The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Conservationists Slam Moves for Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin’s Captive Breeding
• Will Outlawing of Polling Stations on Military Bases Change Myanmar’s Electoral Landscape?
• Artists Freed After Anti-Buddhist Claims Dropped Against COVID-19 Mural in Myanmar
• Myanmar Military Claims its Investigators Attacked in Shan State
• Shwedagon Monks Say Buddha Statue Resembling Myanmar Dictator Doesn’t Violate Scripture
• Myanmar Military Chief Affirms Support for China’s BRI Projects
• Hong Kong Reports Record Daily Number of New COVID-19 Cases
• Thai Coconut Farmers Reject Monkey Abuse Charges, Suffer Lost Income
• Brazil Tops 2 Million Coronavirus Cases; Disease Now Affects One in 100 People

Myanmar Conservationists Slam Moves for Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin’s Captive Breeding Posted: 17 Jul 2020 06:57 AM PDT Governmental approval of commercial breeding of 90 protected species, including the dolphin, will fail to protect wild animals and could boost the illegal wildlife trade.

Will Outlawing of Polling Stations on Military Bases Change Myanmar’s Electoral Landscape? Posted: 17 Jul 2020 05:36 AM PDT Poll monitors are hopeful recent legal changes requiring military voters to cast ballots alongside civilians will boost transparency and lead to fairer results on Nov. 8.

Artists Freed After Anti-Buddhist Claims Dropped Against COVID-19 Mural in Myanmar Posted: 17 Jul 2020 04:28 AM PDT Three Kachin State artists spent three months fighting allegations that a depiction of the Grim Reaper spreading coronavirus was supposed to look like a Buddhist monk.

Myanmar Military Claims its Investigators Attacked in Shan State Posted: 17 Jul 2020 03:42 AM PDT The military says its probe was sent to investigate an alleged killing by its troops in northern Shan State only to be attacked by the Restoration Council of Shan State.

Shwedagon Monks Say Buddha Statue Resembling Myanmar Dictator Doesn’t Violate Scripture Posted: 17 Jul 2020 03:35 AM PDT Buddhist monks in charge of Myanmar's holiest pagoda say a jade Buddha statue that some say looks like former dictator Than Shwe is fully in line with Buddhist scripture.

Myanmar Military Chief Affirms Support for China’s BRI Projects Posted: 17 Jul 2020 02:06 AM PDT In a meeting with the Chinese ambassador, commander-in-chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing reiterated the Tatmadaw's support for China's infrastructure projects in Myanmar.

Hong Kong Reports Record Daily Number of New COVID-19 Cases Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:11 PM PDT Hong Kong reported 67 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a new daily record for the region; almost all the cases were locally transmitted.

Thai Coconut Farmers Reject Monkey Abuse Charges, Suffer Lost Income Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:05 PM PDT A PETA campaign alleging abuse of monkeys by Thai coconut growers is false and has caused their income to drop, the farmers say.

Brazil Tops 2 Million Coronavirus Cases; Disease Now Affects One in 100 People Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:51 PM PDT Reporting 20,000-40,000 new cases a day recently, Brazil is second to the US in terms of both COVID-19 cases and deaths, which stand at 76,688.

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