Saturday, March 21, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


This Week in Parliament

Posted: 20 Mar 2020 09:00 PM PDT

The Irrawaddy briefs you on the week that was in the national legislature.

Factories Should not use COVID-19 as an Excuse to Sack Staff

Posted: 20 Mar 2020 09:00 PM PDT

The heads of the Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar and Our Generation Network tell The Irrawaddy factories should not use COVID-19 as an excuse to sack staff.

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup

Posted: 20 Mar 2020 08:30 PM PDT

It's been a busy business week in Myanmar with the government looking to protect firms from COVID-19 and the textile sector taking drastic measures to import supplies.

The Day the Thai Princess Visited Myanmar

Posted: 20 Mar 2020 07:30 PM PDT

On this day in 1986, Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn made her first visit to Myanmar at the invitation of dictator General Ne Win.