Zarni Mann Archives - The Irrawaddy

Jade Miner Shot Dead in Hpakant Clash

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Burma

Security personnel of a mining company opened fire on a crowd of prospectors who gathered seeking early entry to a mine site in search of jade residue.

Man Sentenced to Death Penalty for Murder of 19-year-old Student

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Burma

By Zarni Mann

A court sentenced three men involved in the killing of a student from the Kyaukse Government Technical Institute; one received the death penalty.

Three Bombs Found in Taunggyi amid Fire Balloon Festival

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News

By Zarni Mann

Devices found in attache cases in front of town’s Central Market; no blasts or suspects reported.

15 November 2018 Two Badly Burned as Fireworks Fall on Crowd at Balloon Festival

12 November 2018 Man Wrongfully Detained and Beaten by Police to File Complaints

9 November 2018 Mandalay Textile Factory Rehires Fired Workers, But Protest Leaders Sued

2 November 2018 NLD Used RCSS Leader’s Face on Campaign Material Without Permission, Group Says

31 October 2018 Thousands of Refugees Arrive in Lashio After Fleeing Clashes in Northern Shan

29 October 2018 Hundreds More Flee Intra-Ethnic Fighting in Northern Shan

17 October 2018 Two Monks Arrested in Drug Raids on Two Buddhist Monasteries in Mandalay

15 October 2018 Anti-Corruption Commission Asked to Probe Kachin State Highway Project

9 October 2018 TNLA Gives Shan Woman 3-Year Jail Term

8 October 2018 Local Armed Groups Condemn Killing of Abbot in Northern Shan

4 October 2018 Police in Yangon Seize Nearly 10,000 Bullets, Make Arrest

3 October 2018 Sagaing Gov’t Cracking Down on Illegal Farm Workers and Pesticides, Minister Says