AllSBNews: The Irrawaddy Magazine

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar Military Denies Shelling Villages in Karen State
Yangon Pollution Hits Danger Levels Each Morning: Monitors
Myanmar Plans Emergency Coronavirus Funding, Lab Tests
Recruiters Face Ban as Myanmar Assesses Their Efforts to Aid Sailors Held in China
With Virus-Hit China ‘Closed for Business’, Myanmar Exporters Feel the Pinch
15 Rohingya Women, Children Dead as Fishing Trawler Sinks in Bay of Bengal
Rohingya Boy Killed as Village Hit by Artillery Shells in Western Myanmar
US Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in 2017 Equifax Breach
After Massacre, Thai Army Chief Admits Problems With Treatment of Soldiers
Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000 in China
Thailand Refuses Entry to Cruise Ship With No Coronavirus Cases
Another 65 Test Positive for Coronavirus on Cruise Ship in Japan

Myanmar Military Denies Shelling Villages in Karen State

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 06:43 AM PST

The Myanmar military has denied accusations that it fired on Karen villages in early February, claiming it fired only on a Karen National Liberation Army Brigade 5 base.

Yangon Pollution Hits Danger Levels Each Morning: Monitors

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:17 AM PST

A team of Yangon scholars says the city enters the pollution red zone each morning, where otherwise healthy people can suffer health problems.

Myanmar Plans Emergency Coronavirus Funding, Lab Tests

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:04 AM PST

Myanmar's Health Ministry has set up an emergency fund to support the response to coronavirus and says the National Laboratory will soon be able to test for the virus.

Recruiters Face Ban as Myanmar Assesses Their Efforts to Aid Sailors Held in China

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:56 AM PST

With 20 Myanmar sailors still in Chinese custody, the Myanmar government is considering whether to cancel the licenses of the recruitment agencies that sent them abroad.

With Virus-Hit China ‘Closed for Business’, Myanmar Exporters Feel the Pinch

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 03:59 AM PST

With China's coronavirus shutdown costing Myanmar $15 million a day, experts and business owners are calling on the government to diversity the country's trade ties.

15 Rohingya Women, Children Dead as Fishing Trawler Sinks in Bay of Bengal

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 03:32 AM PST

At least 15 Rohingya refugees were killed, 73 were rescued and many more were missing early Tuesday after a fishing boat capsized en route to Malaysia from Cox's Bazar.

Rohingya Boy Killed as Village Hit by Artillery Shells in Western Myanmar

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 12:52 AM PST

'An artillery shell fell onto my cowshed… Naval vessels fired the shells,' Rohingya villager says after attack that killed a teenage boy and left two others hurt.

US Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in 2017 Equifax Breach

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:34 PM PST

The US attorney general has announced that four Chinese hackers have been charged in connection with the 2017 Equifax data breach.

After Massacre, Thai Army Chief Admits Problems With Treatment of Soldiers

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:30 PM PST

The chief of Thailand's army has admitted problems with the way soldiers are treated after a disgruntled sergeant shot dead 30 people in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000 in China

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:48 PM PST

Chinese health authorities said the country's death toll from the coronavirus has passed 1,000, with more than 42,000 infections.

Thailand Refuses Entry to Cruise Ship With No Coronavirus Cases

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:36 PM PST

Thailand has refused permission for a Holland America cruise ship to dock amid fears of coronavirus, despite there being no confirmed infections among passengers.