Latest posts by The Irrawaddy
10 November 2017
Maung Maung Has Spent a Lifetime Collecting Gramophone Records in Myanmar
The retired police officer, teacher, and lawyer has amassed a collection of more than 100,000 gramophone records over six decades.
2 November 2017
Fire Balloon Competition in Myanmar's Taunggyi Celebrates ‘Festival of Lights’
Take a look at photos of the spectacular -- and sometimes dangerous -- tradition.
6 August 2017
Jailed for Journalism: A Profile of Detained Reporters in Myanmar

Since June 2017, five members of the media have been detained by the government.
12 July 2017
Myanmar’s Challenging Media Landscape, in Cartoons

Cartoons published by The Irrawaddy over the course of four years— from 2014 to 2017—reflecting the media milestones and hardships experienced in Myanmar.
7 July 2017
Scenes From Market Day in Shan State’s Thandaung Village in Myanmar
It offers an authentic chance to see how locals trade. Sellers arrive at the marker before dawn to prepare for the day, and the market usually lasts until around noon.
21 June 2017
More Than a Year Later, Landslide Victims Scrape By in a Resettlement City in Myanmar
"A year after the resettlement, residents only just received power and still do not have running water. They are left to rely on collecting rainwater and deliveries from aid groups."
8 June 2017
Myanmar Activist Charged with Defamation for Livestreaming a Satirical Play about the Army

“I streamed it live so that my friends could watch it because my son participated in the drama. I did not intend to defame the military," the activist told reporters.
16 March 2017
Life Inside a Leprosy Colony in Myanmar
Pyay Kyaw visits patients at the St. Joseph Cotto Legnos Leprosy Colony, home to people like Maya, who once was forced to live in her town’s cemetery due to stigma.
19 February 2017
Fleeing the Shells of War, Kachin Civilians Struggle Against Freezing Cold in North Myanmar
Almost 2,000 fled their villages after recent skirmishes between the Kachin Independence Army and the Myanmar army
23 January 2017
Snapshots of Migrants Working at a Riverside Brickworks in Myanmar
In some cases, children as young as five years of age share in their family’s labor when they really should be playing or studying at school.
28 December 2016
Myanmar's Most Memorable Moments in 2016
As 2016 comes to an end, The Irrawaddy showcases the best photographs that capture Myanmar’s most iconic moments.
28 November 2016
Myanmar’s Refugee Returnees Struggle to Build New Lives
“We returned from a refugee camp. We didn’t come back bringing heaps of money. How are we supposed to pay 3 million kyats [US$2,200]?”
1 November 2016
Inside Chin, Myanmar’s Picturesque but Poorest Province
Chin is located in the mountainous northwest part of Myanmar. It is near Bangladesh and India. Despite its natural beauty, Chin has the highest incidence of poverty in the country.
26 October 2016
Locals Want a Disruptive Dam Project in Northern Myanmar Terminated Once and for All
Ethnic Kachin oppose the dam not only because it puts lives at risk, but also because it endangers the historically valuable Irrawaddy River
19 July 2016
The Lives of Migrant Workers in Thailand's ‘Little Burma’
“But we have no money and no home; how could we go back and survive?”
11 June 2016
Quarry Workers in Myanmar Suffer Health Problems, No Compensation
"Most of the workers are internal migrants who return to their homes for treatment when their health problems become unbearable."
5 May 2016
How El Niño Is Affecting the Upland Areas of Myanmar
"The lake near our village dried up two months ago. Last year, we were able to use water from there until March."
20 April 2016
Traditional Typists Persevere in 21st Century Myanmar
"Typewriters challenge us to be more efficient, to see our errors on paper, so we are more careful not to make mistakes."
25 February 2016
How Myanmar Residents Are Coping Up With Rising Temperatures Caused by El Niño
El Niño is already causing water shortages across Myanmar. Take a look at how residents are coping up with the rising temperatures.
22 January 2016
Photos of a Misty Morning Sun Rising Over Myanmar's Last Royal Capital
Photographer Zaw Zaw captured the beauty of Mandalay during one morning above Myanmar's last royal capital.