Saturday, May 25, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Dealing with Rising Religious Tensions in Myanmar

Posted: 24 May 2019 07:30 PM PDT

This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the forced closure of a temporary Islamic prayer site in Yangon by a crowd of Buddhist nationalists.

When the Myanmar Navy Took Possession of Its 1st Flagship

Posted: 24 May 2019 07:00 PM PDT

On this day in 1947, a British naval officer presented Gen. Aung San with the Mayu, which would go on to serve Myanmar for 32 years.