Myanmar Ministry of Health Director-General Dr. Tha Tun Kyaw answers questions on community quarantines and an upcoming increase in COVID-19 testing.
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Myanmar Govt’s Crackdown on Journalists Angers Media and Legal Insiders
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Media and legal sources tell The Irrawaddy why the government is wrong to prosecute journalists for speaking to the Arakan Army.
Residents of Myanmar’s Biggest City Must Be Educated Not to Litter, Advocacy Group Says
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To keep Yangon clean, the laws against littering must be explained to the public and strictly enforced, the head of a waste-disposal advocacy group told The Irrawaddy.
‘We Have Never Talked About Secession’: RCSS Chief
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Gen. Yawd Serk, the head of one of Shan State’s largest ethnic armed groups, talked to The Irrawaddy about the peace process and his relationship with Myanmar’s military.
Myanmar’s Lawyers Made Feeble Case at ICJ: Legal Expert
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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.
Suu Kyi Economic Adviser: National Interest Must Come First When Deciding Large Chinese Investments in Myanmar
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Unlike its predecessors, the NLD govt is ensuring deals with China benefit Myanmar, Sean Turnell, adviser to the State Counselor, tells The Irrawaddy in an interview.
Myanmar Plays a Role in New Delhi’s Two Major Foreign Policy Initiatives: Indian Ambassador
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Myanmar is unique in that it plays a role in both of New Delhi’s two major foreign policy initiatives—‘Act East’ and ‘Neighborhood First’—says Ambassador Saurabh Kuma
A Kachin Leader Speaks on Peace, Federalism and the Course of Myanmar Politics
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The Irrawaddy speaks with Dr. Manam Tu Ja of the Kachin State People’s Party about the 2020 election, Myanmar’s political history and advancing the peace process.
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After Struggling for 20 years, Mon Newspaper in Myanmar Now Faces Fight to Survive
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After marking 20 years of publishing Mon news, Guiding Star says it is being crushed by people’s inability to read the Mon language and online competition.
Mon National Schools Show the Way on Mother Tongue Education
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Mon national schools educate primary students in their own tongue, while maintaining access to the state’s higher education system; funding remains a problem, though.
A Voice From Kachin State on Myanmar’s Stumbling Democracy
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Kachin lawmaker Maran Ja Seng Hkawn, daughter of a Kachin revolutionary, talks about the challenges facing Myanmar’s democracy and its prospects for federalism.
Myanmar’s Rakhine Sees No Benefit From Major Projects: MP
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The Arakan Front Party vice chairman, U Kyaw Lwin, says the Maday special economic zone will crush people’s lives, like the other large projects on the island.
New Kachin Party Eyes Electoral Triumph Next Year
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The chief of the newly formed Kachin State People’s Party, Dr. Manam Tu Ja, says next year’s election could bring sweeping federal reforms and a chance of real peace.
No Peace in Myanmar Without Sacrifices: Kachin Christian Chief
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Rev. Hkalam Samson of the Kachin Baptist Convention says leaders talk about peace but they benefit too much from war.
Myanmar Govt’s Crackdown on Journalists Angers Media and Legal Insiders
Residents of Myanmar’s Biggest City Must Be Educated Not to Litter, Advocacy Group Says
‘We Have Never Talked About Secession’: RCSS Chief
Suu Kyi Economic Adviser: National Interest Must Come First When Deciding Large Chinese Investments in Myanmar
After Struggling for 20 years, Mon Newspaper in Myanmar Now Faces Fight to Survive
Nearly 90, Myanmar Painter Can’t Put Down the Brush
An Inside Look at Changes at the Formerly Military-Run GAD
‘Women in Leadership Positions Must Speak for All Women’