The Irrawaddy discusses issues surrounding the Border Guard Force and the complex challenge of transforming armed groups into legitimate enterprises.
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The Day Britain Moved Its Dead from Shwedagon Pagoda
After 70 years of lobbying, the British colonial authorities in 1929 finally moved the bodies from a cemetery within the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda compound.
NLD Poised to Impose Chief Ministers on States and Regions
The National League for Democracy is set to use its powers under the military-drafted Constitution to enforce its chief ministers on states and regions.
First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Myanmar from India
Health workers and key government figures are first in the queue for two doses of the coronavirus jab.
Hotel Construction Threatens Myanmar’s World Heritage Site at Bagan
Hotel development considered ‘one of the greatest threats’ to the stupas, pagodas and temples within the Bagan property zone.
Myanmar Military Demands Proof November Election Was Fair
The military says it wants to be convinced the general election was free from voter fraud before the new parliament convenes.
Myanmar Authorities Seize 34 Rohingya in Ayeyarwady Region
It is the second time this month Rohingya migrants from Rakhine have been caught entering the region.
Asian leaders congratulate new U.S. President Biden
Leaders across Asia from South Korea to India congratulated new U.S. President Joe Biden.
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Myanmar's Rights Groups Call for Long-Delayed Justice for Kachin Teacher Murders
Six years on, there has been no justice for two young Kachin teachers who were raped and murdered in Shan State.
Myanmar Signs Power Purchase Deal with Thai Company
The authorities are trying to provide Yangon with a reliable power supply to sustain economic growth.
Updated Timeline: Tracing Military’s Interference in Myanmar Election
The Tatmadaw and the USDP have been banging this drum since before voters went to the polls, ignoring their landslide loss to the National League for Democracy.
Myanmar and Japan Talk of Continued Expansion of Investment and Military Relation
Japan Myanmar Association plays a private institutional role to promote private sector investment between the two countries.
Myanmar Workers at International Joint-Venture Construction Site Strike for Unpaid Wages
Yoma Central strikers say they are not being paid their wages or social-security allowances.
COVID-19 and Security Issues Hamper Myanmar’s Efforts to List Mrauk-U with UN
The government began the process of naming Mrauk-U as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2019 only for the historic capital to be damaged in fighting with the Arakan Army.
The Day Britain Moved Its Dead from Shwedagon Pagoda
NLD Poised to Impose Chief Ministers on States and Regions
First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Myanmar from India
Hotel Construction Threatens Myanmar’s World Heritage Site at Bagan
More than 300 new COVID-19 cases found in Samut Sakhon
Critics Inject Doubt Into Thailand’s Vaccine Deal With China
More Than 30 Thai Police Accused of Trafficking Myanmar Migrants
US Blacklists Major Chinese Oil Firm Over South China Sea ‘Coercion’
47 Karenni Villages Asked to Pay $10K for Electricity Connection
US Firm Plans Beverage Packaging Plant in Rangoon
Malaysia to Release Satellite Data on Missing Jet
Participants Say They Were Tricked Into Joining USDP Rally
Popular Shan Party Vows to Cooperate With Myanmar’s NLD Under New Govt
Myanmar’s Ruling NLD Holds Talks With Three Ethnic Parties in Shan State
Myanmar Military Chief Makes Life Awkward for Chinese Foreign Minister
Another Meeting Between Myanmar’s NLD, Ethnic Party Collapses Over Venue Dispute