The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Ex-Generals Still in as Myanmar’s Former Ruling Party Reveals Candidates for Upcoming Poll
• Myanmar Police Detain Three for Holding 70th Karen Martyrs’ Day Event in Yangon
• Myanmar Authorities Say Election Boycott Campaign May Face Legal Action
• Myanmar’s Ruling Party to Contest All Seats in Conflict-Torn Rakhine State in November Election
• Myanmar Human Rights Body: Killings at Mandalay Youth Center Tied to Rule Breaches, Staff Shortage
• Rakhine Man Dies in Myanmar Military Custody, Critics Suspect Execution
• Ex-WHO Chief Says US ‘Counterproductive’ on Virus, World Order
• US Health Chief Slams China, Praises Taiwan During Historic Visit
• Hong Kong Activist, Media Mogul Released After Arrests

Ex-Generals Still in as Myanmar’s Former Ruling Party Reveals Candidates for Upcoming Poll Posted: 12 Aug 2020 05:58 AM PDT In the former ruling and military proxy USDP's candidate list, ministers from the previous government and ex-generals account for nearly 30 percent of the 1,129 hopefuls.

Myanmar Police Detain Three for Holding 70th Karen Martyrs’ Day Event in Yangon Posted: 12 Aug 2020 05:23 AM PDT Three activists were detained by police for holding a Karen Martyrs' Day event in Yangon without permission.

Myanmar Authorities Say Election Boycott Campaign May Face Legal Action Posted: 12 Aug 2020 04:57 AM PDT The Union Election Commission says any attempt to get voters to boycott the general election is a violation of election law that carries possible jail time.

Myanmar’s Ruling Party to Contest All Seats in Conflict-Torn Rakhine State in November Election Posted: 12 Aug 2020 04:43 AM PDT The NLD said it would field candidates in all constituencies in Rakhine State in the upcoming election, after initially saying it would not run for all seats.

Myanmar Human Rights Body: Killings at Mandalay Youth Center Tied to Rule Breaches, Staff Shortage Posted: 12 Aug 2020 04:35 AM PDT The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission found the killing of two teenagers at Mandalay Youth Center was linked to poor compliance with regulations and a staff shortage.

Rakhine Man Dies in Myanmar Military Custody, Critics Suspect Execution Posted: 12 Aug 2020 02:29 AM PDT The military detained a man in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State last Friday evening and on Monday gave his body over to local police without an explanation of the cause of death.

Ex-WHO Chief Says US ‘Counterproductive’ on Virus, World Order Posted: 11 Aug 2020 10:41 PM PDT Former WHO chief Gro Harlem Brundtland has accused the US of being 'counterproductive' during the COVID-19 pandemic and leading an 'assault' on multilateralism.

US Health Chief Slams China, Praises Taiwan During Historic Visit Posted: 11 Aug 2020 10:30 PM PDT US Health Secretary Alex Azar, the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan since 1979, criticized China's 'bullying' of the island during his trip to Taipei.

Hong Kong Activist, Media Mogul Released After Arrests Posted: 11 Aug 2020 10:24 PM PDT Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow and publisher Jimmy Lai were released one day after their arrests under the region's new security law.

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