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Specials
IDPs in Kachin State survive on edible plants and 300 kyats (US$0.22) per day.
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Women
Karen women are afraid to return to their villages, citing an ongoing lack of security in the area.
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Burma
The govt will dispatch a special envoy to the UN in New York in an effort to explain the situation in Rakhine State to the international community.
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Burma
Army is stopping the ‘unlawful acts’ of ethnic rebels, say military representatives.
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Burma
The displaced have sought refuge in two churches in Namti town, following clashes between the Myanmar Army and the KIA.
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Burma
The verbal order follows intensified troop deployment in the region.
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Burma
Locals in northern Rakhine State flee homes after recent killings.
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Burma
The peace process is in limbo as the government stands firm in its own desired direction and the ethnic armed organizations demand another.
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From the Archive
In commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, The Irrawaddy revisits an account of the experience by one of its editors.
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Guest Column
Matthew Smith and Amy Smith of Fortify Rights respond to a debate over graphic footage disseminated in May.
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Burma
Hundreds of villagers in Rathedaung Township reportedly surround armed police who tried to arrest six men suspected of being militants.
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Burma
China is acting on false information of Northern Alliance assault, according to ethnic armed group.
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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy discusses developments in Shan and Kachin states and their impacts on the peace process.
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Guest Column
The government and the Tatmadaw should shun strategies that undermine the people’s trust in them and their peace initiatives, writes Joe Kumbun.
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Books
Michael Vatikiotis looks at modern Southeast Asia and the power dynamics and conflicts that shape one of the world’s fastest growing regions.
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