‘To Kill and Mutilate Was Their Purpose’: A Survivor of the Depayin Massacre

Devotees struggle to revive interest in the traditional art amid local indifference and official paranoia.

At the height of his power, Lun Maung was the former regime’s auditor general. But he has found contentment waiting tables at a roadside diner.

Humor is one of the few things that make life in Burma bearable for most people, but even this salve for the soul can rub the ruling generals the wrong way.

Despite draconian laws and official denial, sex is big business in Burma.

On the eve of the referendum that ushered in the current charter, pro-democracy activists debated whether it was a step in the right direction or the death-knell for their movement

In the past, Burmese writers had to become masters of journalistic kung fu, using subtle means to defend their work against the attacks of military censors. 

NLD co-founder U Win Tin's call for justice for political prisoners has yet to be answered.

Former Red Flag communist Chit Hlaing, who worked alongside infamous figures from Myanmar’s past, died on March 24 at age 92.

The late activist and political prisoner would have been 88 today. We look back on his contribution to Myanmar's struggle for democracy.

Where are they now? In this article published in The Irrawaddy magazine, we checked up on the country’s retired military leaders.

After five years, lots of cash and countless photo opportunities, we are still waiting for Myanmar’s ‘peace industry’ to deliver.

Mired beneath the Yangon River for more than four centuries, the Dhammazedi Bell has become a symbol of all that unites and divides this nation.