The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Cancels First Campaign Trip as Health Minister Intervenes Over COVID-19 Concerns
• Suu Kyi Urges COVID-19 Suspects from Myanmar’s Rakhine to Come Forward as Cases Soar
• AA Leader Says Myanmar Govt, Military Deliberately Spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine
• Myanmar Hires German Firm to Oversee Bidding in Initial Phase of China-Backed New Yangon City
• Health Workers Make Up 10% of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases
• Largest Party in Myanmar’s Rakhine Fires 4 Members for Registering as Independent Candidates
• Hundreds Arrested at Protest to Mark Date of Hong Kong’s Delayed Legislative Election
• N. Korea’s Kim Inspects Typhoon-Hit Areas, Criticizes Poor Coastal Safeguards

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Cancels First Campaign Trip as Health Minister Intervenes Over COVID-19 Concerns Posted: 07 Sep 2020 06:29 AM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has dropped plans to kick off her election campaign in Kawhmu Township after two men with access to her residence tested positive for COVID-19.

Suu Kyi Urges COVID-19 Suspects from Myanmar’s Rakhine to Come Forward as Cases Soar Posted: 07 Sep 2020 05:54 AM PDT More than 2,000 returnees from the coronavirus hotbed have still failed to report to health centers upon arrival in Yangon.

AA Leader Says Myanmar Govt, Military Deliberately Spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine Posted: 07 Sep 2020 04:49 AM PDT A spokesman for the Myanmar President's Office has angrily rejected the AA leader's claim that government troops are intentionally spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine State.

Myanmar Hires German Firm to Oversee Bidding in Initial Phase of China-Backed New Yangon City Posted: 07 Sep 2020 03:31 AM PDT Germany's Roland Berger Co. will oversee a tender process to allow global firms to bid against China's CCCC to develop infrastructure for the New Yangon City project.

Health Workers Make Up 10% of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:34 AM PDT As of Monday morning, Myanmar reports 1,464 confirmed cases of which 1,090 cases were detected since Aug. 16.

Largest Party in Myanmar’s Rakhine Fires 4 Members for Registering as Independent Candidates Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:40 PM PDT Three MPs and a township chapter chairman deny being kicked out of the Arakan National Party, saying they quit as the party broke its own rules on candidate selection.

Hundreds Arrested at Protest to Mark Date of Hong Kong’s Delayed Legislative Election Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:50 PM PDT Hong Kong police arrested at least 289 people on Sunday for unlawful assembly at a protest to mark the original date of the territory's delayed legislative election.

N. Korea’s Kim Inspects Typhoon-Hit Areas, Criticizes Poor Coastal Safeguards Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:42 PM PDT North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a recovery effort after inspecting typhoon-hit areas of the country's eastern coast.

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