The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• People’s Pioneer Party Stands by Nationalist Candidate in Myanmar’s Election
• Myanmar Military Offers More COVID-19 Quarantine Beds to Civilians
• Myanmar, S. Korea Pledge to Step Up Cooperation on Trade, Investment, Energy
• UPDATE: Myanmar Reports 18 More COVID-19 Deaths, Taking Toll to 57
• Selected Civil Servants Get COVID-19 Tests in Myanmar’s Capital
• A Poll, a Senior General and the Demise of His Promise of a New Democratic Era in Myanmar
• Japan’s Neighbors Hope to Improve Ties as Suga Succeeds Abe as Prime Minister
• India’s Coronavirus Cases Surpass 5 Million
• The Day Myanmar’s Ex-Dictator Began to Engineer a Military Coup

People’s Pioneer Party Stands by Nationalist Candidate in Myanmar’s Election Posted: 17 Sep 2020 05:20 AM PDT The party's chairwoman says it has no intention to ditch a candidate who has been revealed to have nationalist sympathies.

Myanmar Military Offers More COVID-19 Quarantine Beds to Civilians Posted: 17 Sep 2020 05:13 AM PDT The military's spokesman, Major General Zaw Min Tun, tells The Irrawaddy that thousands of civilians could be quarantined on military land across Myanmar.

Myanmar, S. Korea Pledge to Step Up Cooperation on Trade, Investment, Energy Posted: 17 Sep 2020 03:23 AM PDT South Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to deepen economic ties with Myanmar after projects agreed during President Moon's visit last year were delayed due to COVID-19.

UPDATE: Myanmar Reports 18 More COVID-19 Deaths, Taking Toll to 57 Posted: 17 Sep 2020 01:54 AM PDT A teenage girl and a 90-year-old man were among 18 new COVID-19 fatalities announced on Thursday; Myanmar has now reported 3,895 cases with 57 deaths.

Selected Civil Servants Get COVID-19 Tests in Myanmar’s Capital Posted: 17 Sep 2020 01:52 AM PDT Those directly involved in the functioning of Naypyitaw's ministries were tested as a priority.

A Poll, a Senior General and the Demise of His Promise of a New Democratic Era in Myanmar Posted: 17 Sep 2020 01:16 AM PDT Snr-Gen Saw Maung's vow that the army would return to the barracks after the 1990 vote never materialized; conspiracy theories about his sudden fall from grace abound.

Japan’s Neighbors Hope to Improve Ties as Suga Succeeds Abe as Prime Minister Posted: 16 Sep 2020 10:38 PM PDT As Yoshihide Suga took over as prime minister of Japan, the governments of China, South Korea and Russia expressed a desire to improve ties.

India’s Coronavirus Cases Surpass 5 Million Posted: 16 Sep 2020 10:30 PM PDT India has reported 1 million new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks alone, taking its total past 5 million.

The Day Myanmar’s Ex-Dictator Began to Engineer a Military Coup Posted: 16 Sep 2020 07:00 PM PDT On this day 32 years ago, ex-strongman U Ne Win was informed that the country was sliding into anarchy; within a day he hatched a plan for the military to seize power.

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