The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Fear Loss of Vote Share as Lower House Approves Eased Residency Rules
• Yangon Photo Festival Awards Address Myanmar’s Pressing Issues
• Myanmar’s Wa Army Confirms It Has a Helicopter
• Myanmar Prisons to Educate Inmates on Coronavirus, Work on Prevention
• Myanmar Launches Online “Project Bank” for Development Projects
• North Koreans Told to Avoid Group Meals to Prevent Virus Spread
• Virus Deaths in China Top 2,700; Total Infection Cases Exceed 78,000
• Chinese Minister Blames Police Force for Prison Coronavirus Cases
• More Than a Dozen Killed, Hundreds Injured as New Delhi Riots Overshadow Trump Visit
• In ‘Pacified’ Eastern Myanmar, the Military Is Free to Pursue Its Agenda

Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Fear Loss of Vote Share as Lower House Approves Eased Residency Rules Posted: 26 Feb 2020 05:58 AM PST Ethnic parties say the Election Commission has ignored their concerns over a proposed legal change that would make it easier for Burmese workers to vote in ethnic states.

Yangon Photo Festival Awards Address Myanmar’s Pressing Issues Posted: 26 Feb 2020 05:47 AM PST The Yangon Photo Festival awards have honored photographers who brought attention to the poor and forgotten across Myanmar.

Myanmar’s Wa Army Confirms It Has a Helicopter Posted: 26 Feb 2020 05:43 AM PST The United Wa State Army's new chopper is strictly for 'personal and leisure' use, the rebel group's spokesman told The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Prisons to Educate Inmates on Coronavirus, Work on Prevention Posted: 26 Feb 2020 03:25 AM PST The Prisons Department says it is working to educate inmates about COVID-19 and prevent the virus from spreading inside prisons.

Myanmar Launches Online “Project Bank” for Development Projects Posted: 26 Feb 2020 01:55 AM PST The new Myanmar Project Bank is a publicly-accessible online database to provide key data and transparent information on sustainable development projects.

North Koreans Told to Avoid Group Meals to Prevent Virus Spread Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:35 PM PST North Korea's main newspaper has urged citizens to avoid communal eating and shun restaurants amid coronavirus fears.

Virus Deaths in China Top 2,700; Total Infection Cases Exceed 78,000 Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:24 PM PST The death toll from coronavirus in China has risen to 2,715, health officials said, but the number of new daily infections in Hubei province slowed to 401 on Tuesday.

Chinese Minister Blames Police Force for Prison Coronavirus Cases Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:11 PM PST The Chinese government has criticized local law enforcement officials after hundreds of coronavirus infections were discovered in prisons.

More Than a Dozen Killed, Hundreds Injured as New Delhi Riots Overshadow Trump Visit Posted: 25 Feb 2020 08:48 PM PST More than a dozen people have been killed in New Delhi in violent demonstrations over the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act, amid a visit by Donald Trump.

In ‘Pacified’ Eastern Myanmar, the Military Is Free to Pursue Its Agenda Posted: 25 Feb 2020 05:30 PM PST Conveniently for the military, the Myanmar government and the international community have opted to push a discredited 'development over peace' strategy in Karen State.

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