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• Myanmar Troops Order Civilians to Leave Rakhine Camp: Witnesses
• Bangladesh Police Bust Int’l Gang Trafficking Rohingya Women Into Sex Work in Malaysia
• Myanmar Govt Will Extend School Year Despite Opposition From Teachers
• TNLA Fighter Shoots Ex-Girlfriend Dead for Refusing to Elope in Myanmar’s Shan State
• 112 Years On, Yangon’s General Post Office Still Links Myanmar With Wider World
• Myanmar’s Extinct Volcano Mt Popa to be Nominated for Unesco Status
• Ancient Rakhine City of Mrauk-U Proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site
• China Nixes Myanmar’s Plan to Evacuate 60 Students From Virus-Hit Wuhan
• China Virus Death Toll Passes 100 as US, Canada Issue Travel Warnings
• Cambodia, Sri Lanka Report 1st Cases of New Coronavirus Infection

Myanmar Troops Order Civilians to Leave Rakhine Camp: Witnesses Posted: 28 Jan 2020 05:14 AM PST Adding to their dismay, civilians fleeing the fighting between the army and the AA say they have nowhere to go after being evicted by the military.

Bangladesh Police Bust Int’l Gang Trafficking Rohingya Women Into Sex Work in Malaysia Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:58 AM PST Dhaka police have arrested two human traffickers and freed 13 Rohingya women they say were to be sold into sex work in Malaysia after being lured from Cox's Bazar camps.

Myanmar Govt Will Extend School Year Despite Opposition From Teachers Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:50 AM PST The Ministry of Education says it will extend classes for basic education schools through the end of March, rebuffing objections from teachers and teachers-in-training.

TNLA Fighter Shoots Ex-Girlfriend Dead for Refusing to Elope in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:33 AM PST The Ta'ang National Liberation Army told enraged residents it will take action against a member of the ethnic armed group who killed his ex-girlfriend, a local teacher.

112 Years On, Yangon’s General Post Office Still Links Myanmar With Wider World Posted: 28 Jan 2020 03:53 AM PST Yangon's colonial-era General Post Office played a key role in opening the isolated former kingdom up to the rest of the world, despite wars and disruption.

Myanmar’s Extinct Volcano Mt Popa to be Nominated for Unesco Status Posted: 28 Jan 2020 02:54 AM PST Myanmar Geosciences Society says it plans to nominate Mandalay's Mt. Popa as a Unesco Global Park after it is designated as a national-level geopark in June.

Ancient Rakhine City of Mrauk-U Proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site Posted: 28 Jan 2020 02:01 AM PST Myanmar has sent UNESCO the final draft of its proposal for the ancient Rakhine city of Mrauk-U to be listed as a World Heritage Site; a decision is expected in 2021.

China Nixes Myanmar’s Plan to Evacuate 60 Students From Virus-Hit Wuhan Posted: 27 Jan 2020 10:07 PM PST Sixty Myanmar students are unable to leave Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, after China said it would be 'very difficult' to evacuate foreigners.

China Virus Death Toll Passes 100 as US, Canada Issue Travel Warnings Posted: 27 Jan 2020 08:51 PM PST The US has warned its citizens against traveling to China, and Canada has advised against visiting Hubei province, as the coronavirus death toll passes 100.

Cambodia, Sri Lanka Report 1st Cases of New Coronavirus Infection Posted: 27 Jan 2020 08:33 PM PST Cambodia, Sri Lanka become 15th, 16th countries to report confirmed coronavirus infections; both cases are Chinese travelers from Hubei province.

