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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy joins a poll monitor and a political party official to discuss the UEC’s partiality, identity politics and other factors in next year’s vote.
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Commentary
Will the current transition lead Myanmar back into authoritarian rule, or is the country on the verge of finally breaking its historical cycle of thwarted opportunities?
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Specials
Amid constant threats to their security, Rakhine civilians are treated with suspicion by the military, while police and state officials are unable or unwilling to help.
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Burma
To reverse a decline in tourist arrivals, the public is being asked to make videos to promote Myanmar’s wonders to potential visitors.
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Burma
Myanmar singer Phyo Pyae Sone and his colleagues were detained for two days after police accused them of possessing 10 ketamine pills.
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On This Day
On this day in 1941, Prime Minister U Saw arrived in London seeking independence; after being rebuffed and contacting Japan, he spent the war detained by the British.
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Burma
On this day in 1983, a South Korean president on a visit to Yangon survived an assassination attempt that severed diplomatic ties between Pyongyang and the Myanmar government.
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Asia
Hundreds of people detained without trial by Indian authorities following a crackdown in Kashmir have been moved to jails hundreds of kilometers from the disputed region.
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News
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns member states the world body is struggling to pay its bills.
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Burma
Yangon’s mayor says buying 80 new cars for municipal committee heads and members is a sensible use of the chaotic city’s budget.
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Burma
A group of workers at the Sky Man steel factory in Yangon say the owners are closing to avoid honoring a compensation agreement, and are demanding their jobs back.
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Burma
The Arakan National Party says no progress will be made in Rakhine State until the government stops fighting rebel groups and changes the military-drafted Constitution.
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Burma
Myanmar is pushing its bid for Mrauk-U, the seat of the ancient Arakan kingdom, to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List despite ongoing violence in the area.
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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the reasons the government has yet to convene the National Defense and Security Council, and the implications for the country.
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Burma
Myanmar, Thailand, Dawei, SEZ, Dawei Special Economic Zone, wildlife, Japan, Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency, Tanintharyi Region, Dr. Tun Naing
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