How Will Myanmar’s Ethnicities Shape Its Future?
This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the latest effort to amend the Constitution in the context of ethnic groups’ political and security goals.
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The Day a Literary and Anti-Colonial Nationalist Giant Was Born
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March 23 also marks the 43rd anniversary of a student protest against the BSPP government inspired by the centenary of Thakhin Kodaw Hmaing’s birth.
Three Myanmar Recipients Among ‘Women of the Future’ Award Winners
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Seven local women nominated and four nominated at event, which honors SE Asian women with notable achievement in a range of fields
5 Civilians Killed as Tatmadaw Troops Open Fire on Village in N. Rakhine: Witnesses
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Soldiers entered Say Taung and fired indiscriminately, while other troops fired on anyone attempting to flee, they say
German Company Found Supplying Illegal Myanmar Teak to EU
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Shipping through a third country, teak kingpins work in parallel with the State’s Myanmar Timber Enterprise to get illicit teak to Europe in violation of EU timber regulations.
RCSS Invites Rival Shan Group to Join Ceasefire, Excludes TNLA
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‘Pretty words are not enough,’ SSPP spokesman says, but adds that his group will consider the proposal; TNLA scoffs at truce idea.
Independent Myanmar’s First Deadly Student Crackdown
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On this day in 1956, seventh-grader Harry Tan was shot dead by police in the country’s first of many brutal crackdowns on student protests in post-independence Myanmar.
Women Sold into ‘Marriages’ in China with Help of Police: HRW Report
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Kachin, Shan women who escaped sexual slavery give harrowing accounts of being duped, raped and forced to bear children.
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Can the NLD Overcome the Military's Last Line of Defense?
The ruling party may be able to chip away at the military's proxies and business interests. But tinkering with its constitutional privileges may prove a step too far.
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The public has endured three years of incompetence and lack of accountability from their state and regional leaders.
Urgent Political Action Needed to Solve Rakhine’s Problems
Declaring a state of emergency or inserting more troops will not solve the root causes of the conflict.
N. Shan Residents Live in Fear as Rights, Security Situation Deteriorates
Trust between ethnic groups is breaking down, monasteries have become IPD camps and people are being forced to join ethnic armies.
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