Saturday, July 10, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar’s Third Wave of COVID-19 Spreads to Almost 90% of Townships

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 01:35 AM PDT

Friday sees 64 deaths—the highest since the Feb. 1 coup—and 4,320 new cases; junta says China, Russia providing vaccines and unveils plan for Myanmar to make its own.

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Nearly 1,200 Coronavirus-Positive Myanmar Workers in Thailand’s Tak Need Help, Groups Say

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 11:22 PM PDT

Migrant factory workers in Mae Sot are struggling to pay rent and buy food, and lack proper access to health care, rights organizations trying to assist them say.

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The Day Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was Freed From House Arrest for the First Time

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 06:30 PM PDT

On this day in 1995, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released from six years of house arrest ordered by the former junta.

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