The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Huawei Extends Cloud Services to Myanmar as Firms Go Digital
• Arakan Army Admits Abducting Three Myanmar Ruling Party Candidates
• Myanmar’s Bustling Jade Hub Under COVID-19 Lockdown
• Myanmar’s Election Body Complains About Military Chief’s Voting Advice
• If Myanmar Voters Want Different Results, They Need to Elect New Leaders
• Bye Bye, Big Brother
• COVID-19 Tests Thai-Myanmar Ties
• China’s Ambition to Involve Hong Kong in Economic Zone Creates Ripple

Huawei Extends Cloud Services to Myanmar as Firms Go Digital Posted: 20 Oct 2020 06:30 AM PDT The Chinese tech giant is helping several major companies in Myanmar through their transition into the digital era amid fears over cybersecurity.

Arakan Army Admits Abducting Three Myanmar Ruling Party Candidates Posted: 20 Oct 2020 04:59 AM PDT Armed group demands release of ethnic Rakhine prisoners held by government in exchange for abducted NLD trio's freedom.

Myanmar’s Bustling Jade Hub Under COVID-19 Lockdown Posted: 20 Oct 2020 04:19 AM PDT Hpakant and Mohnyin townships in Kachin State face coronavirus restrictions as case numbers rise.

Myanmar’s Election Body Complains About Military Chief’s Voting Advice Posted: 20 Oct 2020 02:21 AM PDT The military's Myawady Daily has been told to stop publishing quotes from Senior General Min Aung Hlaing telling his subordinates how to vote on Nov. 8.

If Myanmar Voters Want Different Results, They Need to Elect New Leaders Posted: 20 Oct 2020 02:15 AM PDT Could electoral victories by merged ethnic parties in state governments and Hluttaw bring about better results in Myanmar?

Bye Bye, Big Brother Posted: 20 Oct 2020 01:05 AM PDT To mark this week's 16th anniversary of the former military junta's arrest of its own notorious security chief, Khin Nyunt, The Irrawaddy revisits a commentary from 2008.

COVID-19 Tests Thai-Myanmar Ties Posted: 20 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT Government and military ties between Naypyitaw and Bangkok have improved in recent years, but Thailand's strict entry restrictions amid COVID-19 provide a new challenge.

China’s Ambition to Involve Hong Kong in Economic Zone Creates Ripple Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT With its economy rebounding from COVID-19, China appears set on integrating Hong Kong economically via its Greater Bay Area project including Macau, analysts say.

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