The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• With COVID-19 Tests and Quarantines for MPs, Yangon Parliament Back to Session Soon
• NYDC CEO Says New Yangon City Project Will Move Forward
• Myanmar Facebook User Sued for Accusing Mandalay Chief Minister of Corruption
• First Myanmar Doctor to Contract COVID-19 Recovers
• Ethnic Kuki Man Killed in Northern Myanmar, Locals Blame Ethnic Shanni Army
• Online Film Festival Spotlights Mental Health Effects of Isolation Amid COVID-19 in Myanmar
• Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannon at Protesters
• Taiwan Promises ‘Necessary Assistance’ to Hong Kong’s People
• Beijing Accuses US of Spreading ‘Political Virus’ Vilifying China
• India Scrambles to Find More Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Cases Surge
• The Day Myanmar’s Most Esteemed Foreign Monk Passed Away

With COVID-19 Tests and Quarantines for MPs, Yangon Parliament Back to Session Soon Posted: 25 May 2020 06:37 AM PDT Yangon's controversial regional budget is due to be discussed next week after parliamentarians are tested for COVID-19.

NYDC CEO Says New Yangon City Project Will Move Forward Posted: 25 May 2020 05:44 AM PDT Serge Pun says megaprojects under China's Belt and Road Initiative are crucial to Myanmar's recovery from COVID-19 as they can create employment.

Myanmar Facebook User Sued for Accusing Mandalay Chief Minister of Corruption Posted: 25 May 2020 05:25 AM PDT A Mandalay government employee – allegedly at the request of chief minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung – has used the Telecommunications Act to counter Facebook allegations.

First Myanmar Doctor to Contract COVID-19 Recovers Posted: 25 May 2020 04:57 AM PDT Dr. Myint Myint Sein was discharged from the hospital Monday, six weeks after she risked her own health in an attempt to save a coronavirus patient in early April.

Ethnic Kuki Man Killed in Northern Myanmar, Locals Blame Ethnic Shanni Army Posted: 25 May 2020 03:35 AM PDT Two ethnic Kuki men were shot in Sagaing's Homalin Township on Saturday by gunmen who locals say belong to the Shanni Nationalities Army.

Online Film Festival Spotlights Mental Health Effects of Isolation Amid COVID-19 in Myanmar Posted: 25 May 2020 12:30 AM PDT The artistic and mental health communities have come together to launch an online film festival to highlight the impact of isolation on people amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannon at Protesters Posted: 24 May 2020 10:47 PM PDT Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters as unrest returned to the city in response to China's plans to impose a new security law.

Taiwan Promises ‘Necessary Assistance’ to Hong Kong’s People Posted: 24 May 2020 10:38 PM PDT Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to assist the people of Hong Kong as renewed protests erupted in the city against Beijing's plans to impose harsher security laws.

Beijing Accuses US of Spreading ‘Political Virus’ Vilifying China Posted: 24 May 2020 10:38 PM PDT China said the US is spreading a 'political virus' and trying to trigger a 'new Cold War' at a time when the two countries should be working together to fight COVID-19.

India Scrambles to Find More Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Cases Surge Posted: 24 May 2020 10:30 PM PDT Hospitals in India's large cities are being overwhelmed as the country makes slow progress in flattening its curve of coronavirus infections.

The Day Myanmar’s Most Esteemed Foreign Monk Passed Away Posted: 24 May 2020 07:09 PM PDT On this day in 1966, Italian-born U Lokanatha died of cancer in Pyin Oo Lwin after many decades of promoting Buddhism around the world.

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