The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Troops Order Civilians to Leave Rakhine Camp: Witnesses
• Bangladesh Police Bust Int’l Gang Trafficking Rohingya Women Into Sex Work in Malaysia
• Myanmar Govt Will Extend School Year Despite Opposition From Teachers
• TNLA Fighter Shoots Ex-Girlfriend Dead for Refusing to Elope in Myanmar’s Shan State
• 112 Years On, Yangon’s General Post Office Still Links Myanmar With Wider World
• Myanmar’s Extinct Volcano Mt Popa to be Nominated for Unesco Status
• Ancient Rakhine City of Mrauk-U Proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site
• China Nixes Myanmar’s Plan to Evacuate 60 Students From Virus-Hit Wuhan
• China Virus Death Toll Passes 100 as US, Canada Issue Travel Warnings
• Cambodia, Sri Lanka Report 1st Cases of New Coronavirus Infection

Myanmar Troops Order Civilians to Leave Rakhine Camp: Witnesses Posted: 28 Jan 2020 05:14 AM PST Adding to their dismay, civilians fleeing the fighting between the army and the AA say they have nowhere to go after being evicted by the military.

Bangladesh Police Bust Int’l Gang Trafficking Rohingya Women Into Sex Work in Malaysia Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:58 AM PST Dhaka police have arrested two human traffickers and freed 13 Rohingya women they say were to be sold into sex work in Malaysia after being lured from Cox's Bazar camps.

Myanmar Govt Will Extend School Year Despite Opposition From Teachers Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:50 AM PST The Ministry of Education says it will extend classes for basic education schools through the end of March, rebuffing objections from teachers and teachers-in-training.

TNLA Fighter Shoots Ex-Girlfriend Dead for Refusing to Elope in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:33 AM PST The Ta'ang National Liberation Army told enraged residents it will take action against a member of the ethnic armed group who killed his ex-girlfriend, a local teacher.

112 Years On, Yangon’s General Post Office Still Links Myanmar With Wider World Posted: 28 Jan 2020 03:53 AM PST Yangon's colonial-era General Post Office played a key role in opening the isolated former kingdom up to the rest of the world, despite wars and disruption.

Myanmar’s Extinct Volcano Mt Popa to be Nominated for Unesco Status Posted: 28 Jan 2020 02:54 AM PST Myanmar Geosciences Society says it plans to nominate Mandalay's Mt. Popa as a Unesco Global Park after it is designated as a national-level geopark in June.

Ancient Rakhine City of Mrauk-U Proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site Posted: 28 Jan 2020 02:01 AM PST Myanmar has sent UNESCO the final draft of its proposal for the ancient Rakhine city of Mrauk-U to be listed as a World Heritage Site; a decision is expected in 2021.

China Nixes Myanmar’s Plan to Evacuate 60 Students From Virus-Hit Wuhan Posted: 27 Jan 2020 10:07 PM PST Sixty Myanmar students are unable to leave Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, after China said it would be 'very difficult' to evacuate foreigners.

China Virus Death Toll Passes 100 as US, Canada Issue Travel Warnings Posted: 27 Jan 2020 08:51 PM PST The US has warned its citizens against traveling to China, and Canada has advised against visiting Hubei province, as the coronavirus death toll passes 100.

Cambodia, Sri Lanka Report 1st Cases of New Coronavirus Infection Posted: 27 Jan 2020 08:33 PM PST Cambodia, Sri Lanka become 15th, 16th countries to report confirmed coronavirus infections; both cases are Chinese travelers from Hubei province.

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