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Burma
Dozens of striking workers from a Chinese-owned garment factory marched to a government compound in Yangon, securing a late-night meeting with the city’s chief minister.
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Burma
U Aung Kyaw Khaing said Weekly Eleven was wrong in reporting that the local planning and finance minister had shares in a company majority-owned by the Yangon government.
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Interview
Many tie the commercial capital’s increasing lawlessness to high unemployment, cheap drugs and under-resourced police
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Burma
The Myanmar military shut down the Myayeik Nyo high-rise project in Yangon after the developer breached the memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides.
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Burma
The Yangon Region government will take legal action against those who squat or do business on main roads in Yangon.
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Burma
The fire broke out in a vacant room in the hospital’s cancer department with no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
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From the Archive
The Irrawaddy remembers Nay Min—not among 1988’s canonized pro-democracy crusaders, but pivotal in informing the world about the events of that year.
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Business
The Irrawaddy’s graphics illustrate the findings of DICA’s latest business survey
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News
Ong Kean Swan, who gave the city 20 million kyats, is accused of fraud in Singapore and Taiwan; his gambling investment scheme is blacklisted in many countries
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Guest Column
The proposal to extend Myanmar’s commercial capital to the west is on a scale without precedent anywhere in the world
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Travel
From history to adventure to food, Myanmar’s main city offers visitors a unique experience
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Guest Column
Can the Swiss Challenge model guarantee project transparency?
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Burma
The elections will be held according to the new Yangon municipal law, which came into effect on June 28.
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Lifestyle
A Thai film festival, EDM festival, dance party, art exhibitions and more – all in Yangon this week, as picked by The Irrawaddy.
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Burma
The new law bars the Yangon City Development Committee from engaging in business.
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