The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• The House That Shaped Myanmar’s History
• Myanmar Labor Activists Fined for Factory Protest
• Myanmar Military Chief Expected to Appoint Loyalists as Reshuffle Looms 
• Chinese State Firm, HK’s VPower to Implement Three Electricity Projects in Myanmar
• Facebook Removes More Than 20 Accounts, Pages Linked to Myanmar Military-Backed Mytel
• Bangladesh Police Arrest Eight in Trafficking Crackdown After Boat Tragedy
• Coronavirus Death Toll Leaps in China’s Hubei Province; Party Bosses Sacked
• Cruise Ship Shunned Over Coronavirus Fears Arrives in Cambodia
• First Group of Japanese Evacuees From Wuhan Completes Quarantine

The House That Shaped Myanmar’s History Posted: 13 Feb 2020 06:52 AM PST The Aung San Museum in Yangon is where the independence leader wrote his speeches and prepared the Panglong Agreement. Decisions made there continue to shape Myanmar.

Myanmar Labor Activists Fined for Factory Protest Posted: 13 Feb 2020 06:05 AM PST Yangon labor activists say they have lost trust in government – with the November election looming – after they were prosecuted for asking the authorities for help.

Myanmar Military Chief Expected to Appoint Loyalists as Reshuffle Looms  Posted: 13 Feb 2020 05:40 AM PST The recent appointment of an officer seen as loyal to Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing as Home Affairs chief is expected to be followed by a shake-up of the Tatmadaw's top brass.

Chinese State Firm, HK’s VPower to Implement Three Electricity Projects in Myanmar Posted: 13 Feb 2020 05:24 AM PST A joint venture between a Chinese state-owned company and Hong Kong's VPower will invest in three power projects in Myanmar with total capacity of 900 megawatts.

Facebook Removes More Than 20 Accounts, Pages Linked to Myanmar Military-Backed Mytel Posted: 13 Feb 2020 01:51 AM PST Facebook has removed a total of 23 accounts and pages linked to military-backed telecom operator Mytel for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'

Bangladesh Police Arrest Eight in Trafficking Crackdown After Boat Tragedy Posted: 13 Feb 2020 01:46 AM PST Bangladesh police have arrested eight suspected traffickers in Cox's Bazar over Tuesday's boat sinking in the Bay of Bengal that killed 15 Rohingya women and children.

Coronavirus Death Toll Leaps in China’s Hubei Province; Party Bosses Sacked Posted: 13 Feb 2020 12:33 AM PST The death toll from the coronavirus in China's Hubei surged by a daily record of 242 and daily cases jumped by 14,840 under a new diagnosis method.

Cruise Ship Shunned Over Coronavirus Fears Arrives in Cambodia Posted: 12 Feb 2020 11:57 PM PST The cruise ship MS Westerdam, which was barred entry by five countries amid the coronavirus outbreak, has been allowed to anchor near Cambodia's port of Sihanoukville.

First Group of Japanese Evacuees From Wuhan Completes Quarantine Posted: 12 Feb 2020 11:40 PM PST Nearly 200 Japanese people evacuated from China amid the coronavirus outbreak have been allowed to go home after two weeks of quarantine at sites near Tokyo.

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