Five Civilians Killed by Artillery Shelling in N. Rakhine Posted: 03 Jun 2019 06:26 AM PDT  A local rescue team has reported the deaths of five villagers, with several others injured, after a monastery sheltering a hundred-plus villagers in rural northern Rakhine was shelled. |
Fresh Clashes Break Out in N. Rakhine Posted: 03 Jun 2019 06:11 AM PDT  The Arakan Army and Myanmar military offer differing numbers of the dead and injured in ongoing clashes that broke out Sunday afternoon along the Laymyo River. |
‘We Have Always Supported the Democratic Process’ Posted: 03 Jun 2019 05:19 AM PDT  As State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Prague this week, The Irrawaddy revisits an interview with Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister, from 2014. |
Mon State Schools to Offer Classes in Mon Language During Regular Hours Posted: 03 Jun 2019 05:10 AM PDT  Ethnic leaders welcome move but voice disappointment that Mon teachers will not be full-time, salaried employees. |
Naypyitaw Mothers Concerned Over Alleged Nursery Rape Posted: 03 Jun 2019 04:38 AM PDT  As word spread online that police were investigating the alleged rape of a toddler, the toddler's nursery school shut down its Facebook page. Parents have questions. |
USDP Vows to Bring Back Security-Related Laws if Reelected Posted: 03 Jun 2019 04:06 AM PDT  The USDP chairperson said his party will bring back a number of security laws abolished by the NLD should it win the 2020 general election. |
US, China Must Work Together: Singapore PM Posted: 03 Jun 2019 03:33 AM PDT  At a security summit Friday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged the U.S. to accommodate a rising China, as Chinese and U.S. statesmen traded barbs. |
Police to File Charges Against Cement Factory Protesters Posted: 03 Jun 2019 02:12 AM PDT  Police say the protesters did not act in accordance with the law as the company has permission from the government to construct the factory. |
‘Tell the World the Truth’ Posted: 03 Jun 2019 01:08 AM PDT  As State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Prague, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2010 profile of the late intellectual Minn Latt Yekhaun, one of the most influential figures in Myanmar-Czech relations. |
Military Says It Tolerated UWSA Parade for Sake of Peace Posted: 03 Jun 2019 12:12 AM PDT  Ethnic armed group acted as if it were a separate gov't and army with its display of weaponry on April 30, Tatmadaw spokesman says. |
Thirty Years After Tiananmen, Protesters’ Goals Further Away Than Ever Posted: 02 Jun 2019 10:05 PM PDT  Political protests like those seen in 1989 are almost unthinkable in today's China, where even small demonstrations can be snuffed out by police with sophisticated surveillance. |
China’s Huawei to Sell Undersea Cable Business, Buyer’s Exchange Filing Shows Posted: 02 Jun 2019 09:15 PM PDT  The potential sale comes as Huawei Technologies' main business of selling telecom network equipment and smartphones is under intense global scrutiny. |
Indian Officials See Little Chance of Finding Missing Climbers Alive Posted: 02 Jun 2019 09:01 PM PDT  The eight missing climbers—from India, the UK, the US and Australia—are feared to have been caught in an avalanche. |