Dr. Shaw Loo returned to Myanmar in 1867 after years of study in the US. He was the first Burmese citizen to study in the country.
Incoming UN special rapporteur on human rights Thomas Andrews’ ties to Fortify Rights—a group whose reporting on Myanmar has been discredited—are cause for concern.
Myanmar’s armed forces are accused of torturing another civilian to death in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, with the Arakan National Party saying deaths in custody must end.
Amid repeated interruptions from his opponent, Joe Biden said Donald Trump had failed to produce a plan to fight COVID-19, in their first debate ahead of the US election.
Thailand has extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for a month, though some special tour groups on chartered flights will now be allowed to enter the country.
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 now exceeds 1 million, with more than 33 million infections, according to a US university tally.
UDP chairman Michael Kyaw Myint was arrested Monday night following reports he escaped from prison in the ’90s and had unscrupulous financial dealings.
Will politicians help the public imagine new post-election democratic possibilities in the wake of violence and COVID-19?
The vice chairman of Yangon’s COVID-19 committee said all city residents must observe prevention guidelines; the city is preparing more facilities as testing increases.
The mVoter 2020 app aims to keep voters informed about potential disruption as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
India’s total coronavirus cases have passed 6 million with more than 95,500 deaths—second only to the US in both categories.
Saudi Arabia, which currently holds the presidency of the G-20, said the group’s leaders’ summit would be held online in November due to COVID-19 concerns.
Minister U Thaung Tun said the government has put together a medium- to long-term economic recovery plan based on promoting investment in sustainable industries.
Just weeks before the election, SNLD chairman Khun Htun Oo has announced his resignation; party leaders have declined to accept it as they ponder their next move.
The campaign for the November general election is endangering lives, according to a health ministry disease specialist as the coronavirus death toll reaches 226.
Bangladeshi deployments appear to be in response to increased activity by Myanmar’s military along the border, saying it is cracking down on “terror” groups.
Pyongyang has accused South Korea of intruding into its territory while searching for a man killed by N. Korean troops and warned of heightened tensions.
To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2017 story on the aftermath of the death of a Japanese journalist covering the event.
To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2007 account of the protests and bloody crackdown by photojournalist Thierry Falise.
To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, The Irrawaddy revisits this analysis of the political power of the monkhood first published in October 2007.
On this day in 1958, the democratically elected government handed power over to Myanmar’s military in the wake of civil strife.
Many Myanmar migrants in Thailand won’t be able to vote in the upcoming election, as polling stations outside Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been ruled out due to COVID-19.
The Tatmadaw has admitted 150 civilian COVID-19 patients at a military medical center in Yangon as government facilities struggle to cope with the soaring caseload.
Four staff in Pathein factories have tested positive for coronavirus, forcing a two-week closure for all garment operations across the region.
Twenty deaths were reported in a single day in Myanmar as Yangon, at the center of the outbreak, looks for a different strategy.
Nearly 3,000 villagers have fled their homes after naval shelling and the threat of military raids in response to alleged action by the Arakan Army.
Chinese investors are far outpacing their Japanese and Thai counterparts in proposing projects for the $8-billion Dawei Special Economic Zone in Tanintharyi Region.
On this day 77 years ago Myanmar lost Thakin Pho Hla Gyi, a pivotal figure in the struggle for independence and workers’ rights, to cancer at the age of just 35.
A Mandalay regional lawmaker has dismissed rumors that the 23 members of female staff were masseurs.
So far, this year’s campaign period has seen more election-related violence than the previous poll, including vandalism, rioting and intimidation of an election official.
One of Yangon’s health chiefs says the infection rate in the city has fallen from around 500 per day to 300 during this week.
Jakarta is proceeding with a controversial program to plant more crops to ensure food security; critics say the plan repeats the failed strategies of the past.
Three candidates cover a wide range of issues while spelling out their differences of opinion.
The Thai Department of Disease Control has warned local businesses not to hire foreign workers after 592 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Myanmar on Wednesday.
Emerging reports of a Chinese troop buildup along its disputed border with India remind us of the region’s bloody history.
