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• Four Arrested with Explosives to Be Charged Under Myanmar Counterterrorism Act
• Victim Testifies, Identifies Brothers in Toddler Rape Case
• Broad Coalition to Ramp Up Food Safety in Myanmar
• Civilian Murders in Rakhine State ‘Anarchy’: Myanmar Military
• Myanmar Dictator’s First Visit to the US as State Leader
• Myanmar’s Wathann Film Festival Closes with Praise for High Standard of Entries
• USDP, Military Lawmakers Slam NLD Call for Myanmar to Join Int’l Rights Pact
• Myanmar Govt Negotiation Body to Form Peace Secretariat
• Northeastern Myanmar Villagers Gripped by Fear of Armed Groups
• Tearful Ma Bids Alibaba Farewell with Rock Star Show
• India, ASEAN Agree to Review Decade-Old Free Trade Pact
• Air Conditioning for All? Hotter World Faces Risk of ‘Cooling Poverty’
• Indonesian Storytellers Spread ‘Mighty Girls’ Message to Fight Male Dominance

Four Arrested with Explosives to Be Charged Under Myanmar Counterterrorism Act Posted: 11 Sep 2019 06:09 AM PDT Mandalay police say they have arrested four young men with bomb-making equipment, including 1,000 detonators.

Victim Testifies, Identifies Brothers in Toddler Rape Case Posted: 11 Sep 2019 05:50 AM PDT At a court hearing in Myanmar's capital, the 3-year-old girl testified via video conference, surrounded by her mother a law officer in a room dressed up as a playground.

Broad Coalition to Ramp Up Food Safety in Myanmar Posted: 11 Sep 2019 05:05 AM PDT Around 400 stakeholders from Myanmar's food industry are expected to attend a forum in late September to address food safety challenges.

Civilian Murders in Rakhine State ‘Anarchy’: Myanmar Military Posted: 11 Sep 2019 04:50 AM PDT A spree of unsolved civilian murders is plaguing towns in Rakhine State amid the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army.

Myanmar Dictator’s First Visit to the US as State Leader Posted: 11 Sep 2019 01:19 AM PDT This week in 1966, U Ne Win and his wife were welcomed by US President Lyndon B. Johnson and the first lady on the military dictator's first US visit as head of state.

Myanmar’s Wathann Film Festival Closes with Praise for High Standard of Entries Posted: 11 Sep 2019 01:05 AM PDT Documentary on Shan State opium farmers, short film about a man struggling to cover cost of treating a sick friend among this year's winners at WFF.

USDP, Military Lawmakers Slam NLD Call for Myanmar to Join Int’l Rights Pact Posted: 11 Sep 2019 12:58 AM PDT Opposition says signing ICCPR would erode national sovereignty, and questions NLD lawmaker's authority to submit proposal in Lower House.

Myanmar Govt Negotiation Body to Form Peace Secretariat Posted: 10 Sep 2019 11:46 PM PDT The new office will utilize experts and civil servants and incorporate both NCA signatories and non-signatories, a Myanmar President's Office spokesperson said.

Northeastern Myanmar Villagers Gripped by Fear of Armed Groups Posted: 10 Sep 2019 10:30 PM PDT Shan State villagers say they are trapped between three warring ethnic armed groups and face abduction by a rebel army that signed the government's 2015 ceasefire deal.

Tearful Ma Bids Alibaba Farewell with Rock Star Show Posted: 10 Sep 2019 10:03 PM PDT Ma was spotted at one point welling up with tears as staff put on skits and sang songs, prompting the topic "Jack Ma has cried" to trend on Chinese social media.

India, ASEAN Agree to Review Decade-Old Free Trade Pact Posted: 10 Sep 2019 09:59 PM PDT India, prompted by nationalist Narendra Modi loyalists and a deepening trade deficit, pushed for a review of the deal at a trade ministers' meeting in Bangkok.

Air Conditioning for All? Hotter World Faces Risk of ‘Cooling Poverty’ Posted: 10 Sep 2019 09:41 PM PDT "Energy poverty has been defined as people not having heating. Now that is potentially going to shift, and we could have cooling poverty," one researcher warns.

