Where are the Assassins?

Amid a flare of criticism of Yangon chief minister’s show of respect to the notorious former general, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2014 commentary on U Khin Nyunt’s insolence.

On the 30th anniversary of her death, The Irrawaddy looks back at a story on the life of Daw Khin Kyi, the overlooked mother of Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

As the 103rd anniversary of Ludu Daw Amar’s birth was yesterday, The Irrawaddy revisits this story from October 2002 about the journalist’s life.

As far as Myanmar tycoons go, Nar Auk — who died 115 years ago after a storied life resisting British colonial rule — was one of a kind.

A fellow journalist from Japan offers his take on the fatal shooting of Kenji Nagai during Myanmar's 2007 Saffron Revolution.

In this commentary from November 2007, two months after the Saffron Revolution demonstrations, Kyaw Zwa Moe illuminates the power of hope in the country’s fight for democracy.

On the 11th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, we revisit this story from October 2007, in which the editor explained why Burma’s generals fear the influence of the Sangha.

The towering century-old home in Yangon, built by the prominent Chinese businessman Lim Chin Tsong, features an eccentric blend of Eastern and Western styles.

Thin Thin Aye, a leading 88 Generation activist who died on Monday, urged women to overcome their fears and take a more active role in politics.

Myanmar’s potential remains as bright as ever. However, the country still awaits a leader bold and articulate enough to inspire his or her countrymen to seize the historic opportunity

How communists played a shadowy role in Myanmar's 1988 pro-democracy uprising.

On the 30th anniversary of the ’88 uprising, The Irrawaddy reprints an appeal it ran in the year 2000 for a full recounting of the bloodshed. Without it, Myanmar would remain a divided,

These women played key roles in the popular uprising 30 years ago or have carried on the pro-democracy movement it helped inspire.