirVisual says it has received threatening messages online after Vietnamese Facebook user accuses it of manipulating data to tarnish the country's image.

Hong Kong Opens for Business After Violent Long Weekend Posted: 07 Oct 2019 09:40 PM PDT Rail system still only partially functioning in Hong Kong as city cleans up after weekend of violence and braces for more anti-China protests.

The Death of a Leading Hsaing Musician who Performed for Myanmar Royal Family in Exile Posted: 07 Oct 2019 07:02 PM PDT On this day in 1942, renowned Myanmar traditional folk musician Sein Beda died of throat cancer.

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