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Arts
Painter Kyaw Kyaw Lwin’s surreal preoccupations will be on display in his first solo exhibition on Oct. 20-24 in Yangon.
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Food
Indulging in a special menu of Spain’s favorite tapas and paella dishes being served for the month of October at Melia Yangon’s Mediterranean restaurant Olea.
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Burma
Backlash against city government’s targeting of Eleven Media is latest blow to once-popular U Phyo Min Thein’s support.
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Lifestyle
A football friendly, classical music concert, boxing, reggae and more — all in Yangon this week, as picked by The Irrawaddy.
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Burma
The 1,300 women participants have demanded equal pay, laws against gender-based violence, education in sexual and reproductive health and equal university entrance requirements.
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Travel
The cultural city of Mandalay is home to a number of well-preserved wooden monasteries that are worth a visit while you’re in the city.
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Burma
Secretary of the Nobel Committee said Nobel Prizes are awarded for efforts or achievements of the past, but also that the rules do not allow the withdrawal of a prize.
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Burma
The KNU decided to continue working toward a peace deal with the government after a three-week meeting to review the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, which it signed in 2015.
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Burma
‘Dare to Rebel’ posters are too harshly opposed to the Union government, the military says.
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Burma
Ministry earns second parliamentary dressing down in 2 weeks for failing to invite tenders for Education Ministry buildings.
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News
The government has given one of the largest gold mine operators in Mandalay a final warning to hand in its license for not making its payments or be blacklisted and prosecuted.
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Burma
A government spokesman rejected speculation that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi used a private helicopter on a recent trip because her relations with the military were strained.
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Asia
Although he cannot directly influence government policy, Japanese Emperor Akihito has created a broader consciousness of Japan's wartime past, experts say.
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In Person
Questions and answers with Saw Myo Min Thu, executive director of Thabyay Education Foundation.
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From the Archive
These women played key roles in the popular uprising 30 years ago or have carried on the pro-democracy movement it helped inspire.
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