Thursday, December 24, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Military Claims to Find Over 70,000 Irregularities on Voter Lists

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 04:53 AM PST

Election sub-commissions in the reviewed townships reject the claims as 'absurd'.

Shan Party Candidate Alleges Fraud in Myanmar’s General Election

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 03:03 AM PST

Shan Nationalities League for Democracy candidate U Maw Tun Aung says voting procedures should be tightened up ahead of the next election.

Child Rapist-Killer Publicly Executed by Shan Ethnic Armed Group

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:51 AM PST

The Shan State Progress Party took the unusual step of revealing the execution, saying it had proof of the man's guilt.

Myanmar Plans to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:08 AM PST

Emergency authorization of the vaccine expected by the end of December with Myanmar vaccinations to roll out by April.

China Launches Anti-Monopoly Investigation of IT Giant Alibaba

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:04 AM PST

China's market regulator has launched an anti-monopoly probe into IT giant Alibaba.

Moderna Expects Vaccine to Be Effective Against Coronavirus Variants

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:03 AM PST

US biotech firm Moderna expects its vaccine to be effective against variants of the coronavirus.

Global Beer Consumption Rises for 2nd Year in 2019: Kirin

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:01 AM PST

Global beer consumption rose for the second straight year in 2019, Kirin said.