A feminist manga artist will use characters based on an Egyptian pharaoh and a Chinese empress to bring more female empowerment to the male-dominated world of comic books.
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Young Palaung War Victims Flock to Yangon Nunneries for Education, Safety
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Buddhist nunneries in Thanlyin provide a home and education to hundreds of Palaung girls who would otherwise face violence and conscription in their hometowns in northern Shan.
‘I Would Not Exchange My Life For That Amount of Money’: Nang Mo Hom
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Following two months in detention, Nang Mo Hom reflects on the situation surrounding her arrest by the TNLA upon her release.
Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Needs to be Implemented in Mon State
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The 1,300 women participants have demanded equal pay, laws against gender-based violence, education in sexual and reproductive health and equal university entrance requirements.
TIMELINE: Eight Decades of Myanmar-Japan Relations at a Glance
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Myanmar’s ties with Japan have been close since Gen. Aung San met with a visiting Japanese military officer in 1940. Here are the key events that have shaped bilateral relations since
Victim Age Limit in Child Rape Cases Too Low: Women’s Rights Activists
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The amendment to the Penal Code proposes a child rape victim age limit of 12 years old, while activists believe it should include older victims too.
Artist Turns Medium Into Message to Challenge Stigma of Women's Sarongs
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Many in Myanmar still believe that a man will lose his "hpone," or spiritual power, if his clothes are washed with a woman's sarong. Htein Lin wants them to reconsider.
Reuters Case Timeline
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The Irrawaddy looks back at the major developments in the case since the pair was arrested on Dec. 12.
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Kofi Annan's Contribution to Myanmar's Pressing Rakhine Crisis
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Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan died at the age of 80 on Saturday. Myanmar people will remember him for his involvement in addressing the crisis in Rakhine State.
Young Bag-Maker Draws Inspiration From Traditional Weavers
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Cloth bags with ethnic patterns are becoming popular with foreign and local women
Our Coverage of the 3rd Union Peace Conference
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The Irrawaddy offers readers a collection of its stories on the five-day conference, which wrapped up in Naypyitaw on Monday.
Women Playing Larger Role at This Year's Peace Conference
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The numbers “show that more women are becoming interested in the peace process and that women have the capacity to do so,” said Mi Kun Chan Non.
The Shock Troops Who Expelled the Rohingya from Myanmar
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"If they're Bengali," one soldier assured his friends, "they'll be killed."
The Life of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: A Timeline
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As the State Counselor marks her 73rd birthday, The Irrawaddy traces some of her formative experiences both prior to and during her political career.
Young Palaung War Victims Flock to Yangon Nunneries for Education, Safety
‘I Would Not Exchange My Life For That Amount of Money’: Nang Mo Hom
Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Needs to be Implemented in Mon State
Victim Age Limit in Child Rape Cases Too Low: Women’s Rights Activists
Karen State Residents Urge Govt to Stop Factory's Switch to Coal
NLD to Discipline Karenni Chief Minister over Land Grab
Foreign Investment in Myanmar on the Rise: Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance
Pence Decries Violence Against Rohingya in Open Remarks to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi