'My Wife Died From Police Abuse,' Says Husband
By THE IRRAWADDY
The distraught family of a woman who died after falling from a Rangoon police station window has laid blame firmly with her interrogating officers.
159 Observers to Monitor Burma Election By SAW YAN NAING/ THE IRRAWADDY The head of Burma's Election Commission announces that 159 international observers will have access to polling stations on Sunday. |
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Burma Investors Pin Hopes on Seminal Sunday By CHARLIE CAMPBELL / THE IRRAWADDY The clamor to enter Burma's emerging markets receives another boost with the announcement that the national currency will be floated on same day as by-elections. |
Rangoon Woman in Police Station Death Plunge By THE IRRAWADDY Fury grips Rangoon after an ethnic Shan woman fell to her death from the Police Bureau of Special Investigations office after three days of relentless interrogation. |
Burmese Legal System Remains Tool of Govt: AHRC By CHARLIE CAMPBELL / THE IRRAWADDY A leading human rights group condemns the politicization of Burma's judiciary just as a widely criticized government lawsuit against a prominent journal has been dropped. |
Burmese Army Chief Defends Political Role By BA KAUNG / THE IRRAWADDY Burma’s commander-in-chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing defends the military's continued role in politics during a speech to commemorate the 67th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. |
NLD Seeks Election Talks with KIO By LAWI WENG / THE IRRAWADDY Burma's main opposition party wants to talk with Kachin rebels about the security concerns that forced a postponement of next week's election in Kachin State. |
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NLD Slams Army Barracks Campaign Snub |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
The National League for Democracy candidate for Rangoon's Mayangone Township complains she is forbidden from campaigning for the upcoming by-elections at her local military barracks. |
UN Aid Finally Reaches Kachin IDPs |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
For just the second time since the conflict began, a UN convoy carrying aid has been allowed into KIO-controlled areas. |
Burmese Exiled Media Tests Govt's Reform Promises |
By TODD PITMAN / AP WRITER |
Burmese exiled media figures return to eerily warm reception in Burma but remain cautious about moving home permanently after decades of vilification by military regime. |
Govt Sincerity Key to Civil War Endgame |
By SAW YAN NAING / THE IRRAWADDY |
Despite a raft of ceasefire agreements, on-and-off hostilities between Burmese government troops and ethnic rebels on the ground are threatening to undermine the delicate peace process. |
What Our Readers Say |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
A round-up of comments from readers of The Irrawaddy taken from some of our top stories over the course of the last week. |
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