Myanmar’s currency, the kyat, is continuing its rapid devaluation and has reached a record low against the US dollar and other major currencies in the course of August. The Central Bank of Myanmar on …
Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions
Recent executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar have reenergized efforts to get the U.S. and other governments to impose further sanctions on its army-controlled government BANGKOK …
With Sale of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home, Myanmar Junta Seeks to Destroy Democracy Symbol
A court agreed to a request from the detained elected leader’s estranged brother to auction off the home, in another step by Min Aung Hlaing to erase her legacy.
Myanmar’s Military Regime Cannot Withstand the Revolution
Mandalay protest leader Dr. Tayzar San tells The Irrawaddy what he saw in his travels across the resistance strongholds of Myanmar.
Myanmar Gems Boss Arrested for Alleged Resistance Support
U Kyaw Thura is the vice-chair of the Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association and owns the Myanmar Thura Gems Company, a leading jade mining company and the only privately owned firm owned …
The world’s biggest refugee camp is at breaking point. What is Australia doing to help?
Five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh amid a deadly military crackdown, there are calls for Australia to increase its support for those …
Myanmar: No Justice, No Freedom for Rohingya 5 Years On
Rohingya Muslims are still awaiting justice and protection of their rights five years after the Myanmar military began a sweeping campaign of massacres, rape, and arson in northern Rakhine State on …
Who Will Champion the Rohingya?
Failing meaningful and safe return to Myanmar, I worry what the future holds. How long can people live with so little basic protection and hope?” …
Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance?
Today Sri Lanka is not facing similar threats from so-called terrorists attempting to divide the country or dismantle democratic way of government and establish a monolithic, ethno-centric …
U.N. special envoy to visit Myanmar amid ‘deteriorating situation’
A senior U.N. official is visiting Myanmar this week, the United Nations said, on a rare visit that comes amid domestic political turmoil and fraying ties between Myanmar and its Southeast Asian …