Wednesday, January 29, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


European Firms, Local Dealers Slam Govt’s Tax-Free Car Import Scheme

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:37 AM PST

European firms and car companies in Myanmar are urging the government to drop a plan to allow civil servants to import cars tax-free, saying the move is bad for business.

AA Releases Executive of Myanmar Military-Backed Mytel, Driver

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:31 AM PST

The Arakan Army has freed the Rakhine State director of military-backed telecom operator Mytel and his driver after a month in captivity.

Kachin NGOs Ask for Mask Donations for IDPs Near China-Myanmar Border

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:24 AM PST

Shops have sold out of face masks along the Chinese border as fears about the coronavirus grow. NGOs are asking people to send masks for the crowded IDP camps.

Myanmar University Rector Forced to Retire Over Dodgy Contract

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:07 AM PST

Mandalay University's rector is being forced to retire for breaching government rules about transparent bidding over a new food court.

Where are the Assassins?

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:59 AM PST

To mark the third anniversary of the assassination of lawyer U Ko Ni, The Irrawaddy revisits an article calling for justice in his case.

A Hero to Remember

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:51 AM PST

To mark the third anniversary of the assassination of lawyer U Ko Ni, The Irrawaddy revisits an editorial published in the wake of his death in 2017.

ICJ Gives The Gambia, Myanmar Just Six Months to Prepare Pleadings in Genocide Case

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:09 AM PST

In a sign that it wants to expedite the Rohingya genocide case, the ICJ has given The Gambia and Myanmar an unexpectedly brief six months each to file their pleadings.

Rakhine IDPs Top 160,000; More Aid Needed

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:05 AM PST

A local Rakhine group says over 160,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Rakhine State and the number continues to swell along with calls for more aid.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Chastises Myanmar Student Protesters

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 03:12 AM PST

The State Counselor reproached university students who raised signs in protest at government education policies during a speech she gave in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.

Ethnic Voters Face Disenfranchisement in Myanmar’s 2020 Election

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:55 AM PST

The legitimacy of the 2020 election is threatened by the exclusion of millions of ethnic voters working overseas. Reforms are needed to ensure their participation.

India, Bangladesh Consider Evacuating Citizens From China’s Wuhan

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 09:23 PM PST

Indian, Bangladeshi governments say they are in negotiations to bring citizens home from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the worsening coronavirus outbreak.

China Virus Toll Passes 130; US Weighs Flight Ban

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 09:08 PM PST

The White House is reportedly considering suspending flights between the US and China as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak passes 130.

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