The Irrawaddy Magazine |
- Protesters Call for Action Against Police for Revealing Toddler Rape Victim’s Identity
- Head of Myanmar Catholic Church Calls for Int’l Understanding of Country’s Struggles
- UN Honors Myanmar Women’s Rights Activist
- Int’l Media Shows Lack of Fairness, Ignores State Counselor’s Message to the ICJ
- Myanmar Police Seize Nearly 40 Million Kyats in Counterfeit Bills in Mandalay
- Myanmar Military Slams NLD ‘Tyranny’ on Charter Change Committee
- Hong Kong Braces for Protests Over Christmas Holidays
- Indian PM Defends Citizenship Law After Protests Turn Deadly
- The Day Imperial Japanese Bombers Rained Fire on Yangon
- Myanmar’s Second Political Women’s Group Was Established 100 Years Ago Today
| Protesters Call for Action Against Police for Revealing Toddler Rape Victim’s Identity Posted: 23 Dec 2019 06:48 AM PST  Hundreds of people marched in Yangon to demand legal action against police officers who revealed the identity of the toddler victim in the 'Victoria' rape case. |
| Head of Myanmar Catholic Church Calls for Int’l Understanding of Country’s Struggles Posted: 23 Dec 2019 05:59 AM PST  In his Christmas address Saturday, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo called on the international community to understand Myanmar's challenges around democracy and security. |
| UN Honors Myanmar Women’s Rights Activist Posted: 23 Dec 2019 05:32 AM PST  Ma May Sabe Phyu, a longtime women's rights activist from Myanmar, has won the United Nations Development Program's N-Peace Award. |
| Int’l Media Shows Lack of Fairness, Ignores State Counselor’s Message to the ICJ Posted: 23 Dec 2019 04:28 AM PST  Too busy writing stories about a 'fallen icon', the world's media ignored Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's message that accountability for the Rohingya crisis should begin at home. |
| Myanmar Police Seize Nearly 40 Million Kyats in Counterfeit Bills in Mandalay Posted: 23 Dec 2019 02:59 AM PST  Police in Mandalay have arrested five people found in possession of nearly 40 million kyats in fake bills and opened a case against them for counterfeiting currency. |
| Myanmar Military Slams NLD ‘Tyranny’ on Charter Change Committee Posted: 22 Dec 2019 11:32 PM PST  Military MPs have filed a formal complaint over the Charter Amendment Committee, saying it is no longer representative of Parliament and accusing the NLD of 'tyranny'. |
| Hong Kong Braces for Protests Over Christmas Holidays Posted: 22 Dec 2019 09:23 PM PST  In Hong Kong, protests are planned throughout the week, including demonstrations in five shopping malls on Christmas eve. |
| Indian PM Defends Citizenship Law After Protests Turn Deadly Posted: 22 Dec 2019 09:02 PM PST  Indian PM Modi denies citizenship law is anti-Muslim, leads rally in New Delhi as opposition protests turn deadly. |
| The Day Imperial Japanese Bombers Rained Fire on Yangon Posted: 22 Dec 2019 06:41 PM PST  On this day in 1941, about 3,000 Yangon residents were killed as Japanese aircraft unleashed the first-ever bombing raid on the city. |
| Myanmar’s Second Political Women’s Group Was Established 100 Years Ago Today Posted: 22 Dec 2019 05:30 PM PST  On this day in 1919, anti-colonial Burmese women leaders founded the Darna Thukha, an organization that campaigned against British colonial rule for over a decade. |
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