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Myanmar’s New Government Needs to Address Failures on the Environment and Public Health Over the Past Five Years Posted: 08 Dec 2020 08:31 PM PST From deadly air pollution to deteriorating ecosystems to weak regulatory frameworks, Myanmar's environmental problems call for urgent attention.

Assessing Thailand’s Geostrategic Value to the Biden Administration Posted: 08 Dec 2020 06:30 PM PST Understanding these eight points about Thailand's geopolitical strategy will help the Biden administration achieve its aims in the Indo-Pacific region.

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• China Provides High-Tech COVID-19 Lab in Wa State
• Online Myanmar Library Founder David Arnott Dies
• Mitsubishi to Supply Myanmar With Train Cars for Two Railway Line Upgrades
• Military’s Call for Copies of Voting Documents ‘Unlawful’: Myanmar’s Election Body
• Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 100,000
• Ethnic Armed Groups in Myanmar’s Shan State Clash in Territorial Dispute
• COVID-19 Taking Huge Toll on Myanmar Manufacturing, Service Sectors, World Bank Says
• China’s Growing Influence in Myanmar Ethnic States Raises Alarm
• South Korea to Consider Joining TPP Trade Pact, President Moon Says

China Provides High-Tech COVID-19 Lab in Wa State Posted: 08 Dec 2020 05:21 AM PST The United Wa State Army has unveiled a coronavirus lab that can test more than 30 swabs per hour using the latest Chinese technology.

Online Myanmar Library Founder David Arnott Dies Posted: 08 Dec 2020 05:01 AM PST Arnott set up the Online Burma/Myanmar Library to help establish democracy and human rights in the country.

Mitsubishi to Supply Myanmar With Train Cars for Two Railway Line Upgrades Posted: 08 Dec 2020 03:46 AM PST The Japanese company has inked deals worth 69 billion yen to supply carriages for the Yangon Circular and Yangon-Mandalay railway projects.

Military’s Call for Copies of Voting Documents ‘Unlawful’: Myanmar’s Election Body Posted: 08 Dec 2020 02:53 AM PST The Union Election Commission says it has no legal obligation to provide documents related to voting.

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 100,000 Posted: 08 Dec 2020 02:31 AM PST Yangon residents have been asked to follow coronavirus rules after crowds have repeatedly gathered in the city that has seen 92.7 percent of Myanmar's COVID-19 deaths.

Ethnic Armed Groups in Myanmar’s Shan State Clash in Territorial Dispute Posted: 08 Dec 2020 01:40 AM PST The Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Restoration Council of Shan State have clashed, accusing each other of invading their territory.

COVID-19 Taking Huge Toll on Myanmar Manufacturing, Service Sectors, World Bank Says Posted: 08 Dec 2020 01:20 AM PST Nearly half of businesses in the two sectors don't expect to survive, the World Bank's survey for October shows.

China’s Growing Influence in Myanmar Ethnic States Raises Alarm Posted: 07 Dec 2020 10:50 PM PST Alarm bells should be ringing in Naypyitaw over China's 'salami slicing' strategy in border regions with its neighbors.

South Korea to Consider Joining TPP Trade Pact, President Moon Says Posted: 07 Dec 2020 10:14 PM PST For the first time, South Korea's president has raised the prospect of Asia's fourth-largest economy joining the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.

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• Army Officer’s Daughter Jailed for Claiming Pressure to Vote for Military Proxy Party
• Series of Abductions by Ethnic Armed Groups Rattle Myanmar Ruby Town
• Myanmar Rice Exporters Seek Govt Help After Chinese Trader Flees Owing Millions of Dollars
• Myanmar’s Ethnic Army Abductee Recalls Mistreatment and Extortion
• Over 2,000 Homes Razed by Fire in Two Years of Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Group Says
• Indonesian Social Minister Named as Suspect in Pandemic Bribery Case

Army Officer’s Daughter Jailed for Claiming Pressure to Vote for Military Proxy Party Posted: 07 Dec 2020 05:39 AM PST The woman's disclosure on Facebook prompted an officer to sue her under Article 505(a) for undermining Myanmar's armed forces.

Series of Abductions by Ethnic Armed Groups Rattle Myanmar Ruby Town Posted: 07 Dec 2020 05:29 AM PST Mogoke residents ask rebels to stop kidnapping as three residents have recently been abducted in two months.

Myanmar Rice Exporters Seek Govt Help After Chinese Trader Flees Owing Millions of Dollars Posted: 07 Dec 2020 04:16 AM PST A Chinese businessman with ties to the agency that manages China's state companies has disappeared owing Myanmar and Chinese rice traders millions of dollars.

Myanmar’s Ethnic Army Abductee Recalls Mistreatment and Extortion Posted: 07 Dec 2020 03:45 AM PST After her family went into debt to pay a ransom for her release, Daw Khin Myint Htay tells The Irrawaddy she now lives in fear.