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• Amid Coronavirus Fears, Two Feverish Workers Quarantined at Myanmar-China Border
• Charter Amendment Committee Submits Two Bills to Myanmar Parliament Calling for Reduced Role for Military
• Rakhine Court Releases Civilians Held for 11 Months for ‘Ties to AA’
• NLD Dismisses Outspoken MP for Hurting Party’s Image
• Rohingya Women Killed by Artillery Shell in Myanmar’s Rakhine
• Wild Elephant Found Skinned in Myanmar Forest Reserve; Poachers Flee Scene
• Ex-Myanmar President U Thein Sein to Campaign for USDP Ahead of This Year’s Election
• Sixty Myanmar Students to Be Evacuated From China as Coronavirus Spreads
• Confessions of Two Military Men Illustrate the Myth of ‘One Voice’
• After Four Years in a British Prison in Uganda, Myanmar’s ex-Premier Came Home
• China Extends Holiday by Three Days in Bid to Battle Virus
• China Has World’s Second-Largest Arms Industry, Think Tank Estimates

Amid Coronavirus Fears, Two Feverish Workers Quarantined at Myanmar-China Border Posted: 27 Jan 2020 05:32 AM PST Game meat markets and casinos closed while authorities and ethnic armed groups on the Chinese border increase screening as the flu death toll hits 81.

Charter Amendment Committee Submits Two Bills to Myanmar Parliament Calling for Reduced Role for Military Posted: 27 Jan 2020 05:02 AM PST The bills are backed by more than half of all lawmakers, except military MPs and their allies. The men in uniform complain the drafts don't represent their views.

Rakhine Court Releases Civilians Held for 11 Months for ‘Ties to AA’ Posted: 27 Jan 2020 04:35 AM PST The Sittwe Township Court has ruled that 13 civilians detained since last February were 'wrongfully charged' after the military alleged they had ties to the Arakan Army.

NLD Dismisses Outspoken MP for Hurting Party’s Image Posted: 27 Jan 2020 04:27 AM PST The National League for Democracy has revoked the party membership of a Yangon lawmaker who has been critical of the regional government's policies and performance.

Rohingya Women Killed by Artillery Shell in Myanmar’s Rakhine Posted: 27 Jan 2020 03:41 AM PST The Arakan Army and Myanmar's military blame each other for an artillery shell that killed two young women when it landed in a village in northern Rakhine.

Wild Elephant Found Skinned in Myanmar Forest Reserve; Poachers Flee Scene Posted: 27 Jan 2020 01:35 AM PST Authorities nearly caught a group of poachers red-handed in an Ayeyarwady forest reserve Friday when they found a dead wild elephant skinned with its trunk cut off.

Ex-Myanmar President U Thein Sein to Campaign for USDP Ahead of This Year’s Election Posted: 26 Jan 2020 11:43 PM PST Former Union president and current USDP chairman U Thein Sein will campaign for the opposition party ahead of this year's election, a party spokesman said.

Sixty Myanmar Students to Be Evacuated From China as Coronavirus Spreads Posted: 26 Jan 2020 10:05 PM PST The Myanmar Embassy in Beijing plans to evacuate 60 students from the Wuhan area by bus and plane as the coronavirus death toll rises to 80.

Confessions of Two Military Men Illustrate the Myth of ‘One Voice’ Posted: 26 Jan 2020 09:40 PM PST The memoirs of two senior figures in Myanmar's ex-military government shed light on the junta's machinations, and expose the cracks in the monolithic image it projected.

After Four Years in a British Prison in Uganda, Myanmar’s ex-Premier Came Home Posted: 26 Jan 2020 09:30 PM PST On this day in 1946, U Saw, leader of British Burma, came home after spending World War II in a British prison in Uganda for saying he would support Japan if it invaded Burma.

China Extends Holiday by Three Days in Bid to Battle Virus Posted: 26 Jan 2020 09:23 PM PST China adds three days to Lunar New Year Holiday as authorities try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed 80 lives.

China Has World’s Second-Largest Arms Industry, Think Tank Estimates Posted: 26 Jan 2020 09:07 PM PST China is now second only to the US in terms of the value of its weapons industry, according to a Swedish group that monitors arms sales.

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The Day Deng Xiaoping Arrived to Bolster Ties With Myanmar Posted: 25 Jan 2020 07:30 PM PST On this day in 1978, then Chinese vice-premier Deng Xiaoping arrived in Myanmar on a six-day goodwill visit as tensions rose between Moscow and Beijing.

