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Burma
Japan Myanmar Association plays a private institutional role to promote private sector investment between the two countries.
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Burma
The 90 officers of the BGF, which runs a China-backed casino hub in Karen, are discussing their next move after the Tatmadaw asked them to reconsider their resignations.
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Burma
Major Saw Maw Tho of the Karen BGF reportedly resigned under pressure from the Myanmar military over illicit activities at the China-backed Shwe Kokko project in Myawaddy.
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Burma
The second Union Parliament controlled by the National League for Democracy will meet for the first time on Feb. 1, the speakers of the two chambers announced.
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Specials
The Irrawaddy profiles 10 inspirational Myanmar women whose strength, passion, courage and creativity shone through in often dark times in 2020.
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Election 2020
Election sub-commissions in the reviewed townships reject the claims as ‘absurd’.
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Specials
The Irrawaddy looks back on the people, groups and institutions that dominated the news in a year marked by the fight against COVID-19 and the NLD’s election win.
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Analysis
As the military becomes increasingly concerned with securing offshore resources and deterring regional threats, its appetite for hardware will only grow.
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Analysis
The State Counselor and the military chief reportedly met last weekend; with each holding the key to the other’s goals, the encounter raises interesting possibilities.
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Election 2020
The wording of the Democratic Party of National Politics’ statements alleging electoral fraud amount to threats against election officials, the UEC said.
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From the Archive
To mark the 29th anniversary of the former junta’s brutal crackdown on the ’10-D’ student pro-democracy protesters, The Irrawaddy revisits this commentary from 2018.
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Election 2020
The Union Election Commission says it has no legal obligation to provide documents related to voting.
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Burma
The woman's disclosure on Facebook prompted an officer to sue her under Article 505(a) for undermining Myanmar’s armed forces.
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Burma
While the Myanmar military blames the Arakan Army for the widespread loss of property in Rakhine, civil groups point to the Tatmadaw’s ‘clearance’ strategy.
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Interview
Japanese envoy Yohei Sasakawa tells The Irrawaddy he is disappointed with the Union Election Commission for not acting on his advice that voting can be held in Rakhine.