Parliament Amends Union Budget Law
By TIN HTET PAING / THE IRRAWADDYBurma’s legislature passes a bill cutting 470 billion kyats from the Union budget.
Lower House Approves Annulment of Emergency Provisions Act
By HTUN HTUN / THE IRRAWADDYThe bill, which proposes the abolishment of the controversial 66-year-old law, was drafted and submitted to the Parliament by the Lower House Bill Committee.
EU Ambassador to Burma: ‘Democracy is Incompatible with War’
By ZARNI MANN / THE IRRAWADDYRoland Kobia, the European Union’s ambassador to Burma, speaks to journalists in Mandalay about the upcoming Union Peace Conference.
NLD Spokesperson U Win Htein Verbally Abuses Reporter
By KYAW HSU MON / THE IRRAWADDYFor the second time this year, National League for Democracy spokesperson U Win Htein lashes out at a reporter, calling him sauk yū [“deranged”].
Bertil Lintner: ‘China is the Most Important Foreign Player in the Peace Process’
By THE IRRAWADDYBurma expert Bertil Lintner discusses Suu Kyi’s China visit with The The Irrawaddy.
KBZ Bank Opens Office in Bangkok
By BANGKOK POSTKanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank) has opened a representative office in Bangkok, the first Burmese bank to establish an international presence.
Security Increased After ISIS Hit List Targets Aung San Suu Kyi
By SAN YAMIN AUNG / THE IRRAWADDYBurma’s President’s Office says that security on State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will increase, in response to reports that she was on an ISIS
Migrants’ Hopes and Fears in Little Burma
By NYEIN NYEIN / THE IRRAWADDYKnown locally as Mahachai, and by foreigners as ‘Little Burma,’ Thailand’s Samut Sakhon hosts up to 400,000 Burmese migrants working in factories and fisheries.