Monday, February 3, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar State Counselor Urges Yangon Govt to Be Transparent

Posted: 03 Feb 2020 05:40 AM PST

De facto national leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has urged Yangon regional cabinet members—who have been accused of spending irregularities—to be transparent in their work.

Myanmar Court Grants Bail to Lawyer and Poet Sued by Military

Posted: 03 Feb 2020 05:28 AM PST

A Tanintharyi Region court has granted bail to lawyer U Kyi Myint and poet U Saw Wai in a defamation case brought by the military over their comments about charter amendment.

Myanmar Govt Asks Tour Operators to Suspend Travel Services for Chinese Visitors

Posted: 03 Feb 2020 03:07 AM PST

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has met with tour operators and asked them to temporarily stop offering services to travelers planning to visit from virus-hit China.

Myanmar Suspends Visas-on-Arrival for Chinese Travelers Over Coronavirus

Posted: 03 Feb 2020 01:37 AM PST

Myanmar will stop issuing visas-on-arrival for Chinese citizens over concerns about coronavirus, suspending its two-year pilot visa program aimed at promoting tourism.

Chinese Visitor to Myanmar Tests Negative for Coronavirus, Released After Four Days of Quarantine


Posted: 02 Feb 2020 11:08 PM PST


A Chinese visitor quarantined in Yangon since Friday does not have the coronavirus, lab tests show; he has been released along with two locals on the same flight.

China to Supply 1.2 Trillion Yuan to Money Markets Amid Virus Spread

Posted: 02 Feb 2020 09:19 PM PST

In a bid to stabilize markets amid the spread of the coronavirus, China's central bank vowed to inject some 1.2 trillion yuan into the country's financial system.

Virus Deaths in China Top 360, Overtake Mainland Toll for SARS

Posted: 02 Feb 2020 09:06 PM PST

The number of fatalities in China due to the coronavirus has reached 361, exceeding the toll the SARS outbreak in 2002-03.

After Eight-Day Construction, China Virus Hospital Starts Receiving Patients

Posted: 02 Feb 2020 08:55 PM PST

A 1,000-bed hospital in Wuhan, China built in just eight days especially to treat people infected with the coronavirus started receiving patients on Monday.
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