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How Will Millions of Myanmar Migrant Workers Vote in the 2020 Election? Posted: 24 Jan 2020 08:30 PM PST This week, The Irrawaddy talks to migrant worker advocate Ko Htoo Chit and elections expert Ko Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint about prospects for Myanmar voters abroad in 2020.

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:30 PM PST This week, Myanmar saw major signs of foreign support for its IT, insurance and creative sectors, as well as power production, especially liquid natural gas.

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• More Than Half of Parliamentarians Back NLD Charter Amendment Bills
• Top Myanmar Court Rejects Final Appeal for Rakhine Activists in Treason Case
• Highlights From the Summary of Myanmar Report on Human Rights Violations in Rakhine
• Myanmar Girls Trafficked to China from Shan, Militia Detains Suspects
• Wuhan Flights to Myanmar Stopped Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
• Myanmar Military Denies Using Drones to Attack Arakan Army Troops
• Myanmar Foreign Ministry Acknowledges ICJ Ruling, Repeats Denial of Genocide Against Rohingya
• China Coronavirus Infects 830, Kills 26 as Lunar New Year Holiday Begins
• China Building 1,000-Bed Hospital Over the Weekend to Treat Coronavirus

More Than Half of Parliamentarians Back NLD Charter Amendment Bills Posted: 24 Jan 2020 06:18 AM PST The bills, backed by 351 members of Parliament will be discussed in the upcoming parliamentary session, but they are likely to face a military veto.

Top Myanmar Court Rejects Final Appeal for Rakhine Activists in Treason Case Posted: 24 Jan 2020 06:00 AM PST The Union Supreme Court has rejected the final appeal in the case against Rakhine politician Dr. Aye Maung and writer Win Hin Aung, upholding their 22-year prison terms.

Highlights From the Summary of Myanmar Report on Human Rights Violations in Rakhine Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:55 AM PST The Irrawaddy publishes highlights of a summary, issued by the President's Office, of the still-unreleased Independent Commission of Enquiry report.

Myanmar Girls Trafficked to China from Shan, Militia Detains Suspects Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:14 AM PST A local Kachin group is asking for help finding two girls from Shan State who were trafficked to China as the group gathers evidence against suspects held by a local militia.

Wuhan Flights to Myanmar Stopped Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Posted: 24 Jan 2020 04:37 AM PST Chinese flights to Myanmar are being canceled because of the coronavirus and students in affected Chinese cities are being urged to contact the authorities.

Myanmar Military Denies Using Drones to Attack Arakan Army Troops Posted: 24 Jan 2020 02:53 AM PST The Myanmar military says it only uses drones for security purposes, rejecting AA's claim it uses them in combat; KNU says even reconnaissance use violates ceasefire.

Myanmar Foreign Ministry Acknowledges ICJ Ruling, Repeats Denial of Genocide Against Rohingya Posted: 23 Jan 2020 11:28 PM PST Responding to the ICJ's imposition of provisional measures against Myanmar, the government has reiterated its stance that there was no genocide against the Rohingya.

China Coronavirus Infects 830, Kills 26 as Lunar New Year Holiday Begins Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:20 PM PST Cases of the new coronavirushave been confirmed in 29 of China's provincial-level regions, with 26 deaths and 830 infections reported.

China Building 1,000-Bed Hospital Over the Weekend to Treat Coronavirus Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:08 PM PST To combat the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the city of Wuhan, China hopes to have a brand new 1,000-bed hospital built by next week.

