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- Myanmar Military Eyes More Powers for National Security Council
- Armed Groups Must Ask Before Contacting Intl Community: Peace Commission
- Ethnic Armed Alliance Extends Ceasefire for Rest of Year
- Yangon Court Jails Former Myanmar Army Officer for Criticizing Commanders
- NLD Sues Myanmar Cartoonist for Facebook Post Criticizing Party
- Myanmar Court Jails Farmers for Using Vacant Land
- Caring for Myanmar’s Orphaned Elephants
- From the Constitution to Religious Freedom: Has Myanmar Achieved Democracy?
- Philippines’ Duterte ‘Bugged’ Again as Gecko Stalls Speech
- North Korea Faces Widespread Food Shortages, UN Agency Says
- Cambodia to Curb Recruitment Fees in Bid to Protect Workers From Slavery Abroad
| Myanmar Military Eyes More Powers for National Security Council Posted: 20 Sep 2019 07:17 AM PDT  Military MPs, parliamentary allies propose charter changes that would allow the NDSC, which is already dominated by generals, to push for parliamentary dissolution. |
| Armed Groups Must Ask Before Contacting Intl Community: Peace Commission Posted: 20 Sep 2019 05:43 AM PDT  The Myanmar government's peace negotiation team says ethnic armed groups must ask permission before contacting any international actors, citing concerns about misuse of funds. |
| Ethnic Armed Alliance Extends Ceasefire for Rest of Year Posted: 20 Sep 2019 05:30 AM PDT  TNLA, AA, MNDAA say truce extension aimed at facilitating peace talks; observers say move gives them a political edge. |
| Yangon Court Jails Former Myanmar Army Officer for Criticizing Commanders Posted: 20 Sep 2019 04:52 AM PDT  A former army captain has demanded freedom of speech and for generals to obey the government after being jailed in Yangon for speaking out. |
| NLD Sues Myanmar Cartoonist for Facebook Post Criticizing Party Posted: 20 Sep 2019 04:04 AM PDT  In the NLD's latest legal action against a critic, the ruling party's office in Maubin Township hits cartoonist 'Ahtee' with a defamation lawsuit under Article 66(d). |
| Myanmar Court Jails Farmers for Using Vacant Land Posted: 20 Sep 2019 03:23 AM PDT  Irrawaddy Region farmers have been jailed for working on land that was seized from them in 1999 but left unused. |
| Caring for Myanmar’s Orphaned Elephants Posted: 20 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT  Meet the residents of the Wingabaw elephant orphanage in Myanmar's Bago Region; some were rescued from traps, while others lost their parents to poaching. |
| From the Constitution to Religious Freedom: Has Myanmar Achieved Democracy? Posted: 19 Sep 2019 11:50 PM PDT  This week, The Irrawaddy takes the pulse of Myanmar's democracy, religious freedom and the military's role in it all, with analyst U Maung Maung Soe and columnist Ko Wa. |
| Philippines’ Duterte ‘Bugged’ Again as Gecko Stalls Speech Posted: 19 Sep 2019 11:34 PM PDT  Pesky reptile is just the latest in a long line of animal critics to disrupt an address by the Philippine leader. |
| North Korea Faces Widespread Food Shortages, UN Agency Says Posted: 19 Sep 2019 10:24 PM PDT  Some 40 percent of North Koreans may require food assistance as harvest expected to drop to lowest level in 5 years, FAO says. |
| Cambodia to Curb Recruitment Fees in Bid to Protect Workers From Slavery Abroad Posted: 19 Sep 2019 10:11 PM PDT  Phnom Penh finalizing plan to bring its recruitment law in line with Myanmar's, Cambodian official says. |
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