Thursday, August 6, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar Election Officials Scramble to Correct Error-Riddled Voter Lists

Posted: 06 Aug 2020 06:47 AM PDT

Pressure is building on election officials amid public complaints that preliminary voter lists are missing names, include deceased people, and contain faulty data.

Myanmar Ministry to Probe Whether Pro-Army Video Was Shot in Violation of COVID-19 Ban

Posted: 06 Aug 2020 04:19 AM PDT

After an outcry on social media, the Information Ministry will check to see whether a pro-military video by singer Yone Lay violated a ban on film shoots during COVID-19.

Myanmar Pastors Jailed for Defying COVID-19 Restrictions

Posted: 06 Aug 2020 04:18 AM PDT

Pastors Saw Kwae Wah and Saw David Lah were sentenced to three months in prison with hard labor for organizing religious gatherings in violation of COVID-19 restrictions.

Myanmar Govt Says Arakan Army Not Invited to Union Peace Conference

Posted: 06 Aug 2020 03:08 AM PDT

As a terrorist group, the AA will not be invited to this month's Union Peace Conference, the government said, prompting the Brotherhood Alliance to threaten a boycott.

Myanmar Lawyers Elect New Bar Council for First Time Since Military Regime

Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:58 AM PDT

Myanmar has a democratically-elected Bar Council for the first time in 30 years, marking a major step towards judicial reform in the country.

Dengue at Record High in Singapore Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:07 PM PDT

The large number of people working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have contributed to a record number of dengue cases in Singapore this year.

North Korea to ‘Support’ Border City Where Suspected Virus Case Found

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:01 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered special resources sent to the locked down city of Kaesong, where a suspected COVID-19 case was detected, state media said.
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