The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Reform of Myanmar Human Rights Commission Lacks Transparency, Critics Say
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Vows Probe Into Kayah Farmland Seizures by Myanmar Military
• Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Myanmar Trip Aimed at Pushing Beijing’s ‘Two-Ocean’ Strategy
• Myanmar Lawyers Seek Presidential Approval to Sue Police for Revealing Raped Toddler Identity
• Myanmar Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Love Triangle Murder
• Infographics: Chinese Leaders’ Visits to Myanmar Over 6 Decades
• Myanmar Invites Citizens Abroad to Participate in ‘Nation-Building’
• Japan’s Defense Minister Urges China to Respect Int’l Norms
• China Denies Ever Manipulating Currency After US Lifts Designation
• Cambodia to Open Treason Trial of Opposition Leader Kem Sokha
• ICJ to Rule on Emergency Measures in Myanmar Genocide Case on Jan. 23: Gambia

Reform of Myanmar Human Rights Commission Lacks Transparency, Critics Say Posted: 15 Jan 2020 06:17 AM PST Activists are voicing concerns about Myanmar's newly replaced human rights commission, saying the new members lack diversity and were selected without transparency.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Vows Probe Into Kayah Farmland Seizures by Myanmar Military Posted: 15 Jan 2020 05:37 AM PST During her visit to Kayah State, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi promised to look into military land grabs but ignored complaints about a statue of her father, Gen. Aung San.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Myanmar Trip Aimed at Pushing Beijing’s ‘Two-Ocean’ Strategy Posted: 15 Jan 2020 04:42 AM PST During his upcoming visit to Myanmar, Chinese President Xi Jinping's top priority will be advancing Beijing's strategy to project its power into the Indian Ocean.

Myanmar Lawyers Seek Presidential Approval to Sue Police for Revealing Raped Toddler Identity Posted: 15 Jan 2020 04:23 AM PST The Independent Lawyers' Association of Myanmar has asked the President for permission to sue the police officers who identified the raped toddler known as 'Victoria'.

Myanmar Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Love Triangle Murder Posted: 15 Jan 2020 03:24 AM PST After a three-year trial, a court in Ayeyarwady Region has found a local man guilty of murdering his girlfriend's ex-lover and burying the body on a farm in 2016.

Infographics: Chinese Leaders’ Visits to Myanmar Over 6 Decades Posted: 15 Jan 2020 02:14 AM PST The Irrawaddy presents an infographic examining high-level visits to Myanmar by Chinese leaders from 1954 to 2014, and their significance for bilateral relations.

Myanmar Invites Citizens Abroad to Participate in ‘Nation-Building’ Posted: 15 Jan 2020 01:49 AM PST The Myanmar government has asked current and former citizens abroad to lend their expertise and participation to support peacebuilding and development of a federal Union.

Japan’s Defense Minister Urges China to Respect Int’l Norms Posted: 14 Jan 2020 09:07 PM PST Ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping next spring, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has urged Beijing to adhere to international norms of maritime security.

China Denies Ever Manipulating Currency After US Lifts Designation Posted: 14 Jan 2020 08:52 PM PST A day after being removed from the US Treasury Department's currency manipulator list, China says it never engaged in the practice.

Cambodia to Open Treason Trial of Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Posted: 14 Jan 2020 08:41 PM PST Cambodian opposition party leader Kem Sokha is due to go on trial for treason today in a case slammed by rights groups as bogus.

ICJ to Rule on Emergency Measures in Myanmar Genocide Case on Jan. 23: Gambia Posted: 14 Jan 2020 08:30 PM PST The Gambian government has tweeted that the World Court will rule Jan. 23 on its request that emergency measures be taken against Myanmar in the Rohingya genocide case.

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