Thursday, August 27, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar’s Rakhine State Under Partial Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Surge

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:25 AM PDT

After nearly 100 coronavirus cases were reported overnight in Rakhine State this week, its population has been told to stay at home.

Subsidiaries of Chinese Firm Involved in Myanmar’s New Yangon City Project Blacklisted by US

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 03:33 AM PDT

The US has sanctioned units of China's CCCC, a key player in the New Yangon City project, for allegedly aiding land reclamation in disputed South China Sea waters.

Myanmar Amends Privacy Law to Protect Citizens From State Intrusion

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 02:10 AM PDT

Parliament on Wednesday amended the controversial Privacy Law; a ruling party MP said it would now serve its original aim of protecting citizens from state harassment.

US Slaps Sanctions on Chinese Firms, Individuals Amid S. China Sea Dispute

Posted: 26 Aug 2020 11:57 PM PDT

The US has blacklisted a number of Chinese firms and barred entry to some executives over their support for Beijing's 'unlawful' claims in the South China Sea.

Protections Fail to Stop Pangolin Trafficking in Myanmar’s Deep South

Posted: 26 Aug 2020 11:54 PM PDT

In remote villages of Myanmar's deep south, poaching the shy creatures means big money for those who live hand to mouth.

The Day Allied Commander Who Seized Myanmar From Japanese Forces Was Assassinated

Posted: 26 Aug 2020 06:30 PM PDT

Lord Louis Mountbatten, who helped establish Myanmar's military and was a friend of dictator General Ne Win, was assassinated in Ireland in 41 years ago.
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