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Friday, March 2, 2012 |
| Most Burmese said they were impressed by President Thein Sein's speech to Parliament on Thursday, but not everyone is convinced he can. |
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 |
| Kyaw Zwa Moe wrote an article speculating who would be the president of Burma in the future. The article, which was published in the Nov. issue of Irrawaddy Magazine in 2006, is republished here. |
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| The seizure of two Burmese border towns by ethnic rebels is a significant move in the ethnic armed struggle of the past 20 years, and the attacks are a byproduct of the junta's controversial election. |
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Saturday, May 1, 2010 |
| KYAW ZWA MOE returns from the Thai-Burmese border with some affecting stories he heard from refugees there. |
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Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| KYAW ZWA MOE asks what the international community and the opposition can do to ensure that next year’s election puts Burma on the road to genuine political reform. |
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| The spontaneous sign of respect by international diplomats last week, who rose to their feet when Suu Kyi walked into the courtroom, was a silent gesture that spoke louder than words. |
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 |
| Weapons play a central, symbolic role in the work of Rangoon artist San Minn, now on show in Chiang Mai. |
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Thursday, February 5, 2009 |
| More than 148,000 refugees from the fighting in Burma huddle in the shelter of 10 camps along the Thai-Burmese border, most of them denied any hope of starting new lives in the outside world or of ever returning to a free homeland. Two writers for The Irrawaddy visited two border camps for a special series. Kyaw Zwa Moe reports first of all from Karenni Refugee Camp-1. |
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Thursday, August 7, 2008 |
| Burma’s democracy movement needs some serious soul-searching, says KYAW ZWA MOE, if it hopes to secure its aims. |
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008 |
| For Sitagu Sayadaw, Cyclone Nargis provided the perfect opportunity to teach his followers about the importance of acting on their better instincts. KYAW ZWA MOE reports. |
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008 |
| As Burmese wonder what to make of the coming constitutional referendum, KYAW ZWA MOE examines their hopes and concerns. |
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Saturday, December 1, 2007 |
| Groups of pro-democracy activists, monks, political and ethnic leaders and ordinary citizens made many sacrifices for freedom in the 2007 uprising. They are all heroes. The Irrawaddy reviews the people and groups that made a difference, including the anti-democratic forces. |
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Thursday, November 1, 2007 |
| The September 2007 uprising was a struggle between the sons of Buddha and the forces of darkness and repression. Kyaw Zwa Moe remembers the students’ uprising in 1988 and asks what can be done to stop this regime of terror. |
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Friday, October 5, 2007 |
| Women activists were prominent in the protest demonstrations, continuing the role they have always played in Burma’s political history. Kyaw Zwa Moe pays tribute to the strong women of Burma, many of whom have been imprisoned for daring to speak out against injustice. |
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
| Monks in Rangoon and other cities across Burma began their threatened boycott of members of the ruling military regime and their families on Tuesday, and also participated in peaceful marches. |
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Monday, September 17, 2007 |
| A leading Burmese activist who has been in hiding for weeks says that potential protest demonstrations in coming days will probably be organized better than those in the 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising but the prospect of bloodshed is high. |
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Saturday, August 25, 2007 |
| Burmese authorities are desperately hunting down key activists following what has been a series of small, guerilla-style protests that began last Sunday. One of the authorities' major weapons has been to conduct thorough searches of their homes and confiscate "illegal items." |
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Thursday, May 24, 2007 |
| May 24, 2007—Observers in Burma reacted with skepticism on Thursday to a statement by the country’s military government saying a North Korean ship that took shelter from a storm near Rangoon carried no suspicious cargo. |
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Thursday, May 3, 2007 |
| May 03, 2007—A reddish rose on a black background may indeed not be the ideal color combination for the cover of a book, but that judgment doesn’t originate with an artist, layout designer or photographer. |
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