On the 70th anniversay of Marytrs’ Day, The Irrawaddy revisits commentary about Gen Aung San’s unfulfilled aspirations for a unified and democratic Myanmar.
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Erasing the General
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More than 30 years ago, Ne Win’s junta removed Gen Aung San’s name from his own tomb. But the architects who built it kept a card up their sleeves.
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With the Secretariat open to the public on Martyrs’ Day, The Irrawaddy revisits this feature from August, 2016 on hopes for the historic building.
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The Irrawaddy revisits commentary on the 2016 Martyrs’ Day events, attended by both Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
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The Irrawaddy revisits this article about the 2016 revamping of Yangon’s Martyrs’ Monument, days before the country observes the 70th anniversary of Martyrs’ Day.
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In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of Martyrs’ Day, The Irrawaddy revisits an interview with an expert on the assassination of Aung San.
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From the Archives: Surviving the Night
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To mark the second day that The Irrawaddy’s Lawi Weng is in detention in northern Shan State, we are re-posting one of his past articles.
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The Forgotten Frontier
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The Irrawaddy revisists this article from Nov. 2014 after Naga rebel leader SS Khaplang died at age 77 last week.
Who Are The Wa?
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In this story from 2014, Bertil Lintner explores Wa history, identity and politics, and how this ethnic group is portrayed in Burma.
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In this August 2011 story, The Irrawaddy explored the long history of support from Germany and its companies for Burma’s notorious military regimes.
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Three years to the day since Burma lost one of its leading intellectual figures, U Win Tin, The Irrawaddy looks back on his enduring legacy.
Win Tin’s Lessons for Burma
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Three years to the day since Burma lost one of its leading intellectual figures, U Win Tin, The Irrawaddy looks back on his enduring legacy.
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The Irrawaddy revisits these leaked photos from 2008 documenting a Burmese military delegation’s visit to North Korea.
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