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In Central Burma, a Lawless Rush for Oil
An aerial view of central Burma’s Dahatpin oil fields, 20 miles outside Minhla township in Magway Division. (Photo: Sanay Lin / The Irrawaddy) Oil fields abandoned by Burma’s state-owned oil company in...
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Govt to Compensate 90 Farmers Affected by Thilawa SEZ
A man displays his farm in front of his home in the Thilawa special economic zone, outside Rangoon, January 6, 2013. (Photo: Reuters) RANGOON — Burma’s government announced on Tuesday that it will...
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Head to Head With a Burmese Hardliner
Senior USDP member and former Burmese junta general Aung Thaung addresses the media during a press conference. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) Aung Thaung is a Burmese hardliner with major connections. A former...
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Sagaing Authorities Seek Arrest of 3 Activists That Criticized Them
From left to right, wanted rights activist Wai Lu, Moe Thway and Wai Hmuu Thwin, and Bo Bo of Generation Wave and Bo Kyi of AAPP. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) RANGOON — Three Rangoon-based human rights...
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Letpadaung Protesters Stage Sit-In Near Police Station
The police are seen forcibly breaking up a demonstration of about 150 people in the town of Monywa, Sagaing Division, on Tuesday. (Photo: Monywa Student Union / Facebook) RANGOON—Local residents staged...
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As Thilawa SEZ Launch Nears, Farmers Concerned About Compensation
A man looks at his watermelon field near the Thilawa economic zone outside Rangoon in October 2012. (Photo: Reuters) RANGOON — Residents who will be displaced by the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ)...
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Myanmar Times’ Future Uncertain After Shareholders Call for Its Dissolution
Ross Dunkley, the managing director of The Myanmar Times, addresses a business dispute at the newspaper in Rangoon in January. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy) RANGOON — An internal dispute between the...
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