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Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses.
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Burma
Senior Communist Party of China official Song Tao says Beijing backs continued political role for Tatmadaw.
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Nang Htwe Hmone is one of only seven women among the 69 candidates in Saturday's poll, but she feels confident about becoming Mandalay's next Shan ethnic affairs minister.
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Guest Column
An entrenched, male-dominated ‘security approach’ has left the peace process deadlocked.
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In Person
The Irrawaddy speaks to veteran Thai journalist Kavi Chongkittavorn about the key issues facing Myanmar, and its ties with Thailand, ASEAN and the West.
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The TNLA abducted Nang Mo Hom from her home on Aug. 17 for allegedly informing on its fighters and sentenced her in its own court to three years in jail.
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The Union Solidarity and Development Party says the National League for Democracy government has not achieved any notable success two and half years into its administration.
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Specials
Myanmar’s ties with Japan have been close since Gen. Aung San met with a visiting Japanese military officer in 1940. Here are the key events that have shaped bilateral relations since
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News
Meeting aims to resolve key deadlocks facing peace process, Arakan Liberation Party says
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News
During the USDP’s by-election campaign in Chin State, the party chairman has said the NLD uses the 2008 Constitution as an excuse for their shortcomings.
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Dozens of stakeholders swap ideas with government officials at informal talks in Yangon
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Ruling party delegations are beating a path to Beijing’s door as Chinese Communist Party hosts ‘goodwill’ and ‘training’ visits and fosters party-to-party ties
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In Person
"The government must decisively repel international pressures against anyone, not only the Tatmadaw," a spokesman said. "But the government has not yet done enough in that regard."
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From the Archive
On the 11th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, we revisit this story from October 2007, in which the editor explained why Burma’s generals fear the influence of the Sangha.
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Development organizations say that the project would improve the students’ educational experience, but that a change of mindset is necessary for Arakanese to accept it.
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