| Myanmar Migrants Stranded Without Cash in Thailand by COVID-19 Posted: 04 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT  Thousands of migrants workers cannot return home because of Thai travel restrictions and they now lack money for food and rent. |
| Don’t Let Your Guard Down, Myanmar Health Minister Warns Public on COVID-19 Posted: 04 May 2020 06:53 AM PDT  The minister of health and sports has warned the public that the country's apparent progress in slowing the COVID-19 outbreak is no reason to relax prevention measures. |
| Myanmar Govt Lists Essential Businesses Prioritized for Reopening Amid COVID-19 Posted: 04 May 2020 06:16 AM PDT  The Human Resources Ministry has released a list of essential businesses including seafood plants, food wholesalers and shipping firms targeted for reopening by mid-May. |
| Karen Revolutionary Leader and Peacemaker with Myanmar Government Dies Posted: 04 May 2020 05:45 AM PDT  Some claim the 93-year-old lifelong soldier Major General Saw Htay Maung failed to adapt his military skills to the negotiation table. |
| Freedom of Expression in Myanmar in Decline Under NLD Government, Say Advocates Posted: 04 May 2020 05:37 AM PDT  New research by Athan shows over 1,000 people in Myanmar have faced lawsuits for criticizing the state or military under the current government. |
| Myanmar Artists Turn to Social Media to Share Work Despite Coronavirus Posted: 04 May 2020 05:06 AM PDT  Myanmar artists are taking to social media amid COVID-19 to share art and maintain community, while also supporting one another to unplug, get offline and create. |
| Two More Myanmar Military Officers Catch COVID-19 in Moscow Posted: 04 May 2020 03:06 AM PDT  Five military officers training in Russia have now tested positive with coronavirus as the virus spreads rapidly in the country. |
| In Myanmar’s Chin State, Rain and Attack on WFP Convoy Force Aid Deliveries by Boat Posted: 04 May 2020 02:33 AM PDT  The Myanmar government says it will ship food to a Chin State town after a World Food Programme aid convoy was attacked by the Arakan Army while trying to reach the area. |
| ARSA Insurgents Shoot, Injure Two Myanmar Border Guard Police Officers Posted: 04 May 2020 02:33 AM PDT  Two Border Guard Police officers in Rakhine State were wounded when ARSA insurgents shot at their patrol from inside Bangladesh. |
| Bangkok’s Street Food Hub of Chinatown Comes Alive as Lockdown Eases Posted: 03 May 2020 11:52 PM PDT  Thailand has begun to lift some restrictions on street food stalls and restaurants as the spread of COVID-19 in the country slows. |
| Singapore to Ease Lockdown, Let Businesses Reopen From May 12 Posted: 03 May 2020 11:33 PM PDT  Businesses in Singapore will be able to resume operations from May 12 as some COVID-19 restrictions are eased, but a partial lockdown will continue until June 1. |
| With Fighter Jets and Army Bands, India’s Military Thanks Health Workers Posted: 03 May 2020 11:06 PM PDT  Indian aircraft flew low and dropped petals over more than a dozen cities on Sunday to give thanks to health-care workers fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. |
Myanmar's economy is beginning to look at its post-COVID-19 future as Sri Lanka places food orders and the EU puts the country on its money-laundering blacklist. 
The Irrawaddy talks with economic researcher Dr. Zaw Oo and policy expert Ko Khine Win about how Myanmar's government can help businesses and workers through COVID-19. 
