The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Election Will Happen on Schedule, Says Commission
• Myanmar Government Cuts 25% Off Yangon’s Budgetary Request
• Rohingya Man Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Returning to Myanmar Illegally From Bangladesh
• Soldiers and Civilian Die in Western Myanmar Booby Trap
• Mandalay Chief Minister in Quarantine in Myanmar After Cancer Treatment in Thailand
• US Defense Chief Defies Trump, Opposes Using Military During Unrest
• US to Block Chinese Passenger Airline Flights
• National Security Law Would Not Erode Freedoms in Hong Kong: Carrie Lam
• China Using Pandemic to Silence Hong Kong Protesters: Activist

Myanmar Election Will Happen on Schedule, Says Commission Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:59 AM PDT Myanmar's election will happen in November as scheduled, says the Union Election Commission, assuaging worries that the poll was going to be delayed due to COVID-19.

Myanmar Government Cuts 25% Off Yangon’s Budgetary Request Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:51 AM PDT Yangon asked for an extra 181.2 billion kyats from the government in Naypyitaw to fund major projects only to be told to make do with 131.8 billion kyats.

Rohingya Man Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Returning to Myanmar Illegally From Bangladesh Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:12 AM PDT A Rohingya man who illegally returned to Rakhine State from Bangladesh last week has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated at Maungdaw Hospital.

Soldiers and Civilian Die in Western Myanmar Booby Trap Posted: 04 Jun 2020 04:21 AM PDT The Arakan Army is being blamed for two remotely detonated mines that killed an unknown number of government troops and a civilian in northern Rakhine State.

Mandalay Chief Minister in Quarantine in Myanmar After Cancer Treatment in Thailand Posted: 04 Jun 2020 12:52 AM PDT Mandalay Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung is back from Thailand after receiving cancer treatment and will return to work after 21 days in isolation, an official said.

US Defense Chief Defies Trump, Opposes Using Military During Unrest Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:05 PM PDT US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he opposes President Donald Trump's threat to use troops to quell protests sparked by the killing of an African-American by police.

US to Block Chinese Passenger Airline Flights Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:40 PM PDT Chinese airlines will be barred from flying into the US in response to what Washington calls unfair treatment of US carriers by Beijing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Security Law Would Not Erode Freedoms in Hong Kong: Carrie Lam Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:40 PM PDT Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has repeated her claim that Beijing's proposed national security law will not erode freedom and rights in the region.

China Using Pandemic to Silence Hong Kong Protesters: Activist Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:18 PM PDT Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has accused China of trying to turn the city into 'another Xinjiang' under cover of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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