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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy joins a poll monitor and a political party official to discuss the UEC’s partiality, identity politics and other factors in next year’s vote.
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Specials
Amid constant threats to their security, Rakhine civilians are treated with suspicion by the military, while police and state officials are unable or unwilling to help.
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Burma
TNLA attack on army trucks kills three soldiers, wounds three; armed group says convoy was heading into its zone; seven civilians suffer minor injuries, lawmaker says.
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Burma
Residents of Sin The Pyin Village in Buthidaung Township say man, 60, was shot by soldiers from a hill in the area; Army reports clash with AA in nearby village.
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Burma
The Young Men’s Buddhist Association has conferred the title ‘Mingala Dhamma Jotikadaja’ on Myanmar’s military chief, citing his efforts to promote Buddhism and peace.
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Burma
In annual reshuffle, Myanmar police name new spokesman, as well as appointments at Anti-Human Trafficking Force, Transnational Crime Dept. and Special Branch.
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Asia
Rail services curtailed in HK after many stations damaged by anti-Beijing protesters; Chinese military threatens to arrest demonstrators shining lasers at barracks.
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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the reasons the government has yet to convene the National Defense and Security Council, and the implications for the country.
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Burma
Sagaing protesters have successfully persuaded the regional government to stop the Chinese firm behind the hated Letpadaung copper mine from opening another operation.
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Analysis
As insurgent threats mount, the military’s calls for a top-level security meeting grow louder.
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Guest Column
To capitalize on the existing momentum in the peace process, the Myanmar Army should extend the unilateral ceasefire it terminated in mid-September.
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Burma
Rakhine State villagers are being charged twice under the same law over twin April attacks on the police and army in Mrauk-U.
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Guest Column
China’s involvement in Myanmar’s peace process is guided by strategic self-interest, even as it benefits from the conflicts through arms sales and resource extraction.
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On This Day
On this day in 2007, Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead in central Yangon, prompting requests from his family to investigate.
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On This Day
On this day in 1947, the Union Parliament elected Shan Saopha Sao Shwe Thaik and U Nu as Myanmar’s first president and prime minister.
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