The Irrawaddy (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီ; MLCTS: ei: ra wa. ti) is a newsmagazine owned by the Irrawaddy Publishing Group (IPG). The company was founded in 1992 by expatriate Burmese citizens living in Thailand, and although unaffiliated to any political groups or the Burmese government, does have a slant toward pro-democracy movements. The Irrawaddy is published in both English and Burmese, and primarily covers news from Myanmar. It also covers news from Southeast Asia. Currently, it could be rated as the 1st news magazine in Analysis of Burmese politics, featuring news, articles, sciences, and editorials. A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... Most circulated periodical magazines in the U.S. as of 2003. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A street scene in Chiang Mai, showing (centre right), a gate of the old city wall. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... This article or section uses Burmese characters which may be rendered incorrectly. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The State Peace and Development Council (Burmese: ; IPA: ; abbreviated SPDC) is the official name of the military regime of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... (Redirected from 1st) One redirects here. ...
History
The Irrawaddy magazine was founded in 1999, Chiang Mai, Thailand by its current editor and director Aung Zaw. But, its origin dated back to 1992. Aung Zaw, who was a student activist from Rangoon University, Burma on Burmese political affairs, left Burma after Martial Law imposed in 1988 and two years later, founded Burma Information Group (BIG), in Bangkok. He later updated its previous name of Burma Information Group to The Irrawaddy Publishing Group in 1999 in reasons of covering news features in South East Asia. Its main office was relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1995-96. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A street scene in Chiang Mai, showing (centre right), a gate of the old city wall. ... Yangon University With truth and loyalty Yangon University is the most prestigious and the oldest university in Myanmar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
At the Gates of the Irrawaddy at Poshaw two prism-shaped rocks narrow the river to 50 yds., and the water banks up in the middle with a whirlpool on each side of the raised pathway.
The course of the Irrawaddy after receiving the waters of the Myit-nge at Sagaing, as far as 17 N. lat., is exceedingly tortuous; the line of Lower Burma is crossed in 19 29 3 N. lat,, 95 15 E. long., the breadth of the river here being 3/4 m.; about II m.
The Irrawaddy Flotilla Companys steamers go up and down twice a week all through the rains, and the mails are carried to Bhamo on intermediate days by a ferry-boat from the railway terminus at Katha.
, a district and town in the Irrawaddy division of Lower Burma, in the delta of the Irrawaddy.
The principal river of the district is the Irrawaddy, which debouches on the sea at its eastern extremity through a delta intersected with salt water creeks, among which the Pyamalaw, Pyinzalu, Kyunt6n, and Ngawun Shagegyi or Bassein river rank as important arms of the sea.
The delta of the Irrawaddy forms, wherever cultivable, a vast sheet of rice, with cotton, sesamum, and tobacco as subsidiary crops.
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