Friday, September 25, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Myanmar Military Begins Treating Civilian COVID-19 Patients as Govt Facilities Struggle to Cope

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 07:11 AM PDT

The Tatmadaw has admitted 150 civilian COVID-19 patients at a military medical center in Yangon as government facilities struggle to cope with the soaring caseload.

Many Myanmar Migrants in Thailand To Be Denied Vote as Extra Polling Stations Ruled Out

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 06:32 AM PDT

Many Myanmar migrants in Thailand won't be able to vote in the upcoming election, as polling stations outside Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been ruled out due to COVID-19.

Chinese Companies Flocking to Southern Myanmar’s Industrial Complex Megaproject

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 03:44 AM PDT

Chinese investors are far outpacing their Japanese and Thai counterparts in proposing projects for the $8-billion Dawei Special Economic Zone in Tanintharyi Region.

Rakhine Villagers Defy COVID-19 Lockdown to Flee Myanmar’s Military Offensive

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 02:39 AM PDT

Nearly 3,000 villagers have fled their homes after naval shelling and the threat of military raids in response to alleged action by the Arakan Army.

Myanmar Reports Over 1,000 COVID-19 Cases in a Day

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 02:30 AM PDT

Twenty deaths were reported in a single day in Myanmar as Yangon, at the center of the outbreak, looks for a different strategy. 

Clothing Factories Forced to Close in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region After COVID-19 Cases

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 02:20 AM PDT

Four staff in Pathein factories have tested positive for coronavirus, forcing a two-week closure for all garment operations across the region.

Westerner Behind the Wheel

Posted: 25 Sep 2020 01:03 AM PDT

In the sixth and final installment of his series on driving outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave visits sacred pagodas and majestic palaces in the Mon heartland and Bago.

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Arrested for 2019 Mask Protest

Posted: 24 Sep 2020 10:12 PM PDT

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was arrested Thursday for demonstrating last year against a law that aimed to prevent pro-democracy protesters from concealing their faces.

The Day the Leader of a Historic Challenge to British Rule Died

Posted: 24 Sep 2020 07:00 PM PDT

On this day 77 years ago Myanmar lost Thakin Pho Hla Gyi, a pivotal figure in the struggle for independence and workers' rights, to cancer at the age of just 35.
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