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• Myanmar State Counselor Says Int’l Condemnation of Country Over Rohingya Crisis Is Unfounded
• Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Rights, End Genocide
• Myanmar Capital to Spend US$2.7 Million on CCTV Boost
• Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival is Back With a New Campaign: ‘Love Is Not a Crime’
• Govt Administrator Shot in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State
• Myanmar Court Seeks Arrest of Lawyer and Poet in Military’s Lawsuit
• UN Special Rapporteur for Myanmar Urges China, Russia to Join Calls for Accountability on Rohingya
• Japan Welcomes Myanmar Govt’s Report on Crimes Against Rohingya, Promise to Prosecute
• Myanmar Lifts Tourism Restrictions in Kayah
• Myanmar Military Says It Needs to Study ICOE Report Before Investigating Rakhine Crimes
• What You Need to Know: The Gambia’s Request for Provisional Measures & Myanmar’s Arguments at the ICJ
• Australia’s Bushfire Danger Returns as Sydney Faces Scorching Heat
• China’s New Coronavirus Outbreak Complicates Lunar New Year Holiday
• What We Know About the New Coronavirus Spreading in China and Beyond

Myanmar State Counselor Says Int’l Condemnation of Country Over Rohingya Crisis Is Unfounded Posted: 23 Jan 2020 07:09 AM PST Writing in the Financial Times, Myanmar's State Counselor has cast doubt on the international justice system's ability to get to the truth of the Rohingya crisis.

Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Rights, End Genocide Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:58 AM PST In a blow to State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the International Court of Justice has approved provisional measures to protect the Rohingya.

Myanmar Capital to Spend US$2.7 Million on CCTV Boost Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:33 AM PST Four hundred more cameras will be installed in already heavily monitored Naypyitaw.

Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival is Back With a New Campaign: ‘Love Is Not a Crime’ Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:17 AM PST Yangon's LGBTIQ pride festival will span three weekends, uniting supporters under the slogan 'Love Is Not a Crime' with performances, dancing, film screenings and a gala.

Govt Administrator Shot in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:10 AM PST Adding to the police's previous failures to prosecute gunmen for similar crimes, an administrator in Kyaukme has been wounded while traveling home from work.

Myanmar Court Seeks Arrest of Lawyer and Poet in Military’s Lawsuit Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:03 AM PST A Tanintharyi court issued arrest warrants for their failure to appear in court as they face a lawsuit from the military for comments on amending the Constitution.

UN Special Rapporteur for Myanmar Urges China, Russia to Join Calls for Accountability on Rohingya Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:56 AM PST Making her final trip to the region as the UN rapporteur on rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee has called on China and Russia to seek accountability for the Rohingya crisis.

Japan Welcomes Myanmar Govt’s Report on Crimes Against Rohingya, Promise to Prosecute Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:13 AM PST Tokyo says it welcomes Myanmar's move to investigate and prosecute rights abuses and war crimes in Rakhine State reported by a domestic commission of inquiry.

Myanmar Lifts Tourism Restrictions in Kayah Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST Myanmar's tourism authority has announced that foreign travelers no longer need to apply for special permits to visit two remote areas in Kayah State.

Myanmar Military Says It Needs to Study ICOE Report Before Investigating Rakhine Crimes Posted: 23 Jan 2020 01:12 AM PST The military says it cannot provide details of when it will begin investigating crimes against Rohingya in Rakhine until it has finished studying the ICOE's full report.

What You Need to Know: The Gambia’s Request for Provisional Measures & Myanmar’s Arguments at the ICJ Posted: 23 Jan 2020 12:03 AM PST The ICJ rules today on The Gambia's request for provisional measures against Myanmar as part the genocide case it filed with the court. Here's what you should know.

Australia’s Bushfire Danger Returns as Sydney Faces Scorching Heat Posted: 22 Jan 2020 09:41 PM PST With temperatures set to hit 41C in Sydney, Australian authorities warned that scores of bushfires still burning could flare up.

China’s New Coronavirus Outbreak Complicates Lunar New Year Holiday Posted: 22 Jan 2020 09:26 PM PST Tourist destinations that are popular among Chinese travelers are scrambling to implement safety measures amid an outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus in China.

What We Know About the New Coronavirus Spreading in China and Beyond Posted: 22 Jan 2020 09:13 PM PST In addition to China, the new coronavirus has been reported in five countries, including Thailand; China has reported 17 fatalities.

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