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1 day ago · Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government.
1 day ago · The escalation of conflict in Shan State represents the heaviest clashes in Burma since the military coup in 2021. More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Shan State since ...
Jun 24, 2023 · Stamped into the map of northern Yangon like a giant wheel, Insein prison is one of the more sinister legacies of British colonial rule in Myanmar.
Yangon, [a] formerly romanized as Rangoon, [4] [5] is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. [ 6 ]
May 26, 2023 · A million Muslim Rohingya reportedly fled persecution at the hands of the military and locals who burned villages to the ground in 2017. Provides an overview of Myanmar, including key dates and...
6 days ago · Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and the industrial and commercial centre of the country. It was known abroad as Rangoon until 1989, when the government of Myanmar requested that Yangon, a transliteration reflecting the Burmese pronunciation of the city’s name, be used by other countries.
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Feb 17, 2021 · Hundreds of thousands of people have protested across Myanmar, staging some of the biggest anti-military rallies since the 1 February coup. Drivers in Yangon staged a break-down protest,...