Indonesian Storytellers Spread ‘Mighty Girls’ Message to Fight Male Dominance Posted: 10 Sep 2019 09:23 PM PDT Old-fashioned attitudes about gender roles still persist despite recent economic advances in Indonesia, a country with one of the world's highest numbers of child brides.

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• Into the Forest With Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters
• Activist Detained Over Karen Martyrs Day Commemoration
• Two Decapitated Bodies Found in Market in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
• Ethnic Armed Group Drafts Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State
• Curfew Continues in Northern Myanmar’s Kokang Over Concerns About Armed Conflict
• Workers Protest Lack of Fishing Rights in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Region
• Myanmar’s First Railroad to Get ADB-Assisted Upgrades
• Ninety-Nine Malaysian Couples Tie the Knot on Auspicious Day
• Typhoon Lashes Japanese Capital, One Dead, Power, Transport Disrupted
• Huawei Drops Lawsuit Against US Over Seized Equipment: Court Filing

Into the Forest With Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters Posted: 10 Sep 2019 07:15 AM PDT In the rainy season, Irrawaddy Region farmers venture into the mountains and battle mosquitoes and snakes to supplement their income by harvesting the popular food.

Activist Detained Over Karen Martyrs Day Commemoration Posted: 10 Sep 2019 07:09 AM PDT Naw Ohn Hla, chairwoman of the Karen Women's Union, was detained under unlawful assembly charges; after declining to request bail, she was taken to Insein Prison.

Two Decapitated Bodies Found in Market in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Posted: 10 Sep 2019 05:55 AM PDT Headless, mutilated bodies of Arakanese men dumped in Kan Htaung Gyi market; incident is latest in series of brutal, unsolved killings of civilians in northern Rakhine.

Ethnic Armed Group Drafts Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 10 Sep 2019 04:46 AM PDT The Restoration Council of Shan State is accused of engaging in forced recruitment in northern Shan after conscripting 10 Ta'ang civilians to join its military.

Curfew Continues in Northern Myanmar’s Kokang Over Concerns About Armed Conflict Posted: 10 Sep 2019 04:22 AM PDT Government officials have extended a long-running curfew in Kokang Self-Administered Zone again amid concerns about stability in northern Shan State.

Workers Protest Lack of Fishing Rights in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Region Posted: 10 Sep 2019 03:41 AM PDT Fishery workers' application for rights to fish in lakes rejected in favor of wealthy businessmen, they say.

Myanmar’s First Railroad to Get ADB-Assisted Upgrades Posted: 10 Sep 2019 12:53 AM PDT Upgrades to the Yangon-Pyay railroad—Myanmar's oldest—will reduce total travel time from 8 to 4.5 hours, the transport ministry says.

Ninety-Nine Malaysian Couples Tie the Knot on Auspicious Day Posted: 09 Sep 2019 10:27 PM PDT At a mass wedding held at a Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, the 99 couples took part in an annual rite for Chinese Buddhist couples looking to wed.

Typhoon Lashes Japanese Capital, One Dead, Power, Transport Disrupted Posted: 09 Sep 2019 09:53 PM PDT Deadly, record-breaking winds and stinging rain canceled 160 flights and scores of trains, brought landslides, destroyed one bridge and left 930,000 without power.

Huawei Drops Lawsuit Against US Over Seized Equipment: Court Filing Posted: 09 Sep 2019 09:39 PM PDT But, the company said, it is disappointed the US refused to provide a full explanation for the "arbitrary and unlawful" detention of the equipment for two years.

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• Foreign Investment in Myanmar Set to Miss Target: MIC
• Myanmar State Pharmaceutical Factory Official Arrested on Corruption Charges
• Three Myanmar Rebel Groups Announce 1-Month Ceasefire in Northern Shan State
• Ethnic Conflict Puts Village Leaders in Myanmar’s Shan State at Risk
• Korea-Myanmar Industrial Complex to Begin Construction This Year
• Buddhist Monk Faces Colonel’s Lawsuit for Criticizing Myanmar Army
• Myanmar CSOs Begin Countdown to Internet Shutdown’s 101st Day
• The US-ASEAN Maritime Exercise: Why Myanmar Matters
• Myanmar Military Drops Case Against Kachin Leader over Conversation with Trump
• Woman Killed as Typhoon Lashes Tokyo Area
• Hong Kong Students Form Human Chains after Weekend of Protests
• The Death of British Burma’s Anti-Colonial Monk

Foreign Investment in Myanmar Set to Miss Target: MIC Posted: 09 Sep 2019 06:26 AM PDT Foreign investment in Myanmar is expected to miss its target for the fiscal year, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission.

