Friday, June 26, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Quarter of a Million Myanmar Workers Left Jobless Due to COVID-19

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 06:01 AM PDT

Some 250,000 Myanmar workers at home and abroad have lost their jobs since March as factories and other employers have shut due to COVID-19, the Labor Ministry said.

Arakan Army Seizes Three Soldiers’ Sons in Western Myanmar

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 05:00 AM PDT

Myanmar's military says it is hunting three young men who reportedly went missing after looking for a drone that belonged to the armed forces.

Top Myanmar General, Indian Defense Chief Talk Border Security, Insurgency

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 01:38 AM PDT

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Moscow to discuss cooperation, as analysts say Myanmar seeks to balance Chinese influence.

Senior Myanmar Police Officer Accused of Sexual Exploitation of Female Officer

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 01:36 AM PDT

A senior policeman has been detained following reports on social media of a sex-for-promotions scandal in the police force.

The Day a Student Leader was Hanged for Anti-Junta Activism

Posted: 25 Jun 2020 07:00 PM PDT

On this day in 1976, student leader Salai Tin Maung Oo became the only student in Myanmar's history to be hanged after leading the 1974 anti-junta protests.

The Day Anti-Chinese Riots Erupted in Myanmar

Posted: 25 Jun 2020 06:30 PM PDT

The rising influence of Mao Zedong among Yangon's Chinese community was blamed for anti-Chinese attacks that led to the severing of diplomatic ties with China.

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