Monday, November 2, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Party Poll Monitors Complain of Election Law Violations During Early Voting

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 05:45 AM PST

Election sub-commissions in several parts of the country are investigating complaints of improper ballot handling, fake stamps and other violations during early voting.

Myanmar’s Ultranationalist Monk U Wirathu Turns Himself In After a Year in Hiding

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 03:34 AM PST

Saying the NLD government forced him into a fugitive life, the firebrand nationalist monk U Wirathu has turned himself in to police after a year on the run.

Pundits’ Takes on Myanmar’s 2020 Election

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:25 AM PST

As Myanmar prepares to vote, The Irrawaddy asks Priscilla Clapp, a former US diplomat and long-term observer of Myanmar, for her views on the Nov. 8 election.

ADB Approves $484-Million Loan for Expressway Linking Myanmar’s Bago Region, Mon State

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:14 AM PST

The ADB has green-lighted a nearly $500-million loan to build an expressway from Bago to Mon State's Kyaikhto as part of Japan's planned East-West Economic Corridor.

Pundits’ Takes on Myanmar’s 2020 Election

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 09:59 PM PST

As Myanmar prepares to go to the polls, The Irrawaddy asks Thai journalist Kavi Chongkittavorn, an expert in regional politics, for his views on the Nov. 8 election.

England to Enter New Lockdown Amid Second Wave of Coronavirus Cases

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 09:49 PM PST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a new national lockdown for England until Dec. 2 as COVID-19 cases surge; schools will remain open.

World’s Strongest Typhoon of 2020 Makes Landfall in Philippines

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 09:27 PM PST

Goni, the world's strongest typhoon so far this year and one of the biggest since Haiyan in 2013, has forced the evacuation of nearly 1 million people in the Philippines.

As Myanmar’s Election Approaches, Former Military Officials Hope to Rebound in Naypyitaw

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 06:30 PM PST

Military proxy USDP leaders believe they can reverse losses suffered at the hands of the NLD in 2015, but the ruling party is confident it can repeat its victory.