Monday, May 25, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

With COVID-19 Tests and Quarantines for MPs, Yangon Parliament Back to Session Soon

Posted: 25 May 2020 06:37 AM PDT

Yangon's controversial regional budget is due to be discussed next week after parliamentarians are tested for COVID-19.

NYDC CEO Says New Yangon City Project Will Move Forward

Posted: 25 May 2020 05:44 AM PDT

Serge Pun says megaprojects under China's Belt and Road Initiative are crucial to Myanmar's recovery from COVID-19 as they can create employment.

Myanmar Facebook User Sued for Accusing Mandalay Chief Minister of Corruption

Posted: 25 May 2020 05:25 AM PDT

A Mandalay government employee – allegedly at the request of chief minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung – has used the Telecommunications Act to counter Facebook allegations.

First Myanmar Doctor to Contract COVID-19 Recovers

Posted: 25 May 2020 04:57 AM PDT

Dr. Myint Myint Sein was discharged from the hospital Monday, six weeks after she risked her own health in an attempt to save a coronavirus patient in early April.

Ethnic Kuki Man Killed in Northern Myanmar, Locals Blame Ethnic Shanni Army

Posted: 25 May 2020 03:35 AM PDT

Two ethnic Kuki men were shot in Sagaing's Homalin Township on Saturday by gunmen who locals say belong to the Shanni Nationalities Army.

Online Film Festival Spotlights Mental Health Effects of Isolation Amid COVID-19 in Myanmar

Posted: 25 May 2020 12:30 AM PDT

The artistic and mental health communities have come together to launch an online film festival to highlight the impact of isolation on people amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannon at Protesters

Posted: 24 May 2020 10:47 PM PDT

Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters as unrest returned to the city in response to China's plans to impose a new security law.

Taiwan Promises ‘Necessary Assistance’ to Hong Kong’s People

Posted: 24 May 2020 10:38 PM PDT

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to assist the people of Hong Kong as renewed protests erupted in the city against Beijing's plans to impose harsher security laws.

Beijing Accuses US of Spreading ‘Political Virus’ Vilifying China

Posted: 24 May 2020 10:38 PM PDT

China said the US is spreading a 'political virus' and trying to trigger a 'new Cold War' at a time when the two countries should be working together to fight COVID-19.

India Scrambles to Find More Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Cases Surge

Posted: 24 May 2020 10:30 PM PDT

Hospitals in India's large cities are being overwhelmed as the country makes slow progress in flattening its curve of coronavirus infections.

The Day Myanmar’s Most Esteemed Foreign Monk Passed Away

Posted: 24 May 2020 07:09 PM PDT

On this day in 1966, Italian-born U Lokanatha died of cancer in Pyin Oo Lwin after many decades of promoting Buddhism around the world.
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