Friday, May 10, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Good News, but Not the News We Need

Posted: 10 May 2019 07:41 AM PDT

The spectacle of a government using the only tool at its disposal to protect journalists—a presidential pardon—is no cause for celebration.

Army Shoots Motorcycle Driver Dead in N. Rakhine

Posted: 10 May 2019 06:08 AM PDT

Ferry operator, 36, was returning to his home in Kyauktaw Township; Army says he was an AA member who had attempted to kill soldiers with a landmine.

Fostering Pride in the Art of Chin Textile Weaving

Posted: 10 May 2019 04:33 AM PDT

Yo Ya May supports 200 weavers in the remote hills of Chin and Rakhine states by selling their handwoven textiles in Yangon and beyond.

Parliament Pushes for Identity Cards to be Issued to IDPs

Posted: 10 May 2019 04:25 AM PDT

Those living in Myanmar's IDP camps face difficulties in movement and accessing health and education services without national citizenship ID cards.

Yangon Business Forum Spurs New Investment

Posted: 10 May 2019 04:20 AM PDT

Around 1,200 attended the Yangon Investment Forum 2019 in Yangon this week, where officials touted the city's investment advantages to potential investors.

Suspicions Raised in Mon State Development Contract

Posted: 10 May 2019 03:18 AM PDT

In Mon State, parliamentarians and a former state minister are accusing their chief minister of going around the law to give a development contract to a private company.

The Living History: Dagon Taya & Modern Myanmar Literature

Posted: 10 May 2019 02:50 AM PDT

To mark what would have been his 100th birthday today, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2013 article on the late novelist and poet Dagon Taya.

Prison Riots Were Coordinated, President’s Office Says

Posted: 10 May 2019 01:15 AM PDT

Gov't vows to investigate deadly violence at 7 prisons; advocacy group calls for independent probe

Poor Pakistani Women Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China

Posted: 09 May 2019 09:48 PM PDT

A network of illicit marriage brokers is targeting Pakistan's impoverished Christian minority, campaigners say.

Indonesian President Says to Go All Out in Second Term to Boost Economic Reform

Posted: 09 May 2019 09:26 PM PDT

Speaking to regional leaders at the launch of a new economic roadmap called "Vision Indonesia 2045," Joko Widodo promises to cut red tape hampering investment.

Referendum on Military-Drafted Constitution Pursued Amid Cyclone Devastation

Posted: 09 May 2019 07:42 PM PDT

Eleven years ago today, with corpses piled high in the wake of a deadly cyclone, the Myanmar military continued with a referendum to ratify the constitution they drafted.
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