The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• ‘This Is Our Land—and That’s the Truth’: Pa-O Farmers Challenge Myanmar Military
• Myanmar’s Fifth COVID-19 Lab to Operate in Shan State From July
• Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security
• Election Authorities Prepare for Voting in Myanmar’s Roughest War Zone
• Alleged Arakan Army Members to Face Terrorism Prosecution in Mandalay
• Hong Kongers Yearn for Stability After a Year of Chaos, Says Carrie Lam
• UN Experts Urge Japan Not to Rush Discharge of Radioactive Water
• The Day the Poet who Introduced the West to Buddhism was Born

‘This Is Our Land—and That’s the Truth’: Pa-O Farmers Challenge Myanmar Military Posted: 10 Jun 2020 06:18 AM PDT Ethnic Pa-O farmers say they have no choice but to continue growing crops on land confiscated by the military years ago and forcibly taken from them in recent months.

Myanmar’s Fifth COVID-19 Lab to Operate in Shan State From July Posted: 10 Jun 2020 05:08 AM PDT Shan State's health chief said the Chinese-donated equipment will help the authorities track and trace coronavirus in the sprawling state.

Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security Posted: 10 Jun 2020 04:48 AM PDT A minor arson at a Buddhist temple with well-preserved murals in Bagan prompted calls from heritage experts for more resources to secure the site.

Election Authorities Prepare for Voting in Myanmar’s Roughest War Zone Posted: 10 Jun 2020 03:23 AM PDT The Chin State election commission says they are ready for the election in November in Paletwa, where active conflict continues between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army.

Alleged Arakan Army Members to Face Terrorism Prosecution in Mandalay Posted: 10 Jun 2020 02:58 AM PDT Four out of six men were found with explosives in a house in Myanmar's second-largest city last year.

Hong Kongers Yearn for Stability After a Year of Chaos, Says Carrie Lam Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:06 PM PDT Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam marked the first anniversary of a historic anti-government protest with a lament that the city 'cannot bear chaos' any longer.

UN Experts Urge Japan Not to Rush Discharge of Radioactive Water Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:55 PM PDT Four UN experts have pleaded with Tokyo to consult with Japan's neighbors before dumping radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.

The Day the Poet who Introduced the West to Buddhism was Born Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:30 PM PDT On this day in 1832, Edwin Arnold, who wrote the poem, "The Light of Asia", was born. His poetry introduced many westerners to Buddhist philosophy.

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