The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar’s Ruling NLD Must Address Its Achilles’ Heel: Choosing the Wrong People
• COVID-19 Frontline Volunteers in Myanmar in Need of Protective Equipment and SafetyTraining
• Myanmar Artist Puts COVID-19 on the Canvas
• Kirin Launches Independent Probes for its Myanmar Military Partnership
• Two ARSA Fighters Killed on Myanmar-Bangladesh Border: Military
• Local Designers’ Cloth Masks Spark New Fashion Trend in Myanmar
• Myanmar Election Board to Register Voters in Barracks Amid Calls for Transparency
• Hong Kong Legislature Passes Chinese Anthem Bill Amid Protests
• China Tightens Security on 31st Anniversary of Tiananmen Protest
• The Day Yangon Central Railway Station Opened for Service for the Third Time

Myanmar’s Ruling NLD Must Address Its Achilles’ Heel: Choosing the Wrong People Posted: 05 Jun 2020 07:38 AM PDT As the National League for Democracy prepares for this year's election, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains popular, but voters see few other figures in the party to admire.

COVID-19 Frontline Volunteers in Myanmar in Need of Protective Equipment and SafetyTraining Posted: 05 Jun 2020 07:15 AM PDT A frontline coronavirus volunteer has told the State Counselor during a video conference that quarantine centers need more protective equipment, food and volunteers.

Myanmar Artist Puts COVID-19 on the Canvas Posted: 05 Jun 2020 05:43 AM PDT Renowned Myanmar artist MPP Ye Myint has spent the pandemic producing a series of paintings depicting the coronavirus over iconic Myanmar scenes.

Kirin Launches Independent Probes for its Myanmar Military Partnership Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:31 AM PDT The Japanese beverage company has hired Deloitte to review the finances and governance of a Myanmar military-owned company with which it co-owns two beer companies.

Two ARSA Fighters Killed on Myanmar-Bangladesh Border: Military Posted: 05 Jun 2020 03:33 AM PDT Myanmar's military says two alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army fighters were killed in a clash on Thursday.

Local Designers’ Cloth Masks Spark New Fashion Trend in Myanmar Posted: 05 Jun 2020 03:09 AM PDT Myanmar fashion labels are creating stylish cloth face masks from local fabrics, and using part of the proceeds to provide masks for those who can't afford them.

Myanmar Election Board to Register Voters in Barracks Amid Calls for Transparency Posted: 05 Jun 2020 02:27 AM PDT The Union Election Commission says it will soon register voters living in military barracks, prompting calls for it to release lists of military personnel and their families.

Hong Kong Legislature Passes Chinese Anthem Bill Amid Protests Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:35 PM PDT Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill that makes it a crime to show disrespect to China's national anthem despite a wave of protests by pro-democracy activists.

China Tightens Security on 31st Anniversary of Tiananmen Protest Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:28 PM PDT Central Beijing was shut down Thursday as Chinese authorities took steps to ensure all was quiet on the 31st anniversary of the PLA's massacre of student protesters.

The Day Yangon Central Railway Station Opened for Service for the Third Time Posted: 04 Jun 2020 06:30 PM PDT On this day in 1954, the current Yangon Central Railway Station opened after being rebuilt from the ashes of WWII.

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