Although he worked as a policeman and a lawyer, Maung Maung’s real passion is record collecting.
Award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and animator Wunna Soe shares his story.
Ethnic Kachin Lamai Mai Mai has dedicated her life to displaced youth, her latest project helps children with orofacial clefts.
IT adviser and data journalism trainer Ko Yan Naung Oak tells The Irrawaddy why data is journalists’ greatest tool.
Teacher Nan Su Kay Swan reflects on nearly 20 years of practice, and the evolution of yoga from a physical challenge to a devotion to mindfulness.
After decades of studying and practicing, Su Zar Zar hopes to preserve the musical tradition she became enamored with as a child.
Bo Bo Oo’s new parliamentary seat contrasts sharply with how he spent most of his adult life, jailed by Burma’s former junta at age 26.
After years promoting education and supporting Suu Kyi and the NLD from the sidelines, Su Su Lwin steps into the spotlight, as Burma’s new first lady.
Ja Nan, an ethnic Kachin peace facilitator, is one of only a handful of women privy to the inner workings of Burma’s ceasefire negotiations.
Zo Win thought he was about to strike it rich when he agreed to venture beyond northwestern Burma to retrieve automatic rifles for insurgents.
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