The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Rebel Coalition Calls for Military to Extend Ceasefire to Rakhine
• Myanmar Hostels Cut Rent as COVID-19 Closures Hit Workers
• All Signs Point to a Worsening of Myanmar’s Rakhine Conflict
• Mandalay Steps Up Mask Campaign with Fines as City Begins to Reopen
• Myanmar to Receive $2B in COVID-19 Relief from Int’l Development Organizations
• Younger Myanmar Military Officers Promoted to Key Roles in Reshuffle
• One Flew Over the Pigeon’s Nest
• China’s Wuhan Reports First Coronavirus Cluster Since Lifting Lockdown
• The Day a Renowned Rakhine Buddhist Scholar Died

Myanmar Rebel Coalition Calls for Military to Extend Ceasefire to Rakhine Posted: 11 May 2020 06:43 AM PDT Ethnic armed groups say the Myanmar military must extend its recently announced unilateral ceasefire to include conflict zones in Rakhine and Chin states.

Myanmar Hostels Cut Rent as COVID-19 Closures Hit Workers Posted: 11 May 2020 06:32 AM PDT Numerous hostels in Yangon's industrial hub, Hlaing Tharyar, are helping tenants cope with the closure of their factories.

All Signs Point to a Worsening of Myanmar’s Rakhine Conflict Posted: 11 May 2020 05:22 AM PDT With the military's new ceasefire excluding Rakhine State, and a tough young general promoted to Tatmadaw HQ, the war with the Arakan Army can only get worse.

Mandalay Steps Up Mask Campaign with Fines as City Begins to Reopen Posted: 11 May 2020 04:59 AM PDT Mandalay and other cities have begun issuing fines to anyone found outside with their face uncovered.

Myanmar to Receive $2B in COVID-19 Relief from Int’l Development Organizations Posted: 11 May 2020 02:28 AM PDT The support would fund the implementation of Myanmar's COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP) to mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic.

Younger Myanmar Military Officers Promoted to Key Roles in Reshuffle Posted: 11 May 2020 02:04 AM PDT In an apparent bid to retain his influence after he retires, military chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing has handed out key promotions to a number of younger officers.

One Flew Over the Pigeon’s Nest Posted: 11 May 2020 12:22 AM PDT In its implausible account of her 'adventures' in military-ruled Myanmar, Amaryllis Fox's dishonest, self-serving memoir typifies too much Western writing on the country.

China’s Wuhan Reports First Coronavirus Cluster Since Lifting Lockdown Posted: 10 May 2020 10:45 PM PDT The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the COVID-19 pandemic began, has reported its first cluster of new infections since lifting its lockdown a month ago.

The Day a Renowned Rakhine Buddhist Scholar Died Posted: 10 May 2020 06:44 PM PDT On this day in 1932, renowned Buddhist scholar U Shwe Zan Aung, who made the first translation of the ancient Buddha Abhidhamma texts into English, passed away.

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