The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Government Eyes Town Status for Controversial China-Backed Project
• Thai COVID-19 Surge Triggers Ugly Social Media Attacks on Myanmar Migrants
• Myanmar Signs Up to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine
• Fugitive Former Myanmar Army Officer on Sedition Charge Turns Himself in
• Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Naypyitaw Next Month
• NLD Sues Chief of Myanmar Military Proxy Party for Using Inflammatory Rhetoric Ahead of Election
• China May Extend Olive Branch to Neighbors in 2021 Ahead of Key Events
• The Day a US Missionary Was Honored for His Contribution to Myanmar’s Farming

Myanmar Government Eyes Town Status for Controversial China-Backed Project Posted: 28 Dec 2020 06:27 AM PST The vast Shwe Kokko Myaing casino project on the Thai border near Myawaddy has angered residents with alleged links to Chinese criminal gangs and numerous migrants.

Thai COVID-19 Surge Triggers Ugly Social Media Attacks on Myanmar Migrants Posted: 28 Dec 2020 05:21 AM PST The governor of Samut Sakhon province is among nearly 1,300 people who have been infected in Thailand's biggest COVID-19 outbreak.

Myanmar Signs Up to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine Posted: 28 Dec 2020 05:06 AM PST The Serum Institute of India is hoping to gain government approval for its coronavirus vaccine by the end of the month.

Fugitive Former Myanmar Army Officer on Sedition Charge Turns Himself in Posted: 28 Dec 2020 03:00 AM PST U Hla Swe spent more than a year on the run after allegedly condemning Myanmar's leaders at a Yangon rally.

Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Naypyitaw Next Month Posted: 28 Dec 2020 02:23 AM PST Wang Yi is expected to push BRI projects and discuss the issues facing Rakhine State during his visit; no specific date has yet been announced.

NLD Sues Chief of Myanmar Military Proxy Party for Using Inflammatory Rhetoric Ahead of Election Posted: 28 Dec 2020 12:21 AM PST Ruling party candidate who lost to U Than Htay in Zayarthiri says he has recordings of the ex-general engaging in racial, religious incitement during campaign speeches.

China May Extend Olive Branch to Neighbors in 2021 Ahead of Key Events Posted: 27 Dec 2020 10:05 PM PST Ahead of this year's centenary of the Chinese Communist Party and other key events, Beijing is expected to avoid regional behavior that risks harming the party's image.

The Day a US Missionary Was Honored for His Contribution to Myanmar’s Farming Posted: 27 Dec 2020 06:00 PM PST On this day 85 years ago, US missionary Brayton Clarke Case was honored with a medal for his imports of cowpea, swine, chicken and corn into the country.

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