Genius Shan Highlands Coffee named among region’s top sustainable social enterprises
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Iconsiam Cements Bangkok's Shopping Mecca Status With $6M Opening Blowout
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Shopaholics planning a trip to Bangkok have a new mecca in Iconsiam, a 525,000-square-meter luxury shopping mall that opened its doors to the public on Saturday.
Transparency in Delayed $2B Development Project Requested in Lower House
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The project agreement was signed by the outgoing government just one week before the handover of power to the NLD in March 2016.
Newly Amended Law Helps Officials Seize Land, Critics Warn
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Rights groups urge gov’t to scrap Vacant Land Law, which they say leaves IDPs and ethnic landholders particularly vulnerable.
Five Arrested for Violent Abduction, Robbery in Yangon’s Ahlone Township
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Six men were hired to forcefully retrieve debt owed by a currency dealer.
Cheers to Traditional Kayan Rice Wine
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This weekend, knock your bamboo cups together in celebration of the traditional brew warming bellies across rural Kayah State at Yangon’s unique Kayan rice wine festival.
State Counselor Pushes for ASEAN Investment in Myanmar
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi cited improvements to investment policies, economic reforms and plans to improve the ease of doing business as reasons for ASEAN investors to look to Myanmar.
Ten Things to do in Yangon This Week
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Boxing, concerts, exhibitions, parties, film and more—all in Yangon this week as picked by The Irrawaddy.
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Man Wrongfully Detained and Beaten by Police to File Complaints
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Police mistook Ko Aung Soe Htike, a travel company director, for a thief who was captured on CCTV stealing a phone and detained and beat him without explaining their motives.
By-Election Disappointment Prompts Internal Reforms at NLD
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Ruling party’s Executive Committee reviewing Nov. 3 poll results, announces ground-level revamp to prepare for 2020 election
Explosives Kill Two in Northern Shan
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A Ta'ang woman died after her motorbike drove over an explosive in Kyaukme Township. In Muse Township, a 13-year-old Mong boy died from an explosive he was playing with.
Michael Jackson's 'Bad' Tour Jacket Sold at Auction
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The jacket, worn by the star during his “Bad” world tour, sold for $298,000 at a New York auction. Part of the proceeds will go to the charity MusicCares.
For NLD, By-Election Result a Wake-Up Call for 2020
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This week, The Irrawaddy discusses what lessons the ruling party can draw from its underwhelming performance in last week’s vote, which saw it win just seven of the 13 seats it c
No Apology From Journalists as Yangon Govt Drops Incitement Suit
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“How can we apology for something that we didn’t do wrong?” said Eleven Media Managing Editor U Kyaw Zaw Lin.
‘Defending the Indefensible’: Malaysia's Mahathir Slams Suu Kyi over Rohingya Crisis
Warnings of a ‘Domino Effect’ of Protectionism as Asian Leaders Meet
Transparency in Delayed $2B Development Project Requested in Lower House
Newly Amended Law Helps Officials Seize Land, Critics Warn
Transparency in Delayed $2B Development Project Requested in Lower House
Newly Amended Law Helps Officials Seize Land, Critics Warn
Five Arrested for Violent Abduction, Robbery in Yangon’s Ahlone Township
Amnesty International Strips Myanmar's Suu Kyi of 'Conscience' Award
‘Defending the Indefensible’: Malaysia's Mahathir Slams Suu Kyi over Rohingya Crisis
Warnings of a ‘Domino Effect’ of Protectionism as Asian Leaders Meet
Thai Junta and Thaksin-Backed Populists Face Off Before 2019 Poll
Millions of Small Asian Farmers Miss Out on Seeds Resilient to Climate Change: Study