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Community Organizations The Irrawaddy
The Irrawaddy
The Irrawaddy
Publishing Company
Phone number
+95-1-388521

Location

Boaungkyaw Street Middle Block
MGW Tower
Yangon
Yangon
Myanmar
Working languages
Burmese
English

The Irrawaddy (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီ; MLCTS: ei: ra wa. ti) is a website by the Irrawaddy Publishing Group (IPG), founded in 1990 by Burmese exiles living in Thailand. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has taken an independent stance on Burmese politics. As a publication produced by former Burmese activists who fled violent crackdowns on anti-military protests in 1988, it has always been closely associated with the pro-democracy movement, although it remains unaffiliated with any of the political groups that have emerged since the 8888 Uprising.

The Irrawaddy is published in both English and Burmese, with a primary focus on Burma and Southeast Asia. It is regarded as one of the foremost journalistic publications dealing with political, social, economic and cultural developments in Burma. In addition to news, it features in-depth political analysis and interviews with a wide range of Burma experts, business leaders, democracy activists and other influential figures.

 

(from wikipedia)

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Trawling Troubles

Reports & Research
October, 2004
Myanmar

Life on a Thai fishing boat isn’t all plain sailing for Burmese crews...

"When 29-year old Win San signed on as a boatswain on a Thai fishing trawler he looked forward to a profitable voyage in the Andaman Sea off the coast of his native Burma. Instead, he ended up in an Indonesian jail, accused of illegally fishing in that country’s waters.

Saphan Plah wharf (upgrading) where Burmese enter into Ranong.

The Price of Exploitation

Reports & Research
September, 2004
Myanmar

Thai factory owners face huge claims after judge rules for Burmese migrants.

About 200 Thai factories employing migrant Burmese workers are braced to meet compensation claims amounting to many millions of dollars following the success of a legal action brought by 18 employees in Thailand’s Tak Province.

The Burmese migrants were awarded a total of 1,170,000 baht (US $29,250) in compensation for unpaid back wages owed by their employer, the Nut Knitting Ltd Partnership in Mae Sot, on the Thai-Burmese border.

Broken Trust, Broken Home

Reports & Research
January, 2004
Myanmar

Fifty-five years of civil war have decimated Burma’s Karen State, forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes. Most would like to return—by their own will when the fighting stops.

By Emma Larkin/Mae Sot, Thailand

Dead Set on Helping

Reports & Research
November, 2003
Myanmar

Burma’s poverty means that even providing funerals for loved ones can be difficult if not impossible. But a new social welfare association is lending a helping hand...