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| The Irrawaddy Business Roundup Posted: 25 Dec 2020 07:00 PM PST  Myanmar's economy is trying to break out of the COVID-19 gloom by relaxing restrictions and starting large infrastructure projects. |
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| Myanmar’s Economic Year in Review Posted: 24 Dec 2020 06:30 PM PST  In 2020, COVID-19 brought a sharp slowing of growth and a raft of measures aimed at saving the economy, along with a landmark trade deal and some good news on investment. |
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| Myanmar Military Claims to Find Over 70,000 Irregularities on Voter Lists Posted: 24 Dec 2020 04:53 AM PST  Election sub-commissions in the reviewed townships reject the claims as 'absurd'. |
| Shan Party Candidate Alleges Fraud in Myanmar’s General Election Posted: 24 Dec 2020 03:03 AM PST  Shan Nationalities League for Democracy candidate U Maw Tun Aung says voting procedures should be tightened up ahead of the next election. |
| Child Rapist-Killer Publicly Executed by Shan Ethnic Armed Group Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:51 AM PST  The Shan State Progress Party took the unusual step of revealing the execution, saying it had proof of the man's guilt. |
| Myanmar Plans to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:08 AM PST  Emergency authorization of the vaccine expected by the end of December with Myanmar vaccinations to roll out by April. |
| China Launches Anti-Monopoly Investigation of IT Giant Alibaba Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:04 AM PST  China's market regulator has launched an anti-monopoly probe into IT giant Alibaba. |
| Moderna Expects Vaccine to Be Effective Against Coronavirus Variants Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:03 AM PST  US biotech firm Moderna expects its vaccine to be effective against variants of the coronavirus. |
| Global Beer Consumption Rises for 2nd Year in 2019: Kirin Posted: 24 Dec 2020 01:01 AM PST  Global beer consumption rose for the second straight year in 2019, Kirin said. |
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| In Myanmar, Campaigners Say No to Trash Burning Over Health Hazards Posted: 23 Dec 2020 05:58 AM PST  Every cool season, Yangon's air pollution rises to dangerous levels as people burn the many dead leaves that accumulate, along with plastic and other trash. |
| Myanmar Says Chinese ‘COVID-19’ Fence Breaches Border Agreement Posted: 23 Dec 2020 04:55 AM PST  China has erected a barbed-wire fence along its border to stop migrants from Myanmar bringing coronavirus to western China. |
| Rohingya Complain About Myanmar’s Relocation Plans to ‘Flooded’ Camp Posted: 23 Dec 2020 02:49 AM PST  Around 1,000 Rohingya have lived in a temporary camp in Rakhine State since they were driven from their homes in Kyaukphyu in the 2012 violence. |
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| Movers and Shakers of 2020: The Irrawaddy’s Persons of the Year Posted: 22 Dec 2020 05:37 AM PST  The Irrawaddy looks back on the people, groups and institutions that dominated the news in a year marked by the fight against COVID-19 and the NLD's election win. |
| Thailand’s New COVID-19 Outbreak: Myanmar Migrants Mustn’t Be Scapegoated Posted: 22 Dec 2020 04:48 AM PST  In reacting to the COVID-19 cluster in Samut Sakhon, Thai officials must take care not to stigmatize the Myanmar migrants on whom the seafood hub's economy depends. |
| Myanmar Police Prosecute Activists Celebrating Human Rights Day Posted: 22 Dec 2020 01:37 AM PST  Three rights campaigners in Rakhine State have been prosecuted or failing to obtain permission before holding a protest in Sittwe to mark Human Rights Day. |
| Myanmar Workers in Thailand Need Better Welfare Protection Posted: 21 Dec 2020 10:26 PM PST  Thailand should include all migrant workers, both registered and unregistered informal workers, in the country's social protection policies. |
| Singapore Receives Asia’s 1st Shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Posted: 21 Dec 2020 10:21 PM PST  Asia's first shipment of coronavirus vaccine arrived in Singapore on Monday; the government aims to have enough shots for the whole country by late 2021. |
| South Korean Capital Limits Gatherings to Four as COVID-19 Surges Posted: 21 Dec 2020 10:13 PM PST  Fearing that end-of-year gatherings will fuel a spike in coronavirus cases, Seoul and nearby areas have banned people from meeting in groups of more than four. |
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| More Than 600 Myanmar Migrants Infected in Thai COVID-19 Outbreak Posted: 21 Dec 2020 05:58 AM PST  Hundreds of Myanmar migrants working in markets and factories in the Thai seafood industry hub of Mahachai near Bangkok have tested positive for COVID-19. |
| Two Chinese Nationals Test COVID-19 Positive in Wa State Posted: 21 Dec 2020 03:54 AM PST  The heavily armed enclave on the Chinese border in Shan State has remained coronavirus-free until recently. |
| Myanmar to Start Joint Projects With Three Asian Countries Posted: 21 Dec 2020 02:38 AM PST  Major infrastructure projects planned with Thai, Singaporean and Korean firms in the nation's commercial hub are nearing the construction phase, the government said. |
| Myanmar Civilians Demand Protection from TNLA Kidnappings Posted: 21 Dec 2020 02:18 AM PST  Mogoke Township residents say the authorities should do more to protect them after a string of abductions by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army. |
