Exile media crafting new role from inside Burma
Their journalists risked jail terms to report inside Burma under years of brutal junta rule, but
Three killed following fishery row
Three people were killed after a violent scuffle erupted following a dispute between a fishery operator and locals in Irrawaddy division’s Kyonpyaw township
Four killed in Irrawaddy ferry accident
An excessive amount of weight is said to have caused a ferry to capsize on the Irrawaddy River, leaving at least four dead
More bombs found in Irrawaddy town
Residents speak of bewilderment after two more devices are found in Henzada following yesterday's bombing at a local government office
Bomb blast hits Irrawaddy govt office
Explosion causes minor damage as second unexploded device is found in the compounds of separate local government office
Teenager ‘tortured, forced into sex trade’
International Labour Organisation receives case of 17-year-old girl forced by aunt to sleep with up to 10 clients each day
Teenager charged with murder of girl, 12
Police arrest 17-year-old boy after hospital in Irrawaddy division confirms body of orphaned girl displays signs of rape
Watchdog warns of media duplicity in Burma
New York-based group says little tangible improvement to Burma's media landscape is evident as independent journalists face continued harrassment
Govt could reconsider Myitsone dam
Govt to hand decision regarding the Myitsone project to new Environment Ministry, offering hope of a rethink on the controversial dam
Farmers protest land confiscation plan
Farmers protest in Bassein, Irrawaddy division, plan to confiscate 800-acres of their farmlands near Ngwesaung
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