Thursday, February 20, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar Lower House Votes to Scrap Polling Stations on Military Bases

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 05:35 AM PST

The Lower House has voted in support of an election commission proposal requiring military personnel and their families to cast their votes outside military barracks.

Military-Initiated Steel Project Costing Myanmar Govt $345,000 in Daily Loan Payments to China

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:59 AM PST

Myanmar taxpayers are bearing the burden of repaying the loan to China Development Bank.

Shan Armed Group May Sign Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:58 AM PST

The Shan State Progressive Party says it is considering signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement this year if it will move Myanmar towards political reform.

India-Myanmar Cross-Border Bus Service to Operate Soon

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:43 AM PST

Mandalay in central Myanmar and Imphal in northeastern India is due to be connected by a bus service from April after 17 years of planning.

KNU to Myanmar Military: Stop Road Building Until Dispute is Settled

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:29 AM PST

The Karen National Union and the Myanmar military are struggling with military tensions over road construction in Karen territory as they work to build a stronger ceasefire.

Fighting Closes Schools Ahead of Key Exams in Myanmar’s Chin State

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 03:11 AM PST

Fighting between Myanmar's army and the Arakan Army has forced numerous schools to close across Paletwa in Chin State as vital exams approach in March.

Blaze in Yangon’s Chinatown Injures 15

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 12:43 AM PST

Residents were trapped in elevators and choked by smoke as fire raged through two floors of a mixed-use building.

Myanmar’s Union-Level Ceasefire Monitoring Committee to Meet Next Month

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 12:41 AM PST

The government and 10 ethnic armed groups have agreed to convene the Union-level Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee next month after a yearlong delay.

China Says Aerosol Infection Possible in Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted: 19 Feb 2020 09:59 PM PST

The coronavirus can be contracted by inhaling tiny airborne particles carrying the virus, Chinese officials said; those exposed to high concentrations are most at risk.

Myanmar Reportedly Set to Be Placed on Global Money-Laundering Watchlist

Posted: 19 Feb 2020 09:54 PM PST

A global watchdog is set to put Myanmar on its money-laundering 'gray list', sources close to an ongoing meeting in Paris said, citing trafficking, regulatory concerns.

Tranquil Thailand’s Gun Culture in Spotlight After Shooting Sprees

Posted: 19 Feb 2020 09:34 PM PST

A series of deadly shootings has drawn attention to Thailand's widespread gun ownership and the prevalence of illegal firearms in the country.

Batman’s Butler Alfred on Colonialism: Does ‘Burning Down the Forest’ Work?

Posted: 19 Feb 2020 05:30 PM PST

When the Myanmar military, like the British colonial army, hammers a population into desperation, the result may be more destructive than the problem they set out to resolve.
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