Thursday, May 7, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Medical Teams Check Myanmar’s COVID-19 Hotspot for Hidden Carriers

Posted: 07 May 2020 06:46 AM PDT

Myanmar's health ministry has knocked on every door in Insein Township in Yangon – where coronavirus cases have been concentrated – to find possible transmitters.

Myanmar’s Shan State Launches Campaign to Promote Use of Face Masks

Posted: 07 May 2020 06:29 AM PDT

The Shan State government has launched a campaign to educate people on the need to continue COVID-19 preventative measures by distributing face masks.

Generosity Comes Naturally to Myanmar People, but Don’t Take It for Granted

Posted: 07 May 2020 05:04 AM PDT

Myanmar people responded generously to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal for donations to fight COVID-19; now the government must do its job and protect their well-being.

Myanmar’s Kayah State Angers Activists with Protest Ban

Posted: 07 May 2020 04:53 AM PDT

Kayah rights advocates say their government has used COVID-19 as an excuse to clamp down on criticism.

China Pushes BRI Projects As Myanmar Rolls Out COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan

Posted: 07 May 2020 03:16 AM PDT

The Chinese ambassador to Myanmar has pushed to incorporate Beijing's key strategic development projects into Myanmar's COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan.

COVID-19 Response ‘a Chance to Reimagine Myanmar’s Future’

Posted: 07 May 2020 12:56 AM PDT

The government's COVID-19 strategy should aim for long-term structural change to the economy, historian and policy-planning expert Thant Myint-U told The Irrawaddy.

Shanghai Disneyland to Reopen Amid Drop in New COVID-19 Cases in China

Posted: 06 May 2020 10:35 PM PDT

Shanghai Disneyland will reopen to guests next week after closing for more than three months due to COVID-19, according to news reports.

Gas Leak at LG Polymers Plant in India Kills Six, Leaves Over 120 Sick

Posted: 06 May 2020 10:27 PM PDT

A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers factory in the southern Indian city of Visakhapatnam has killed six people and put more than 120 in hospital.