Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival is a major Buddhist celebration, but recent challenges have dampened its spirit.
In a pre-election reshuffle of his military leadership, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has appointed his personal aide Major General Moe Myint Swe as chief of the Directorate of Defense Industries (DDI), ...
In an exclusive interview, Major General Tun Myat Naing, who has just returned to his homeland, tells The Irrawaddy that the people of Rakhine have suffered “more than anyone else in Myanmar.” ...
September 18, 2025 • A new Pynchon! A Tim Curry memoir! A 600-page doorstopper from a reclusive writer (not named Thomas Pynchon)! The fall is stacked with big book releases. Here's what we're ...