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Mandalay-based Yadanarbon Daily reporter Ko Pyae Phyo Aung was sentenced to two years in prison by the Military Council, according to a Mandalay-based journalist close to him

Conservationists have attacked the regime’s scheme to build a public recreation area alongside Mandalay’s most famous cultural site.

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Chinese Group Proposes Major Garment Manufacturing Hub in Northern Myanmar A scenic view from the Sagaing Hills. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy 4.0k By Nan Lwin 26 January 2021 YANGON—A Chinese textile group has submitted a proposal to implement an international textile manufacturing cluster project in a major town in Sagaing Region, an economic hub for Upper Myanmar, at an expected cost of more than US$370 million (493.49 billion kyats). The Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (MOPFI) sa...

The Most Popular Stories of 2020 The Irrawaddy By The Irrawaddy 30 December 2020 YANGON—As 2020 draws to a close, The Irrawaddy takes a step back and presents a compilation of the year’s most noteworthy stories as chosen by you, our readers. The following articles were the most read among the many features, commentaries, analyses, interviews and lifestyle pieces we published throughout 2020. The topics are diverse, but our readers’ attention was dominated by two issues: COVID-19 and the...