The Irrawaddy Magazine

---

• Myanmar State Counselor Says Int’l Condemnation of Country Over Rohingya Crisis Is Unfounded
• Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Rights, End Genocide
• Myanmar Capital to Spend US$2.7 Million on CCTV Boost
• Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival is Back With a New Campaign: ‘Love Is Not a Crime’
• Govt Administrator Shot in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State
• Myanmar Court Seeks Arrest of Lawyer and Poet in Military’s Lawsuit
• UN Special Rapporteur for Myanmar Urges China, Russia to Join Calls for Accountability on Rohingya
• Japan Welcomes Myanmar Govt’s Report on Crimes Against Rohingya, Promise to Prosecute
• Myanmar Lifts Tourism Restrictions in Kayah
• Myanmar Military Says It Needs to Study ICOE Report Before Investigating Rakhine Crimes
• What You Need to Know: The Gambia’s Request for Provisional Measures & Myanmar’s Arguments at the ICJ
• Australia’s Bushfire Danger Returns as Sydney Faces Scorching Heat
• China’s New Coronavirus Outbreak Complicates Lunar New Year Holiday
• What We Know About the New Coronavirus Spreading in China and Beyond

Myanmar State Counselor Says Int’l Condemnation of Country Over Rohingya Crisis Is Unfounded Posted: 23 Jan 2020 07:09 AM PST Writing in the Financial Times, Myanmar's State Counselor has cast doubt on the international justice system's ability to get to the truth of the Rohingya crisis.

Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Rights, End Genocide Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:58 AM PST In a blow to State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the International Court of Justice has approved provisional measures to protect the Rohingya.

Myanmar Capital to Spend US$2.7 Million on CCTV Boost Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:33 AM PST Four hundred more cameras will be installed in already heavily monitored Naypyitaw.

Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival is Back With a New Campaign: ‘Love Is Not a Crime’ Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:17 AM PST Yangon's LGBTIQ pride festival will span three weekends, uniting supporters under the slogan 'Love Is Not a Crime' with performances, dancing, film screenings and a gala.

Govt Administrator Shot in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:10 AM PST Adding to the police's previous failures to prosecute gunmen for similar crimes, an administrator in Kyaukme has been wounded while traveling home from work.

Myanmar Court Seeks Arrest of Lawyer and Poet in Military’s Lawsuit Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:03 AM PST A Tanintharyi court issued arrest warrants for their failure to appear in court as they face a lawsuit from the military for comments on amending the Constitution.

UN Special Rapporteur for Myanmar Urges China, Russia to Join Calls for Accountability on Rohingya Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:56 AM PST Making her final trip to the region as the UN rapporteur on rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee has called on China and Russia to seek accountability for the Rohingya crisis.

Japan Welcomes Myanmar Govt’s Report on Crimes Against Rohingya, Promise to Prosecute Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:13 AM PST Tokyo says it welcomes Myanmar's move to investigate and prosecute rights abuses and war crimes in Rakhine State reported by a domestic commission of inquiry.

Myanmar Lifts Tourism Restrictions in Kayah Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST Myanmar's tourism authority has announced that foreign travelers no longer need to apply for special permits to visit two remote areas in Kayah State.

Myanmar Military Says It Needs to Study ICOE Report Before Investigating Rakhine Crimes Posted: 23 Jan 2020 01:12 AM PST The military says it cannot provide details of when it will begin investigating crimes against Rohingya in Rakhine until it has finished studying the ICOE's full report.

What You Need to Know: The Gambia’s Request for Provisional Measures & Myanmar’s Arguments at the ICJ Posted: 23 Jan 2020 12:03 AM PST The ICJ rules today on The Gambia's request for provisional measures against Myanmar as part the genocide case it filed with the court. Here's what you should know.

Australia’s Bushfire Danger Returns as Sydney Faces Scorching Heat Posted: 22 Jan 2020 09:41 PM PST With temperatures set to hit 41C in Sydney, Australian authorities warned that scores of bushfires still burning could flare up.

China’s New Coronavirus Outbreak Complicates Lunar New Year Holiday Posted: 22 Jan 2020 09:26 PM PST Tourist destinations that are popular among Chinese travelers are scrambling to implement safety measures amid an outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus in China.

What We Know About the New Coronavirus Spreading in China and Beyond Posted: 22 Jan 2020 09:13 PM PST In addition to China, the new coronavirus has been reported in five countries, including Thailand; China has reported 17 fatalities.

You are subscribed to email updates from The Irrawaddy. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States