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- Is Myanmar’s Ruling NLD Pushing Hard Enough on Constitutional Amendment?
- Myanmar Pastors Held Over Kachin Revolution Day Event
- Personal and Historical, Visitors Flock to Shan State National Day
- Myanmar Deports Chinese Coronavirus Suspect While Hunting Another Four
- Members of Religious Orders Should Have Right to Vote, Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo Says
- Myanmar Election Commission Says No Campaigning, No Polls Near Military Barracks
- Kachin Leaders Demand Charter Reform to Establish Peace
- Myanmar Gunmen Rob Bank of 60 Million Kyats, Leave Fake Bomb Behind
- Japan’s Propaganda Press in Occupied Myanmar
- Chinese Doctor Who Blew Whistle About Coronavirus Outbreak Dies
- Amid Hydropower Boom, Laos Moves Ahead on Latest Mekong Dam
- China Says Coronavirus Could Disrupt Economy in Q1, Upbeat on Recovery
| Is Myanmar’s Ruling NLD Pushing Hard Enough on Constitutional Amendment? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 09:29 AM PST  This week, The Irrawaddy and two veterans of Myanmar's democracy movement discuss the military's aversion to charter change, and how the ruling NLD should deal with it. |
| Myanmar Pastors Held Over Kachin Revolution Day Event Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:04 AM PST  The Kachin Baptist Convention says it is in talks with the military to secure the release of two pastors who allowed a Kachin Revolution Day event in their church. |
| Personal and Historical, Visitors Flock to Shan State National Day Posted: 07 Feb 2020 05:58 AM PST  Whether it's to celebrate their history, find long-lost loved ones or just enjoy the festivities, people flock to Shan State National Day from all corners of the region |
| Myanmar Deports Chinese Coronavirus Suspect While Hunting Another Four Posted: 07 Feb 2020 05:41 AM PST  A healthy Chinese woman, who was being tracked down in Shan State amid the coronavirus scare, has been deported to China. Four other virus suspects are at large. |
| Members of Religious Orders Should Have Right to Vote, Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo Says Posted: 07 Feb 2020 05:31 AM PST  The leader of Myanmar's Catholic community, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, has called for the Constitution's ban on voting by members of religious orders to be scrapped. |
| Myanmar Election Commission Says No Campaigning, No Polls Near Military Barracks Posted: 07 Feb 2020 02:30 AM PST  The Election Commission says parties are barred from campaigning in military cantonments for the 2020 election and polling will no longer be conducted inside barracks. |
| Kachin Leaders Demand Charter Reform to Establish Peace Posted: 06 Feb 2020 11:39 PM PST  The leaders of Kachin parties say the 2008 Constitution must be reformed ahead of this year's general election if further bloodshed is to be avoided. |
| Myanmar Gunmen Rob Bank of 60 Million Kyats, Leave Fake Bomb Behind Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:06 PM PST  Two gunmen robbed a CB Bank in Yangon's North Dagon of about 60 million kyats on Friday morning; an apparent explosive device they left behind was fake, officials said. |
| Japan’s Propaganda Press in Occupied Myanmar Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:00 PM PST  On this day in 1943, the Japanese government occupying Myanmar began publishing the country's only English newspaper at the time, the heavily propagandist Greater Asia. |
| Chinese Doctor Who Blew Whistle About Coronavirus Outbreak Dies Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:50 PM PST  A Chinese doctor who drew official ire for sounding the alarm in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak has died of the disease, prompting public grief and anger. |
| Amid Hydropower Boom, Laos Moves Ahead on Latest Mekong Dam Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:28 PM PST  Laos is forging ahead with its third dam on the Mekong River, but critics say the impacts of existing projects should be fully assessed first. |
| China Says Coronavirus Could Disrupt Economy in Q1, Upbeat on Recovery Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:04 PM PST  China's central bank admits the coronavirus outbreak could hurt the economy in Q1 but says it has measures in place to ensure a quick recovery. |
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