Over 2,000 Homes Razed by Fire in Two Years of Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Group Says Posted: 07 Dec 2020 12:18 AM PST While the Myanmar military blames the Arakan Army for the widespread loss of property in Rakhine, civil groups point to the Tatmadaw's 'clearance' strategy.

Indonesian Social Minister Named as Suspect in Pandemic Bribery Case Posted: 06 Dec 2020 09:59 PM PST An Indonesian minister has been questioned by police over bribery allegations linked to a government scheme to distribute aid to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Irrawaddy Business Roundup Posted: 04 Dec 2020 07:00 PM PST China has responded to the NLD's re-election by saying it wants to deepen economic cooperation while Myanmar looks to relax COVID-19 measures.

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• The Day the ‘Destroyer of Burma’ Died
• Will Myanmar’s New Government Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?
• Three New COVID-19 Cases in Thailand Linked to Thai Workers in Myanmar’s Tachileik
• ‘I Can See the UEC Does Not Want Elections’ in Rakhine, Japanese Envoy to Myanmar Says
• Myanmar Moves Ahead with COVID-19 Vaccine Plans
• Medics in Myanmar’s Mandalay Fall Sick with COVID-19 as Cases Spike
• War-Weary Rakhine Residents Cautiously Welcome Détente Between Military, AA
• UN Chief Seeks to Rally Aid for Poor Nations Amid Pandemic

The Day the ‘Destroyer of Burma’ Died Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:30 PM PST On this day in 2002, former dictator Gen. Ne Win died; he was cremated without fanfare the same day at a ceremony attended by a handful of relatives and others.

Will Myanmar’s New Government Avoid the Mistakes of the Past? Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:00 PM PST Dateline Irrawaddy talks with political observers about their ideal government for Myanmar and the concept of a national unity government.

Three New COVID-19 Cases in Thailand Linked to Thai Workers in Myanmar’s Tachileik Posted: 04 Dec 2020 07:50 AM PST Two Thai women who sneaked across the border from Tachileik and a woman who took a flight with them have tested positive for COVID-19 in Thailand.

‘I Can See the UEC Does Not Want Elections’ in Rakhine, Japanese Envoy to Myanmar Says Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:12 AM PST Japanese envoy Yohei Sasakawa tells The Irrawaddy he is disappointed with the Union Election Commission for not acting on his advice that voting can be held in Rakhine.

Myanmar Moves Ahead with COVID-19 Vaccine Plans Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:00 AM PST As other countries look to buy new coronavirus injections, Myanmar is looking for affordable options to inoculate up to 60 percent of its population.

Medics in Myanmar’s Mandalay Fall Sick with COVID-19 as Cases Spike Posted: 04 Dec 2020 03:31 AM PST As Myanmar's second-biggest city is reeling with a coronavirus surge, residents complain about the authorities' unwillingness to prosecute those breaking the rules.

War-Weary Rakhine Residents Cautiously Welcome Détente Between Military, AA Posted: 04 Dec 2020 12:45 AM PST Despite a lull in armed clashes since early last month, locals worry about a possible resumption in fighting as there is no peace agreement between the two armies.

UN Chief Seeks to Rally Aid for Poor Nations Amid Pandemic Posted: 03 Dec 2020 09:13 PM PST UN chief Antonio Guterres called on the global community to ensure poor countries are able to combat the coronavirus at a special session of the General Assembly.

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• Japan’s Stepped-Up Negotiating Role a Welcome Development in Myanmar
• Myanmar’s NLD MPs Can Scrutinize NLD Governments: Party Deputy
• Myanmar’s Election Body Rejects Military Moves to Seize Voting Documents
• Japanese PM Suga Vows to Utilize Ocean to Achieve Zero-Carbon World
• Britain Approves Pfizer Vaccine for COVID-19
• Will the Position of State Counselor be Renewed by Myanmar’s New Government?

Japan’s Stepped-Up Negotiating Role a Welcome Development in Myanmar Posted: 03 Dec 2020 03:06 AM PST The trust that Japan enjoys on both sides of the Rakhine conflict has already yielded results on the ground; the same cannot be said of other foreign negotiators.

Myanmar’s NLD MPs Can Scrutinize NLD Governments: Party Deputy Posted: 03 Dec 2020 01:58 AM PST The National League for Democracy's vice-chairman, Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, says an opposition is not essential when holding NLD regional governments to account.

Myanmar’s Election Body Rejects Military Moves to Seize Voting Documents Posted: 03 Dec 2020 12:29 AM PST Myanmar's military says it is carrying out a probe into voter fraud claims made by its defeated political allies.

