The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar to Appeal to Thai King on Behalf of 2 Death Row Convicts on Oct. 21
• Two Civilians Die Amid Fighting Between AA and Myanmar Military
• Government of Myanmar’s Chin State Asks for Help Finding Missing Civilians
• Three Myanmar Soldiers Killed as TNLA Attacks Army Convoy in Northern Shan State
• Muslim Villager Shot Dead by Army While Going Fishing in Rakhine, Locals Say
• When a North Korean Bombing Rocked Yangon
• India ‘Transports’ Kashmiri Detainees to Distant Prisons
• UN May Not Have Enough Money to Pay Staff, Secretary-General Says
• HK Pro-Democracy Activist Appeals Sentence in 2016 Rioting Case

Myanmar to Appeal to Thai King on Behalf of 2 Death Row Convicts on Oct. 21 Posted: 09 Oct 2019 07:27 AM PDT Myanmar will submit an appeal to the Thai king on Oct. 21 asking that the death sentences against migrant workers Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin be commuted.

Two Civilians Die Amid Fighting Between AA and Myanmar Military Posted: 09 Oct 2019 06:13 AM PDT Government officials and aid workers are unable to retrieve the bodies of two civilians in Rakhine State, as ongoing fighting has cut off access to their village.

Government of Myanmar’s Chin State Asks for Help Finding Missing Civilians Posted: 09 Oct 2019 03:03 AM PDT The Chin State government is asking Myanmar's peace negotiating team for help as accusations mount against the Arakan Army over civilian disappearances.

Three Myanmar Soldiers Killed as TNLA Attacks Army Convoy in Northern Shan State Posted: 09 Oct 2019 02:22 AM PDT TNLA attack on army trucks kills three soldiers, wounds three; armed group says convoy was heading into its zone; seven civilians suffer minor injuries, lawmaker says.

Muslim Villager Shot Dead by Army While Going Fishing in Rakhine, Locals Say Posted: 09 Oct 2019 01:00 AM PDT Residents of Sin The Pyin Village in Buthidaung Township say man, 60, was shot by soldiers from a hill in the area; Army reports clash with AA in nearby village.

When a North Korean Bombing Rocked Yangon Posted: 09 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT On this day in 1983, a South Korean president on a visit to Yangon survived an assassination attempt that severed diplomatic ties between Pyongyang and the Myanmar government.

India ‘Transports’ Kashmiri Detainees to Distant Prisons Posted: 08 Oct 2019 10:26 PM PDT Hundreds of people detained without trial by Indian authorities following a crackdown in Kashmir have been moved to jails hundreds of kilometers from the disputed region.

UN May Not Have Enough Money to Pay Staff, Secretary-General Says Posted: 08 Oct 2019 10:10 PM PDT UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns member states the world body is struggling to pay its bills.

HK Pro-Democracy Activist Appeals Sentence in 2016 Rioting Case Posted: 08 Oct 2019 09:37 PM PDT Hong Kong independence advocate Edward Leung appeals six-year prison sentence in 2016 case, providing potential new flashpoint for ongoing anti-government protests.

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