The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Yangon Govt Drops $10 Million Spending Proposals
• Buddhist Nationalists Urge Voters to Shun NLD at Ballot Box
• World Bank’s Economic Outlook for Myanmar in 6 Points
• Military Denies Staging Joint Operations with India Against Anti-Delhi Rebels
• State Counselor to Attend ASEAN Summit in Thailand on June 22-23
• Aide to Bangladeshi PM Visits to Boost Cross-Border Political Ties
• Indonesia Becomes Latest Southeast Asian Country to Return Waste to the West
• Death Toll from China Quakes Rises to 11
• ‘Systemic Failure’ of UN Ahead of Myanmar Military Crackdown: Review

Yangon Govt Drops $10 Million Spending Proposals Posted: 18 Jun 2019 07:15 AM PDT Proposed ferry purchase and construction of courthouse and police HQ canceled after President urges development spending; some see Union intervention in Yangon budget.

Buddhist Nationalists Urge Voters to Shun NLD at Ballot Box Posted: 18 Jun 2019 07:03 AM PDT Successor organization to Ma Ba Tha accuses govt of failing the 'country, race and religion'; ruling party spokesman says voters won't be swayed by religious extremism.

World Bank’s Economic Outlook for Myanmar in 6 Points Posted: 18 Jun 2019 05:37 AM PDT The Bank's report says with improvements in several sectors and reform implementation, Myanmar is set to see positive economic growth despite a slowdown in foreign investment.

Military Denies Staging Joint Operations with India Against Anti-Delhi Rebels Posted: 18 Jun 2019 02:49 AM PDT Tatmadaw rejects Indian newspaper reports of joint raids, says cooperation limited to arresting rebels and holding meetings.

State Counselor to Attend ASEAN Summit in Thailand on June 22-23 Posted: 18 Jun 2019 01:47 AM PDT 'Indo-Pacific Outlook', RCEP trade deal expected to be on the agenda as regional leaders meet.

Aide to Bangladeshi PM Visits to Boost Cross-Border Political Ties Posted: 17 Jun 2019 11:16 PM PDT Shah Ali Farhad says Dhaka is concerned that links between NLD and Bangladesh's ruling Awami League have suffered since Rohingya crisis began in 2017.

Indonesia Becomes Latest Southeast Asian Country to Return Waste to the West Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:02 PM PDT Five containers of waste has been sent back to Seattle from Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya.

Death Toll from China Quakes Rises to 11 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:55 PM PDT A quake of magnitude 5.9 was followed by a smaller one of 5.2 magnitude, both at a depth of 10 kilometers.

‘Systemic Failure’ of UN Ahead of Myanmar Military Crackdown: Review Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:27 PM PDT The internal report states that a "fragmented strategy rather than a common plan of action" was an element which led to a failure of the efforts of the United Nations.

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