The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• More Than Half of Parliamentarians Back NLD Charter Amendment Bills
• Top Myanmar Court Rejects Final Appeal for Rakhine Activists in Treason Case
• Highlights From the Summary of Myanmar Report on Human Rights Violations in Rakhine
• Myanmar Girls Trafficked to China from Shan, Militia Detains Suspects
• Wuhan Flights to Myanmar Stopped Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
• Myanmar Military Denies Using Drones to Attack Arakan Army Troops
• Myanmar Foreign Ministry Acknowledges ICJ Ruling, Repeats Denial of Genocide Against Rohingya
• China Coronavirus Infects 830, Kills 26 as Lunar New Year Holiday Begins
• China Building 1,000-Bed Hospital Over the Weekend to Treat Coronavirus

More Than Half of Parliamentarians Back NLD Charter Amendment Bills Posted: 24 Jan 2020 06:18 AM PST The bills, backed by 351 members of Parliament will be discussed in the upcoming parliamentary session, but they are likely to face a military veto.

Top Myanmar Court Rejects Final Appeal for Rakhine Activists in Treason Case Posted: 24 Jan 2020 06:00 AM PST The Union Supreme Court has rejected the final appeal in the case against Rakhine politician Dr. Aye Maung and writer Win Hin Aung, upholding their 22-year prison terms.

Highlights From the Summary of Myanmar Report on Human Rights Violations in Rakhine Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:55 AM PST The Irrawaddy publishes highlights of a summary, issued by the President's Office, of the still-unreleased Independent Commission of Enquiry report.

Myanmar Girls Trafficked to China from Shan, Militia Detains Suspects Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:14 AM PST A local Kachin group is asking for help finding two girls from Shan State who were trafficked to China as the group gathers evidence against suspects held by a local militia.

Wuhan Flights to Myanmar Stopped Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Posted: 24 Jan 2020 04:37 AM PST Chinese flights to Myanmar are being canceled because of the coronavirus and students in affected Chinese cities are being urged to contact the authorities.

Myanmar Military Denies Using Drones to Attack Arakan Army Troops Posted: 24 Jan 2020 02:53 AM PST The Myanmar military says it only uses drones for security purposes, rejecting AA's claim it uses them in combat; KNU says even reconnaissance use violates ceasefire.

Myanmar Foreign Ministry Acknowledges ICJ Ruling, Repeats Denial of Genocide Against Rohingya Posted: 23 Jan 2020 11:28 PM PST Responding to the ICJ's imposition of provisional measures against Myanmar, the government has reiterated its stance that there was no genocide against the Rohingya.

China Coronavirus Infects 830, Kills 26 as Lunar New Year Holiday Begins Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:20 PM PST Cases of the new coronavirushave been confirmed in 29 of China's provincial-level regions, with 26 deaths and 830 infections reported.

China Building 1,000-Bed Hospital Over the Weekend to Treat Coronavirus Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:08 PM PST To combat the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the city of Wuhan, China hopes to have a brand new 1,000-bed hospital built by next week.

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