The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• EU Honors Myanmar Rights Advocates at Fourth Schuman Awards
• Accountability Lacking as Civilian Casualties Mount in Myanmar’s Rakhine Conflict
• Fighting Blocks off Food Supplies to Myanmar’s Chin State Township
• Timeline: Irregularities & Significant Events from Toddler Rape Case in Myanmar
• Myanmar Ministers Survive Attack on Military Chopper in Rakhine
• Myanmar’s Garment Factories Face Closure as Coronavirus Blocks Supplies
• World Bank: Myanmar Must Push Deeper Reform for Inclusive Economic Growth
• The Day a Pioneering Myanmar Education Reformer Was Killed
• Coronavirus Slows China’s Belt and Road Push
• Southeast Asia Courts Local Tourists as Virus Shuts Chinese Out
• Virus Death Toll Tops 2,000 in China; Hong Kong Sees 2nd Fatality

EU Honors Myanmar Rights Advocates at Fourth Schuman Awards Posted: 19 Feb 2020 07:08 AM PST The EU has bestowed its Schuman Awards on a women's rights activist, a human rights lawyer and a satirical troupe who 'carry the flame of freedom for others' in Myanmar.

Accountability Lacking as Civilian Casualties Mount in Myanmar’s Rakhine Conflict Posted: 19 Feb 2020 06:48 AM PST The Rakhine conflict is increasingly marked by civilian casualties, for which neither of the warring parties is being held accountable.

Fighting Blocks off Food Supplies to Myanmar’s Chin State Township Posted: 19 Feb 2020 05:15 AM PST Fighting between Myanmar's army and the Arakan Army has blocked food supplies to Paletwa in Chin State and left hundreds of civilians stranded.

Timeline: Irregularities & Significant Events from Toddler Rape Case in Myanmar Posted: 19 Feb 2020 04:50 AM PST The Irrawaddy provides an overview of key events and controversies in the prominent child-rape case while the culprit is still at large.

Myanmar Ministers Survive Attack on Military Chopper in Rakhine Posted: 19 Feb 2020 04:46 AM PST A helicopter with the Union minister for social welfare and the Rakhine State chief minister aboard was shot Wednesday as the two went to visit an IDP camp.

Myanmar’s Garment Factories Face Closure as Coronavirus Blocks Supplies Posted: 19 Feb 2020 02:51 AM PST Myanmar's garment factories might be forced to close as China's coronavirus restricts the imports of raw materials.

World Bank: Myanmar Must Push Deeper Reform for Inclusive Economic Growth Posted: 19 Feb 2020 02:29 AM PST A new World Bank report says Myanmar's current reforms fall short and urges steps to address economic mismanagement, resource exploitation, conflict and social exclusion.

The Day a Pioneering Myanmar Education Reformer Was Killed Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:16 PM PST On this day in 1957, education reformer U Kaung died in a car crash in India. He initiated free education, expanded the school curriculum and promoted foreign study.

Coronavirus Slows China’s Belt and Road Push Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:30 PM PST The coronavirus outbreak has dealt a blow to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative across Asia, leaving Chinese staff unable to access projects, and cutting supply lines.

Southeast Asia Courts Local Tourists as Virus Shuts Chinese Out Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:16 PM PST With restrictions on Chinese tourists due to the coronavirus costing billions of dollars, Southeast Asian travel firms, hotels and airlines are wooing domestic tourists.

Virus Death Toll Tops 2,000 in China; Hong Kong Sees 2nd Fatality Posted: 18 Feb 2020 08:40 PM PST China's death toll from the coronavirus has passed 2,000 with more than 74,000 infections; Hong Kong has reported its second fatality.

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