Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


China Provides High-Tech COVID-19 Lab in Wa State

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 05:21 AM PST

The United Wa State Army has unveiled a coronavirus lab that can test more than 30 swabs per hour using the latest Chinese technology.

Online Myanmar Library Founder David Arnott Dies

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 05:01 AM PST

Arnott set up the Online Burma/Myanmar Library to help establish democracy and human rights in the country.

Mitsubishi to Supply Myanmar With Train Cars for Two Railway Line Upgrades

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 03:46 AM PST

The Japanese company has inked deals worth 69 billion yen to supply carriages for the Yangon Circular and Yangon-Mandalay railway projects.

Military’s Call for Copies of Voting Documents ‘Unlawful’: Myanmar’s Election Body

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 02:53 AM PST

The Union Election Commission says it has no legal obligation to provide documents related to voting.

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 100,000

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 02:31 AM PST

Yangon residents have been asked to follow coronavirus rules after crowds have repeatedly gathered in the city that has seen 92.7 percent of Myanmar's COVID-19 deaths.

Ethnic Armed Groups in Myanmar’s Shan State Clash in Territorial Dispute

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 01:40 AM PST

The Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Restoration Council of Shan State have clashed, accusing each other of invading their territory.

COVID-19 Taking Huge Toll on Myanmar Manufacturing, Service Sectors, World Bank Says

Posted: 08 Dec 2020 01:20 AM PST

Nearly half of businesses in the two sectors don't expect to survive, the World Bank's survey for October shows.

China’s Growing Influence in Myanmar Ethnic States Raises Alarm

Posted: 07 Dec 2020 10:50 PM PST

Alarm bells should be ringing in Naypyitaw over China's 'salami slicing' strategy in border regions with its neighbors.

South Korea to Consider Joining TPP Trade Pact, President Moon Says

Posted: 07 Dec 2020 10:14 PM PST

For the first time, South Korea's president has raised the prospect of Asia's fourth-largest economy joining the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.

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