The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Nine Minor Myanmar Parties Form Electoral Pact
• Former Labor Attaché on Trial for Corruption Attacks Irrawaddy Photographer
• Workers and Farmers to Run in Myanmar’s 2020 Election to Promote Rights
• Karen Rebel-Backed Firm, Govt to Study Industrial Estate Proposal in Myanmar’s Deep South
• Myanmar’s Military Intelligence Chief Tapped to Become New Home Affairs Minister
• Myanmar Army Generals Attend Shan National Day Event at RCSS’ HQ for First Time
• The Day Dag Hammarskjöld Visited Myanmar
• Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 560 in China
• Thailand Scraps China-Led Project to Blast Open Mekong River
• India’s Pollution Regulator Threatens to Shut 14 Coal-Fired Power Plants

Nine Minor Myanmar Parties Form Electoral Pact Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:00 AM PST Nine minor parties in Myanmar have formed an electoral alliance to boost their chances of winning seats at the November general election.

Former Labor Attaché on Trial for Corruption Attacks Irrawaddy Photographer Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:09 AM PST Ex-Myanmar labor attaché U San Maung Oo attacked a photographer from The Irrawaddy after a court hearing on Wednesday in the ongoing corruption case against the attaché.

Workers and Farmers to Run in Myanmar’s 2020 Election to Promote Rights Posted: 06 Feb 2020 03:46 AM PST Trade unionists in Myanmar are due to run in the 2020 general election because they say the National League for Democracy has let them down.

Karen Rebel-Backed Firm, Govt to Study Industrial Estate Proposal in Myanmar’s Deep South Posted: 06 Feb 2020 03:36 AM PST The government of Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region has inked an MOU with a company backed by the Karen National Union on a feasibility study for an industrial estate project.

Myanmar’s Military Intelligence Chief Tapped to Become New Home Affairs Minister Posted: 06 Feb 2020 01:33 AM PST Lieutenant General Soe Htut has been nominated by the military to become the new minister of home affairs, as the current minister is set to retire.

Myanmar Army Generals Attend Shan National Day Event at RCSS’ HQ for First Time Posted: 05 Feb 2020 10:11 PM PST For the first time, high-ranking Myanmar army generals and the Union attorney-general are attending a Shan National Day event at the RCSS headquarters in Loi Tai Leng.

The Day Dag Hammarskjöld Visited Myanmar Posted: 05 Feb 2020 09:30 PM PST On this day in 1956, legendary Swedish UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld visited Yangon on the first of two visits.

Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 560 in China Posted: 05 Feb 2020 09:16 PM PST Health authorities in China said the death toll from the coronavirus in the country has passed 560 with more than 28,000 confirmed cases.

Thailand Scraps China-Led Project to Blast Open Mekong River Posted: 05 Feb 2020 09:15 PM PST The Thai cabinet has agreed to scrap a Chinese-led project to blast rapids and conduct dredging in the Mekong River that would have opened it up for shipping.

India’s Pollution Regulator Threatens to Shut 14 Coal-Fired Power Plants Posted: 05 Feb 2020 08:57 PM PST India's Pollution Control Board has given 14 coal-burning power plants 15 days to explain why they have not complied with new emissions rules or face closure.

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