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Interview
The priority for the international community must be to find a solution to the crisis that benefits the people of Myanmar, former envoy Scot Marciel tells The Irrawaddy.
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Interview
The KNU’s Brigade 5 spokesman Padoh Mahn Mahn says a framework is in place to establish a federal union and army, including the ethnic armed groups.
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Burma
CRPH spokesman says a national unity government will be formed and that it will draft a federal democracy constitution.
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Burma
An unnamed medic tells The Irrawaddy about how his colleagues were beaten during a nighttime raid on his South Okkalapa hospital.
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Burma
A young victim of Myanmar’s junta in Monywa recalled how he was mistreated by soldiers during his detention.
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In Person
RCSS chairman Yawd Serk said the CRPH has not yet provided enough details on its vision for a new federal union and constitution to earn the group’s full backing.
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Interview
Derek Mitchell says protesters have ‘righteousness, justice, numbers and much of the world on their side.’
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Interview
At least 20 were killed during military regime’s crackdown against protesters on Sunday, surviving brother describes the violent assault in Hledan.
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Election 2020
Chance of recovery is only 5 percent; ‘Only after her helmet was taken off and blood burst out, did I know that she had been shot.’
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Interview
A military spokesman’s refusal to rule out a coup amid repeated claims of electoral fraud brings unanimous condemnation.
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Specials
The Irrawaddy asks prominent individuals in various walks of life about how the events of 2020 impacted them, the lessons they drew and their hopes for the coming year.
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Interview
Every cool season, Yangon’s air pollution rises to dangerous levels as people burn the many dead leaves that accumulate, along with plastic and other trash.
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Interview
From deadly air pollution to deteriorating ecosystems to weak regulatory frameworks, Myanmar’s environmental problems call for urgent attention.
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Interview
After her family went into debt to pay a ransom for her release, Daw Khin Myint Htay tells The Irrawaddy she now lives in fear.
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Interview
Japanese envoy Yohei Sasakawa tells The Irrawaddy he is disappointed with the Union Election Commission for not acting on his advice that voting can be held in Rakhine.
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