Kyaw Phyo Tha Archives - The Irrawaddy

Singaporean-Run Spa at Myanmar’s Secretariat Due to Close

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Burma

An online backlash has prompted the Yangon authorities to announce the closure of a spa within the compound where independence hero General Aung San was murdered.

Myanmar’s ‘People’s Weatherman’ Dies

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Burma

By Kyaw Phyo Tha

Lifelong meteorologist U Tun Lwin died on Monday. He was 72.

A Weatherman’s Memoir

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From the Archive

By Kyaw Phyo Tha

To mark the passing of Myanmar weatherman U Tun Lwin, whose warnings about Cyclone Nargis fell on deaf ears in 2008, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2015 review of his memoir.

30 October 2019 Controversial High-End Spa in Myanmar’s Historic Secretariat Building Not Licensed

24 October 2019 Yangon Region Govt Hides From Scrutiny at ‘Friendly’ Press Conference

18 October 2019 Yangon Auditor-General Says Regional Govt Told Her Not to Send FY2017-18 Spending Report to MPs

17 October 2019 Yangon MPs Fear ‘No Lively Debate’ on Govt Spending as Access to Auditor General’s Report Uncertain

18 September 2019 Details Scarce on Funding, Planning for Flood Prevention at New Yangon City Project

18 September 2019 Analysis: Myanmar Still Living with Legacy of 1988 Military Coup

2 August 2019 Despite World Heritage Status, Bagan’s Future Far From Assured

26 July 2019 No Room for ’88 Museum, Says Company Renovating Yangon Secretariat

24 July 2019 Britain is Still Being Beastly to its Former Colony Myanmar

9 July 2019 Nearly 90, Myanmar Painter Can’t Put Down the Brush

28 June 2019 The President Intervenes to Save Yangon from Its Govt

19 June 2019 Housekeeper Recalls Swimmer Who Surprised Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Detention