Saturday, April 11, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


In Myanmar, It’s Time to Stop the Senseless War and Fight COVID-19

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:30 PM PDT

Myanmar's military and the country's ethnic armed groups now face a common enemy in COVID-19, but this fact has yet to be grasped in all parts of the country.

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:15 PM PDT

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the government suspended rice export permits and cut import fees; the ADB cut its growth forecast to 4.2 percent despite new investments.

A Burmese Dictator’s Final Visit to Japan

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:30 PM PDT

On this day in 1981, Myanmar dictator General Ne Win, once trained by Japanese military and intelligence operatives, left for his fourth and final visit to Japan.

Will the Myanmar Govt Block Journalists from Reporting on Rakhine?

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:00 PM PDT

The Irrawaddy discusses the recent targeting of journalists under the Counter-Terrorism Law with Myanmar Press Council member U Chit Win Maung and author Mon Mon Myat.