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YANGON (The Irrawaddy) — For possessing the phone number of an officer in an ethnic armed group, the itineraries of visits to Rakhine by Pope Francis and Vice President U Myint Swe, and police reports of violence in northern Rakhine State, Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were convicted of violating the Official Secrets
The mother of a woman who was found dead in her own car with her head covered with a plastic bag in the northeastern province of Amnart Charoen earlier this year has asked the Crime Suppression Division police to investigate the incident after local police ruled it as a suicide. Accompanied by an activist lawyer,
Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikalaya today tried to play down the impact of floods that have been hitting many provinces as the average amount of rainfalls across the country this year are still below normal level. He said areas that have experienced abundant rains this year are the same areas that were hit with excessive
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A massive fire raced through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more than 20 million items, ranging from archeological finds to historical memorabilia. The destruction of the building, once a palace for emperors that had fallen into disrepair, was an “incalculable
President Joko Widodo, in a recording played during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in the Jakarta last night, said that the positive energy exuded by Asia can bring positive reinforcements into the world, according to Antara news agency. “Congratulations and thank you to all contingents from all countries for your achievements, warmth
Eight people, five of them women, were injured in the early hours today when an explosion went off at a newly opened laundry shop in Din Daeng district, Bangkok. Police suspected a gas leak to be the cause of the explosion. They said the Chinese-made coin-operated laundry machines in the shop are powered by cooking
The forest management office in the southern province of Krabi are gathering evidence to take legal action against a monk who allegedly girdled more than 100 trees and then poisoned them with chemicals in order to kill them. The Krabi forest management office director Mr Thanat Saemee said Sunday that officials had checked trees on
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad voiced fears that Malays and the Bumiputera would be out-competed if Malaysia welcomes a flood of traders and entrepreneurs from China, the New Straits Times Malaysia reported on Saturday. Meanwhile, Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the government would review the Forest Citty development project in Johor as
Democrat party deputy leader Ong-art Klampaibul has accused some unnamed figures in the National Council for Peace and Order of changing political rules until they become “unnatural and abnormal” for their own benefits and those of their associates. He asked those in power to think carefully before deciding on issuing an order, warning that any
A network of pharmacist associations in the Northeast is calling on the government to revise a bill drafted by the Food and Drug Administration to allow non-pharmacists to dispense medicines. Led by the pharmaceutical sciences alumni associations of Khon Kaen University, Mahasarakham University and Ubon Ratchathani University, the network consists of all pharmacist clubs and
Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali has been advised by doctors at Chulalongkorn hospital to continue staying at the hospital for medical treatment and to suspend royal activities after she was diagnosed with blood deficiency in some parts of the brain. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Office of the Royal Household, HRH Princess
More than 45 percent of the respondents to an opinion poll want political restrictions to be completely scrapped against about 18 percent who want them to stay. Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit University gauged the opinions of 1,033 people of different occupations across the country during August 29- September 1 for their views on
One Myanmar migrant worker was killed and 12 others were injured, six of them seriously, when a bus carrying them from the border province of Tak to Bangkok breached a road curve and jumped onto the opposite lane before overturning. The accident took place at a spot between kilometer markers 66-67 of the Asian highway
Four people died and three others, including a boy, went missing after runoffs from a collapsed dam spillway on Swar Creek in Taungoo district in Bago region swept into four townships, The Irrawaddy News reported on Friday. Spokesman of the Bago region government office said that four bodies – including a pregnant woman, a 17-year
His Majesty the King has approved the annual reshuffle of the three armed forces involving altogether 935 officers with General Apirat Kongsompong, assistant army commander-in-chief, being appointed new army commander-in-chief. Other highlights of this year’s military reshuffle include: General Nath Intharacharoen, deputy permanent secretary of defence, is permanent secretary of defence; General Pornpipat Benyasri, army
Seventeen provinces in all regions of the country have been warned to prepare for torrential rain from today until Wednesday, which may trigger floods in few areas and exacerbate the situation in areas already inundated. The provinces include Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan, said Samroeng
