The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar’s Military Retains Important Political Role as NLD’s Key Charter Reforms Fail to Pass
• Environmental Activist Faces Arrest in Myanmar’s Karen State, Rights Groups Object
• Myanmar Employee of US Citizen’s Cannabis Farm Gets 20 Years in Prison
• Myanmar’s NLD to Pick General Election Candidates in Late April
• Major Powers Beat a Path to Prominent Kachin Party’s Door in Northern Myanmar
• Indian Govt Shuts Key Border Trade Gate with Myanmar Over Coronavirus Fears
• Myanmar Indie Rockers The Peacists Take Fans on a ‘Journey to the Stars’
• WHO Chief Says Threat of Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Very Real’
• Myanmar Army Sues Reuters, MP for Defamation Over Report on Fatal Shelling
• Indian PM Cancels Dhaka Trip After Bangladesh Detects Coronavirus

Myanmar’s Military Retains Important Political Role as NLD’s Key Charter Reforms Fail to Pass Posted: 10 Mar 2020 06:50 AM PDT The NLD's proposals to curb the extensive political role granted to the military by the Constitution have failed to win the required support of over 75 percent of MPs.

Environmental Activist Faces Arrest in Myanmar’s Karen State, Rights Groups Object Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:35 AM PDT Rights groups have demanded the Karen State government drop charges against a Karen River Watch activist who joined a ceremony to pray for protection from water pollution.

Myanmar Employee of US Citizen’s Cannabis Farm Gets 20 Years in Prison Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:17 AM PDT A local irrigation technician was sentenced to 20 years in prison for supposedly helping a US citizen to operate an alleged marijuana plantation in Mandalay.

Myanmar’s NLD to Pick General Election Candidates in Late April Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:13 AM PDT Although no date has been set for the next general election, the National League for Democracy says it will pick candidates next month.

Major Powers Beat a Path to Prominent Kachin Party’s Door in Northern Myanmar Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:09 AM PDT Officials from India, the US and China held separate meetings with the leadership of the Kachin State People's Party last week, in a sign of the area's strategic importance.

Indian Govt Shuts Key Border Trade Gate with Myanmar Over Coronavirus Fears Posted: 10 Mar 2020 03:24 AM PDT Authorities in Manipur State have closed the Tamu-Moreh border gates indefinitely over coronavirus concerns, significantly hurting India-Myanmar border trade.

Myanmar Indie Rockers The Peacists Take Fans on a ‘Journey to the Stars’ Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:22 AM PDT Proudly 'old school' Yangon indie rockers The Peacists released their debut full-length album on CD last month—and quickly sold out every copy.

WHO Chief Says Threat of Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Very Real’ Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:40 PM PDT With more than 100 countries reporting confirmed cases of coronavirus, the threat of a global pandemic is 'very real', WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said.

Myanmar Army Sues Reuters, MP for Defamation Over Report on Fatal Shelling Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:26 PM PDT Police say the military has sued Reuters over a story in which an MP accused the military of firing shells that killed two Rohingya women; the Tatmadaw blames the AA.

Indian PM Cancels Dhaka Trip After Bangladesh Detects Coronavirus Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:01 PM PDT Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has canceled a visit to Bangladesh after the country reported its first cases of coronavirus.

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