Myanmar Takes On COVID-19: Is the Country Prepared?

The heads of the Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar and Our Generation Network tell The Irrawaddy factories should not use COVID-19 as an excuse to sack staff.

The Irrawaddy discusses this week’s failed constitutional amendment vote with political analyst Ma Mon Mon Myat and Ko Thiha Thu of the Than Lwin Citizen Empowerment Program.

As the long process to amend Myanmar’s Constitution appears lost, The Irrawaddy sits down with lawmakers U Aung Thein and U Sai Tun Aye to look for a way out.

This week, The Irrawaddy discusses why justice has proved so elusive in the ‘Victoria’ toddler rape case.

As Parliament debates amendments to the Minimum Wage Law, The Irrawaddy discusses the state of industrial relations with two leading trade unionists.

This week, The Irrawaddy and two veterans of Myanmar’s democracy movement discuss the military’s aversion to charter change, and how the ruling NLD should deal with it.

Dr. Salai Ngun Cung Lian of the Myanmar Institute for Peace and Study says Myanmar’s lawyers failed to challenge genocide charges at the International Court of Justice.

The Irrawaddy talks with China analyst Ma Khin Khin Kyaw Kyee from ISP Myanmar and political analyst U Than Soe Naing about the impact of the Chinese president’s visit.

The Irrawaddy talks with writer U Kyaw Win and member of Parliament Ma Zin Mar Aung about the challenges facing Myanmar in 2020, from the Constitution to the election.

The Irrawaddy talks to Hnin Hnin Hmwe of the Democratic Party for a New Society and advocate Kyee Myint about police reform and a recent blunder in the Victoria rape case.

An expert on constitutional reform tells The Irrawaddy the Charter Amendment Committee needs to focus on basic principles if charter change is to be meaningful.

The team at The Irrawaddy discusses human rights in the fishing industry in Ayeyarwady Region, where workers on fishing rafts face abuses, trafficking and exploitation.

The Irrawaddy talks to Muslim faith leader Haji U Aye Lwin and political analyst Maung Maung Soe about the State Counselor’s move to lead Myanmar’s defense at The Hague.