| Myanmar’s NLD Says Election Law Bars Hasty Vote in Areas Where Nov. 8 Poll Canceled Posted: 21 Dec 2020 12:14 AM PST  Despite a lull in fighting in Rakhine, election laws and logistical problems rule out a quick rescheduled vote in disenfranchised areas, the ruling party says. |
| For Myanmar, China Poses the Thorniest Foreign Policy Challenge Posted: 20 Dec 2020 11:38 PM PST  Chinese President Xi Jinping's assertive 'New Era' initiative raises serious questions for all the nations of Southeast Asia. |
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| The Day British Colonialists Concluded the Second Anglo-Burmese War Posted: 20 Dec 2020 12:51 AM PST  On December 20, 1852, the British concluded the Second Anglo-Burmese War by declaring "Lower Burma" had been annexed as a colony. |
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| The Irrawaddy Business Roundup Posted: 18 Dec 2020 07:00 PM PST Investment in Myanmar's Thilawa Special Economic Zone has slumped this year as the World Bank predicts more trouble amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. |
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| Myanmar’s Purchase of Planes From Jordan a Sign of Things to Come Posted: 18 Dec 2020 04:50 AM PST  As the military becomes increasingly concerned with securing offshore resources and deterring regional threats, its appetite for hardware will only grow. |
| US Pledges to Continue Support for Myanmar’s Democratic Transition Posted: 18 Dec 2020 03:42 AM PST  The outgoing deputy US secretary of state, Stephen Biegun, says Washington wants to help Rakhine State development, including on the Rohingya issue. |
| COVID-19 Deaths Rising Sharply in Myanmar’s Mandalay Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:23 AM PST  The public are being blamed for failing to follow coronavirus restrictions. |
| Indian Militant Trained by Myanmar Rebels Gives Up the Struggle in Border Region Posted: 17 Dec 2020 07:14 PM PST  Trained in Myanmar and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, Northeast India's 'most wanted' rebel bids a farewell to arms to take care of ailing wife. |
| The Day Myanmar Honored POWs Who Lost Their Lives Building the ‘Death Railway’ Posted: 17 Dec 2020 06:44 PM PST  General Aung San and colonial officials were on hand to open the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. |
| French President Macron Tests Positive for Coronavirus Posted: 17 Dec 2020 06:22 PM PST  It is not yet clear how the president, who is isolating for seven days, contracted the virus. |
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| Myanmar Seeks Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for COVID-19 Vaccines Posted: 17 Dec 2020 02:41 AM PST  The government is in talks with the World Bank, ADB, IMF and JICA and hopes to have 40 percent of the population vaccinated by the end of next year. |
| Myanmar Pilgrims told to Stay Home to Tackle COVID-19 in Rakhine State Posted: 17 Dec 2020 01:17 AM PST  Travel is increasingly common in Rakhine State as the threat of coronavirus and fighting between the military and Arakan Army fades. |
| Myanmar Mulls Home Treatment for Mild COVID-19 Cases in Yangon Posted: 16 Dec 2020 11:34 PM PST  Allowing some patients to isolate at home may be necessary as the city's capacity to handle COVID-19 cases becomes increasingly stretched. |
| US Secretary of State Pompeo in Quarantine After Contact With COVID-19 Case Posted: 16 Dec 2020 09:27 PM PST  Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, is in quarantine after being exposed to an unidentified person who tested positive for COVID-19. |
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| Myanmar Soldiers Injured During Clashes With KNLA Troops Posted: 16 Dec 2020 05:51 AM PST  The Karen National Liberation Army said the military's increasing troop deployments and its inability to follow the rules on movement have boosted tension. |
| Will Myanmar’s Two Most Powerful Figures Strike a Grand Bargain? Posted: 16 Dec 2020 05:10 AM PST  The State Counselor and the military chief reportedly met last weekend; with each holding the key to the other's goals, the encounter raises interesting possibilities. |
| Jailed Satirical Performer Faces Extra Charge from Myanmar’s Military Posted: 16 Dec 2020 05:06 AM PST  Student activist Ko Zayar Lwin was jailed for 5½ years for ridiculing the military in his 2019 performances. Now the armed forces are trying to add extra charges. |
| Arakan Army Free Myanmar Civilian After Four Months in Captivity Posted: 16 Dec 2020 03:13 AM PST  The armed group seized Salai Aung Soe but only admitted to holding the Chin civilian when he was released this week. |
| Myanmar’s Economy to Start Recovering Early Next Year: World Bank Posted: 16 Dec 2020 01:56 AM PST  The bank's latest report warns that people are still falling into poverty due to the impact of COVID-19, however, and urges the government to implement relief measures. |
| Myanmar Court Jails Three for Incitement Over Show of Support for NLD Lawyer’s Killer Posted: 15 Dec 2020 11:48 PM PST  The trio were among four men who tried to intimidate officials by wearing T-shirts with the Burmese saying 'Eat Well!' at the trial of U Ko Ni's assassin, a court ruled. |
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