Myanmar State Pharmaceutical Factory Official Arrested on Corruption Charges Posted: 09 Sep 2019 05:44 AM PDT The general manager of Burma Pharmaceutical Industry (BPI) is facing 10 years in prison on corruption charges for allegedly mismanaging state funds.

Three Myanmar Rebel Groups Announce 1-Month Ceasefire in Northern Shan State Posted: 09 Sep 2019 04:47 AM PDT To 'build trust' ahead of peace talks on Sept. 16-17, Brotherhood Alliance vows not to attack Myanmar army; despite the move, shelling is reported in Kutkai.

Ethnic Conflict Puts Village Leaders in Myanmar’s Shan State at Risk Posted: 09 Sep 2019 04:09 AM PDT Village leaders in northern Shan State face threats and extortion from ethnic armed groups, making it hard to find people willing to fill the role of village head.

Korea-Myanmar Industrial Complex to Begin Construction This Year Posted: 09 Sep 2019 02:56 AM PDT The $110-million project—a first for economic cooperation between Korea and Myanmar—is set to begin construction in Yangon this year and be completed by 2024.

Buddhist Monk Faces Colonel’s Lawsuit for Criticizing Myanmar Army Posted: 09 Sep 2019 02:46 AM PDT Mandalay-based monk U Sein Ti Ta is being sued by an army colonel for a social-media post in which he questioned the motives of military commanders.

Myanmar CSOs Begin Countdown to Internet Shutdown’s 101st Day Posted: 09 Sep 2019 02:01 AM PDT The groups are calling on all to abstain from internet use on Sept. 30 in solidarity with those living under internet shutdowns in western Myanmar's Rakhine State.

The US-ASEAN Maritime Exercise: Why Myanmar Matters Posted: 09 Sep 2019 01:48 AM PDT The US military has done nothing wrong yet; by partnering with them on ASEAN-wide projects, Myanmar helps build a rules-based order in the region and the world.

Myanmar Military Drops Case Against Kachin Leader over Conversation with Trump Posted: 09 Sep 2019 12:33 AM PDT Officer had sued Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson after he urged Trump to back federalism, religious freedom in Myanmar; US State Dept. last week voiced concern about the case.

Woman Killed as Typhoon Lashes Tokyo Area Posted: 08 Sep 2019 11:07 PM PDT Flights canceled, train lines closed, more than 900,000 lose power as storm brings winds of more than 200 kph.

Hong Kong Students Form Human Chains after Weekend of Protests Posted: 08 Sep 2019 10:59 PM PDT They demand release of jailed protesters; HK warns foreign govts not to interfere as pro-democracy activists call for US assistance; China vows to crush 'secessionism'.

The Death of British Burma’s Anti-Colonial Monk Posted: 08 Sep 2019 07:00 PM PDT On this day in 1939, anti-colonialist monk U Ottama passed away, leaving behind a legacy of non-violent resistance and powerful rhetoric.

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• No End in Sight to Myanmar Military, Northern Alliance Fighting
• The Day Gen Aung San Established the Myanmar Army
• Recalling the Day When I Was Reborn

No End in Sight to Myanmar Military, Northern Alliance Fighting Posted: 06 Sep 2019 08:30 PM PDT This week, The Irrawaddy discusses recent peace talks between armed rebels and the Myanmar military in China and the mounting civilian burden in northern Shan State.

The Day Gen Aung San Established the Myanmar Army Posted: 06 Sep 2019 07:00 PM PDT On this day in 1945, Gen. Aung San signed an agreement with the British in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy to establish the Myanmar army.

Recalling the Day When I Was Reborn Posted: 06 Sep 2019 06:00 PM PDT Life as I knew it ended when the military regime jailed me, but I left prison in 1999 with new strengths; many in Myanmar have undergone a rebirth of one kind or another.

