Thursday, January 28, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Tension Grows Following Military’s Coup Talk

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:37 AM PST

The commander-in-chief's recent comments on the possibility of revoking the Constitution have only added fuel to the fire.

Political, Religious Figures Urge Myanmar Govt, Military Leaders to Talk as Tensions Rise

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:22 AM PST

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing should meet after perceived threat of coup, they say.

Myanmar Election Body Rejects Military Allegations of Electoral Fraud

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:07 AM PST

Dismissing military claims of fraud in the Nov. 8 general election, the Union Election Commission said changing the public's will would violate the Constitution.

Ethnic Groups Demand Input in Myanmar Land Reforms

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:36 AM PST

Observers say ethnic minority land rights must be respected before progress can be made in the peace process.

Fugitive Nationalist Arrested Before Handing Over Monument Praising Myanmar’s Military

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:35 AM PST

Yeomanry Development Party chief Michael Kyaw Myint has been arrested before he got to handover an obelisk praising the military.

Myanmar Military Chief Warns Constitution Should Be Revoked If Laws Not Followed

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 02:30 AM PST

Speaking after a military spokesman refused to rule out another coup, the commander-in-chief said past military governments had twice revoked Myanmar's constitutions.

Myanmar Religious, Political Figures Respond to Perceived Threat of Military Coup

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 10:28 PM PST

A military spokesman's refusal to rule out a coup amid repeated claims of electoral fraud brings unanimous condemnation.

The Day Gen. Aung San Met Ex-Colonial Administrator and Author Maurice Collis

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 07:00 PM PST

The architect of Myanmar's independence met with Collis at the Dorchester Hotel in London to discuss the country's future.