Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Embracing Isolation: Reflections on the Value of Confinement Amid COVID-19

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:30 PM PDT

If we face the isolation imposed on us by the coronavirus with determination and imagination, we could emerge stronger.

Myanmar Migrants’ Return from Thailand Delayed Over Travel Hassles

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:16 AM PDT

Over 16,000 migrant returnees will have to wait for a few more days as Thailand extended a state of emergency and travel restrictions over COVID-19.

Myanmar Tourism Sector Braced for 50% Job Cuts Amid COVID-19 Downturn

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:04 AM PDT

Tour operators are not expecting a return to normality until 2023 as the world turns away from tourism after the coronavirus outbreak.

Myanmar Military Condemns UK Move to Continue Sanctions

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 04:11 AM PDT

The Myanmar military says the UK's recent decision to extend sanctions against 14 of its officers hurts the position and dignity of the armed forces.

Myanmar’s First COVID-19 Patient Recovers, Leaves Hospital

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 04:02 AM PDT

A 36-year-old man who was the first person in Myanmar to test positive for the coronavirus left hospital in Chin State on Wednesday after making a recovery.

Myanmar Govt Offers to Pay Factory Workers 40% During COVID-19 Inspection Closures

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 03:16 AM PDT

Registered workers have been promised compensation while their factories are closed as most factories go back to work after passing coronavirus checks.

Three Myanmar Military Officers Infected With COVID-19 in Russia ‘Doing Well’: Army

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 11:59 PM PDT

Three Myanmar military officers who tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing training in Russia are responding well to treatment, a Tatmadaw spokesman said.

Migrant Workers Left Jobless and Trapped by Thai Coronavirus Lockdown

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 11:12 PM PDT

Some 500,000 migrants in Thailand are now unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis; many cannot access government aid, but are unable to go home due to border closures.

Singaporeans Who Break Quarantine for Food Pay Hefty Bill

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 10:50 PM PDT

Singaporeans who can't resist the urge to sneak out for a snack are being fined thousands of dollars for breaking the city-state's COVID-19 quarantine rules.

Japan Mulls 1-Month Extension to State of Emergency Over Coronavirus

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 10:32 PM PDT

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe will meet with experts Friday to decide whether the country's COVID-19 state of emergency should be extended by a month from May 6.
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