Myanmar Govt’s Crackdown on Journalists Angers Media and Legal Insiders Posted: 02 Apr 2020 07:09 AM PDT  Media and legal sources tell The Irrawaddy why the government is wrong to prosecute journalists for speaking to the Arakan Army. |
Ambassadors Call for End to Conflict in Myanmar Amid COVID-19 Posted: 02 Apr 2020 06:11 AM PDT  Ambassadors to Myanmar from 18 countries have called on the military and ethnic armed groups to end hostilities as the country is extremely vulnerable to impacts of COVID-19. |
Ex-Rakhine State Security Minister Appointed Peace Adviser to Myanmar President Posted: 02 Apr 2020 06:04 AM PDT  The Myanmar President has appointed Col. Htein Lin, a former military lawmaker and Rakhine State security and border affairs minister, as a peace adviser. |
Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 2, 2020 Posted: 02 Apr 2020 05:54 AM PDT  The UN staff member who has COVID-19 is in a stable condition and people who had contact with her in Naypyitaw tested negative. |
Myanmar’s Military Opens COVID-19 Quarantine Center in Naypyitaw Posted: 02 Apr 2020 04:01 AM PDT  Myanmar's military says it can care for 15,000 patients at a coronavirus quarantine center in Naypyitaw. |
Volunteers, Govt Staff Fighting COVID-19 in Myanmar Face Discrimination Posted: 02 Apr 2020 03:29 AM PDT  People quarantined for COVID-19 in Myanmar, as well those who work to support them, face discrimination as misunderstandings about quarantine run rampant. |
Over 60% of European-Run Firms in Myanmar Hurt by COVID-19: EuroCham Survey Posted: 02 Apr 2020 02:37 AM PDT  Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the EU Chamber of Commerce has urged the Myanmar government to cut red tape for importers and exporters and provide subsidies and tax breaks. |
Indonesia to Open Emergency Coronavirus Hospital on Uninhabited Island Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:45 PM PDT  A new hospital being built to house Indonesia's COVID-19 patients on an uninhabited island near Sumatra will open next week, officials said. |
Bangkok to Close Parks as Thailand’s Coronavirus Cases Rise Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:43 PM PDT  All parks in Bangkok will be closed as the Thai capital tightens restrictions on public movement amid a mounting number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 |
Amid Accelerating Spread of COVID-19, Poorest Nations Need Debt Relief: WHO Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:12 PM PDT  The chief of the World Health Organization said expedited debt relief was needed for the world's poorest nations as the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths mount. |
Advice from an Ex-Political Prisoner: How to Cope With COVID-19 Isolation Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:52 PM PDT  Bo Kyi spent eight years in a Myanmar prison, including a year in solitary confinement, for political activism. He has some advice to help get us through our COVID-19 isolation. |