Japanese PM Suga Vows to Utilize Ocean to Achieve Zero-Carbon World Posted: 02 Dec 2020 10:19 PM PST Fourteen world leaders have released a manifesto outlining how their countries will prioritize ocean conservation without impinging on economic activity.

Britain Approves Pfizer Vaccine for COVID-19 Posted: 02 Dec 2020 10:12 PM PST Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government would start the biggest vaccination in the UK's history, now that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved there.

Will the Position of State Counselor be Renewed by Myanmar’s New Government? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 09:30 PM PST Some in the Tatmadaw would prefer to install a consultative council to reduce the authority of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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• Myanmar Military Chief ‘Wants Democratization’, Kachin Religious Leader Says After Talks
• Myanmar Teachers’ Groups to Defend Staff from Election Fraud Claims
• HK Activists Agnes Chow, Joshua Wong Jailed for 2019 Protest
• Japan Enacts Law to Make Coronavirus Vaccines Free to Residents
• Chief of Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Commission Steps Down
• Lunch With a Myanmar Princess

Myanmar Military Chief ‘Wants Democratization’, Kachin Religious Leader Says After Talks Posted: 02 Dec 2020 05:35 AM PST Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson tells The Irrawaddy he urged the Tatmadaw chief to make the military's demining efforts in Kachin the basis for further peacebuilding with rebels.

Myanmar Teachers’ Groups to Defend Staff from Election Fraud Claims Posted: 02 Dec 2020 03:32 AM PST A committee has been formed to counter Union Solidarity and Development Party accusations that teachers assigned to polling stations committed electoral fraud.

HK Activists Agnes Chow, Joshua Wong Jailed for 2019 Protest Posted: 02 Dec 2020 01:14 AM PST Hong Kong democracy activists Agnes Chow and Joshua Wong have been jailed for 10 and 13.5 months respectively for their roles in an unauthorized protest last year.

Japan Enacts Law to Make Coronavirus Vaccines Free to Residents Posted: 02 Dec 2020 01:02 AM PST The Japanese government will foot the bill to vaccinate all residents for free following the passage of a law by the Diet on Wednesday.

Chief of Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Commission Steps Down Posted: 01 Dec 2020 11:37 PM PST U Aung Kyi has resigned as chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission after earning praise from the public as a committed graft-buster.

Lunch With a Myanmar Princess Posted: 01 Dec 2020 10:38 PM PST To mark Tuesday's passing of June Bellamy, or Yadana Nat Mei, a princess and one of Myanmar dictator Ne Win's wives, The Irrawaddy republishes a 2019 interview with her.

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• Myanmar Military Chief Promises to Ease Return of Kachin IDPs
• Myanmar Military Launches Review of Election After Proxy Party Cries Foul
• Myanmar’s Military Refuses to Comment on Chief’s Retirement
• China Vows to Deepen Economic Cooperation, Open Markets to Myanmar
• Myanmar COVID-19 Cases Exceed 90,000
• ‘Our Struggle Is Far From Over,’ Says Karen Recipient of ‘Environmental Hero’ Prize
• Biden Taps ex-Fed Chair Yellen as 1st-Ever Woman Treasury Secretary

Myanmar Military Chief Promises to Ease Return of Kachin IDPs Posted: 01 Dec 2020 05:57 PM PST In a meeting with religious leader Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson, Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing vowed to seek peace with the KIA and to clear landmines so that IDPs can return home.

Myanmar Military Launches Review of Election After Proxy Party Cries Foul Posted: 01 Dec 2020 04:45 AM PST The Tatmadaw has called on the Union Election Commission to release documents related to voting in hundreds of constituencies where troops cast ballots.

Myanmar’s Military Refuses to Comment on Chief’s Retirement Posted: 01 Dec 2020 04:28 AM PST Senior General Min Aung Hlaing reaches retirement age next year but it is unknown if he will step down.

China Vows to Deepen Economic Cooperation, Open Markets to Myanmar Posted: 01 Dec 2020 03:35 AM PST The Chinese ambassador said the beginning of the NLD government's next term coincides with the launch of Beijing's new five-year plan, presenting economic opportunities.

Myanmar COVID-19 Cases Exceed 90,000 Posted: 01 Dec 2020 02:09 AM PST Hundreds of medical staff among the coronavirus cases in Yangon, while many residents fail to comply with the stay-at-home orders.

‘Our Struggle Is Far From Over,’ Says Karen Recipient of ‘Environmental Hero’ Prize Posted: 01 Dec 2020 01:48 AM PST Karen environmentalist Saw Paul Sein Twa, winner of the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize, talks to The Irrawaddy about the Salween Peace Park and his future plans.

Biden Taps ex-Fed Chair Yellen as 1st-Ever Woman Treasury Secretary Posted: 30 Nov 2020 09:14 PM PST US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Janet Yellen, the ex-Fed chairwoman, to be the first woman secretary of the US Treasury.

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