Outgoing Swiss Ambassador to Burma Christoph Burgener, who attended a preliminary meeting of ethnic peace negotiators in Chiang Mai on Thursday, speaks to The Irrawaddy about Switzerland’s involvement in the peace process and progress towards a nationwide ceasefire agreement.
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Read moreOn Wednesday, the Burma Army shelled a Kachin rebel base killing 22 cadets, making it one of the deadliest incidents...
Read moreIf you go on Burma’s Irrawaddy River you can find 70-year-old, Scottish-built paddle steamers still plying the waters—the last of...
Read moreAfter two decades as Burma's hottest rock band, Iron Cross plays its first concert for an appreciative crowd of thousands...
Read moreThe Irrawaddy revisits the 1988 pro-democracy uprising with this series of archival images.
Read moreFishing villages in the Irrawaddy Delta share a mangrove-covered island with a community of endangered saltwater crocodiles.
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