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FFSS’s Kyaw Thu Reflects on a Life of Healing the Living and Burying the Dead
Kyaw Thu points to photographs showing his Free Funeral Service Society in action on the streets of Rangoon. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy) After providing free funeral services to more than 120,000...
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Former US Chief Diplomat Madeleine Albright to Assist Burma in Reform
Aung San Suu Kyi, center, receives the National Endowment for Democracy award from Carl Gershman and Madeleine Albright during a ceremony in Washington on Sept. 20, 2012. Former US Secretary of State...
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Anti-Letpadaung Mine Activists Condemn Detained Protesters’ Sentences
Security forces and local officials stand behind a sign that warned protesters in April that they would be shot if they proceeded beyond that point. (Photo: Han Win Aung) Activists protesting against...
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Madeleine Albright Applauds Burma’s ‘Long Overdue’ Reform
Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at Rangoon University’s Diamond Jubilee Hall on Tuesday. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy) RANGOON — Former US Secretary of State Madeleine...
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Mandalay Parents Pull Children from School amid Rumors of Religious Violence
Parents gather outside a school in Mandalay on Wednesday to attempt to pull their children from classes amid rumors that students were being target by both anti-Islamic and anti-Buddhist agitators....
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Locals Defend Letpadaung Protesters Wanted by Police
A copper mine excavation about 24 km (15 miles) from Monywa in Sagaing Division. Farming families from 26 villages have lost land for the Letpadaung copper mining project. (Photo: JPaing / The...
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Suu Kyi Urges Job Creation After World Economic Forum
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to hundreds of supporters in the town of Pyin Oo Lwin, east of Mandalay, on Sunday. (Photo: Zarni Mann / The Irrawaddy) MANDALAY—Opposition leader Aung San Suu...
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Inle Lake Locals Fearful after Police Sweep Village
A fisherman rows a boat with his leg while fishing in Inle Lake on Oct. 5, 2011. (Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun) Locals whose lands around Burma’s famous Inle Lake were confiscated due to a hotel...
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Burmese Tycoons to Help Compatriots in Malaysia
Two injured Burmese nationals are pictured at a hospital in Kaula Lumpur. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) Burmese tycoons at the helm of leading businesses in the country are pledging to help bring back Burmese...
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Social Network Activists Arrested After Supporting Farmers in Pegu Division
A farmer plants rice seedlings in a paddy field on the outskirts of Rangoon. (Photo: Reuters) RANGOON—Three Burmese activists involved in social network groups have been detained for allegedly...
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Panic Strikes in Pakokku Town Following Rumors of Sectarian Violence
Last week, parents gathered outside a school in Mandalay to pull their children from classes following rumors of an outbreak of sectarian violence. (Photo: Manthalay / The Irrawaddy) RANGOON — Dozens...
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Returning from Exile, Win Pe Splashes Rangoon Gallery with Color and Capricorn
Artist Win Pe beside his painting ‘Leo’ at Galler 65 in Rangoon. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy) The widely known, multi-talented artist Win Pe has returned to his beloved Burma for the first time in...
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2 Arakan Political Parties to Unite
Members of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) and the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) hold a press conference on Monday in Rangoon, announcing a decision to merge the two parties....
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‘After These Incidents, Everyone Is Living With Worries’
Htun Maw Thein, a migrant worker in Malaysia who was injured during the recent violence that affected the Burmese community there, arrived in Rangoon on Monday. (Photo: Jpaing / The Irrawaddy) In...
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Sagaing Division Police Arrested on Drug Smuggling Allegations
In February, police in Tamu Township, Sagaing Division, arrested two suspects accused of smuggling a large haul of drugs and arms across the Burma-Indian border. RANGOON — Two high-ranking police...
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After Exile, an Artist Sees Burma’s New Colors
Win Pe, a leading figure in Burma’s modern arts movement, is seen in Rangoon after 18 years in exile. (Photo: Sean Havey / The Irrawaddy) RANGOON—Government censorship of art has eased in Burma, but...
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‘Islamic Extremists Want My Downfall, That’s Why They Put Me On The Cover’
Radical nationalist monk U Wirathu was portrayed on the July cover of Time magazine as “The Face of Buddhist Terror.” (Image: www.time.com) In recent months, anti-Muslim violence has rocked many parts...
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100K Jade Locket, Ruby Stones Stolen at Burma’s Gem Emporium
Gem traders inspect a raw jade stone at the gem emporium in Naypyidaw this month. (Photo: Sanay Lin / The Irrawaddy) MANDALAY — Burmese gem traders are complaining about poor security at a major...
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Farmers Across Burma Ask Thein Sein for Help
A man works in a rice field in Dala township, near Rangoon, in 2011. MANDALAY—A movement among farmers to win back confiscated land has spread widely across the country, with protesters in Burma’s...
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Campaigners Collect Signatures to Support Restrictive Interfaith Marriage Bill
A signature campaign in Mandalay aims to raise support for a restrictive bill on interfaith marriage between Buddhists and Muslims. (Photo: U Wirathu / Facebook) MANDALAY—Advocates of a controversial...
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