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• Mandalay University Rector Faces Probe over Canteen Contract
• Restriction on Rohingya Use of Internet Data in Bangladesh Triggers Debate  
• Myanmar Soldiers Sentenced to 20 Years After Civilian Killings
• Leaving Prison, Ex-Child Soldier Calls for Peace in Myanmar’s Shan State
• Rights Activist in Myanmar Sentenced for Giving Judge Broken Scales of Justice
• Police Detained, Forestry Officials Investigated Over Bribes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
• Myanmar Ambassador Meets with 2 Migrant Workers on Death Row in Thailand
• Myanmar’s Yangon Intl Airport Reopens
• Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: From Liberator to Oppressor
• The Day Myanmar’s Independence Hero Tied The Knot
• Hard Right: Political Divide Deepens in Thailand
• US Voices Concern Over Myanmar Army’s Lawsuit Against Religious Leader
• Taiwan Warns Solomon Islands of China ‘Debt Trap’ in Diplomatic Switch

Mandalay University Rector Faces Probe over Canteen Contract Posted: 06 Sep 2019 07:33 AM PDT Ministry of Education investigates a food court construction contract at the university; students claim it did not follow procedures and their signatures were faked.

Restriction on Rohingya Use of Internet Data in Bangladesh Triggers Debate   Posted: 06 Sep 2019 05:27 AM PDT Some say crime in the camps is aided by unregistered SIM cards and massive data usage. Others say blocking the internet will only invite greater crises.

Myanmar Soldiers Sentenced to 20 Years After Civilian Killings Posted: 06 Sep 2019 05:15 AM PDT Two Myanmar military soldiers were sentenced to 20 years in prison for desertion after allegedly killing seven civilians in Karen State and now await trial for murder.

Leaving Prison, Ex-Child Soldier Calls for Peace in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 06 Sep 2019 04:25 AM PDT Ko Aung Ko Htwe, who was jailed for describing life as a child soldier, says conflict motivated by self-interest, not political goals.

Rights Activist in Myanmar Sentenced for Giving Judge Broken Scales of Justice Posted: 06 Sep 2019 02:48 AM PDT An activist in Myanmar's Kachin State who faces prison under the Peaceful Assembly Law saw his sentence extended Friday after giving a pair of broken scales to a judge.

Police Detained, Forestry Officials Investigated Over Bribes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Posted: 06 Sep 2019 02:12 AM PDT An investigation found the officials accepted 600,000 kyats in bribes to set traffickers of illegally logged timber free—and replaced their seized boat to cover it up.

Myanmar Ambassador Meets with 2 Migrant Workers on Death Row in Thailand Posted: 05 Sep 2019 11:48 PM PDT Envoy tells the pair the government is working on their behalf to seek a royal pardon for their murder convictions, widely viewed as flawed.

Myanmar’s Yangon Intl Airport Reopens Posted: 05 Sep 2019 11:16 PM PDT Operations are back to normal at Myanmar's major international airport, after shutting down for 19 hours Thursday when an aircraft skidded off the runway.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: From Liberator to Oppressor Posted: 05 Sep 2019 11:09 PM PDT Even his harshest critics admitted to his tactical brilliance. Robert Mugabe, the freedom fighter turned power-obsessed authoritarian, has passed away.

The Day Myanmar’s Independence Hero Tied The Knot Posted: 05 Sep 2019 10:20 PM PDT On this day in 1942, Gen. Aung San, shortly after joining the Japanese to drive the British out of Myanmar, married Daw Khin Kyi.

Hard Right: Political Divide Deepens in Thailand Posted: 05 Sep 2019 10:10 PM PDT Thailand's illiberal "yellow camp" conservative nationalists have turned up their social media rhetoric against progressive opponents with a new term: "nation-haters."

US Voices Concern Over Myanmar Army’s Lawsuit Against Religious Leader Posted: 05 Sep 2019 09:47 PM PDT The Myanmar military's criminal complaint against the Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson "seeks to unduly limit his freedom of expression," the US State Dept. said on Thursday.

Taiwan Warns Solomon Islands of China ‘Debt Trap’ in Diplomatic Switch Posted: 05 Sep 2019 09:39 PM PDT The "Flashy infrastructure" promised by China has severely damaged local ecosystems and infringed sovereignty, a spokesperson for Taiwan's foreign ministry warned.

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