The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Govt’s Crackdown on Journalists Angers Media and Legal Insiders
• Ambassadors Call for End to Conflict in Myanmar Amid COVID-19
• Ex-Rakhine State Security Minister Appointed Peace Adviser to Myanmar President
• Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 2, 2020
• Myanmar’s Military Opens COVID-19 Quarantine Center in Naypyitaw
• Volunteers, Govt Staff Fighting COVID-19 in Myanmar Face Discrimination
• Over 60% of European-Run Firms in Myanmar Hurt by COVID-19: EuroCham Survey
• Indonesia to Open Emergency Coronavirus Hospital on Uninhabited Island
• Bangkok to Close Parks as Thailand’s Coronavirus Cases Rise
• Amid Accelerating Spread of COVID-19, Poorest Nations Need Debt Relief: WHO
• Advice from an Ex-Political Prisoner: How to Cope With COVID-19 Isolation

Myanmar Govt’s Crackdown on Journalists Angers Media and Legal Insiders Posted: 02 Apr 2020 07:09 AM PDT Media and legal sources tell The Irrawaddy why the government is wrong to prosecute journalists for speaking to the Arakan Army.

Ambassadors Call for End to Conflict in Myanmar Amid COVID-19 Posted: 02 Apr 2020 06:11 AM PDT Ambassadors to Myanmar from 18 countries have called on the military and ethnic armed groups to end hostilities as the country is extremely vulnerable to impacts of COVID-19.

Ex-Rakhine State Security Minister Appointed Peace Adviser to Myanmar President Posted: 02 Apr 2020 06:04 AM PDT The Myanmar President has appointed Col. Htein Lin, a former military lawmaker and Rakhine State security and border affairs minister, as a peace adviser.

Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 2, 2020 Posted: 02 Apr 2020 05:54 AM PDT The UN staff member who has COVID-19 is in a stable condition and people who had contact with her in Naypyitaw tested negative.

Myanmar’s Military Opens COVID-19 Quarantine Center in Naypyitaw Posted: 02 Apr 2020 04:01 AM PDT Myanmar's military says it can care for 15,000 patients at a coronavirus quarantine center in Naypyitaw.

Volunteers, Govt Staff Fighting COVID-19 in Myanmar Face Discrimination Posted: 02 Apr 2020 03:29 AM PDT People quarantined for COVID-19 in Myanmar, as well those who work to support them, face discrimination as misunderstandings about quarantine run rampant.

Over 60% of European-Run Firms in Myanmar Hurt by COVID-19: EuroCham Survey Posted: 02 Apr 2020 02:37 AM PDT Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the EU Chamber of Commerce has urged the Myanmar government to cut red tape for importers and exporters and provide subsidies and tax breaks.

Indonesia to Open Emergency Coronavirus Hospital on Uninhabited Island Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:45 PM PDT A new hospital being built to house Indonesia's COVID-19 patients on an uninhabited island near Sumatra will open next week, officials said.

Bangkok to Close Parks as Thailand’s Coronavirus Cases Rise Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:43 PM PDT All parks in Bangkok will be closed as the Thai capital tightens restrictions on public movement amid a mounting number of cases and deaths from COVID-19

Amid Accelerating Spread of COVID-19, Poorest Nations Need Debt Relief: WHO Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:12 PM PDT The chief of the World Health Organization said expedited debt relief was needed for the world's poorest nations as the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths mount.

Advice from an Ex-Political Prisoner: How to Cope With COVID-19 Isolation Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:52 PM PDT Bo Kyi spent eight years in a Myanmar prison, including a year in solitary confinement, for political activism. He has some advice to help get us through our COVID-19 isolation.

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