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Myanmar & COVID-19
The UN staff member who has COVID-19 is in a stable condition and people who had contact with her in Naypyitaw tested negative.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Myanmar’s military says it can care for 15,000 patients at a coronavirus quarantine center in Naypyitaw.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi takes to Facebook to connect with people effectively in the time of coronavirus.
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Burma
Myanmar has confirmed two new COVID-19 cases, one in Mandalay and one in Yangon, bringing the country’s total to five confirmed cases, all imported.
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Asia
The 94-year-old former Malaysian prime minister tested negative for the coronavirus but remains under home quarantine.
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Burma
The Tourism Ministry estimates Myanmar will see a 20 to 50 percent drop in tourism this year as most Chinese travelers and many other tourists cancel travel plans.
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Burma
Myanmar’s State Counselor on Wednesday returned to Depayin Township, where pro-junta thugs killed scores of her followers in 2003, but did not raise the incident.
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Burma
The State Counselor said Tuesday that the government has plans in place to ensure the coronavirus outbreak does not lead to an economic crisis but gave few details.
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Burma
Over 11 days, the Myanmar military has seized drugs and paraphernalia worth nearly US$200 million in an area controlled by a military-backed militia in northern Shan State.
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Entertainment
Proudly ‘old school’ Yangon indie rockers The Peacists released their debut full-length album on CD last month—and quickly sold out every copy.
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Analysis
Parliament will vote on constitutional amendments next week. The most contentious are those put forward by NLD and ethnic MPs seeking to oust the military from politics.
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Parliament
The Irrawaddy briefs you on the week that was in the national legislature.
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Burma
Textile workers in Three Pagodas Pass have been unable to go to work at factories in Thailand amid an ongoing dispute between Thai authorities and a Karen Border Guard Force.
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Burma
A 13-year boy was allegedly doused in fuel and set on fire by his boss, who accused him of stealing from the till, according to a children’s rights group.
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Burma
The Health Ministry has advised against non-essential public meetings as the coronavirus continues its global spread; Myanmar still officially virus-free as of Sunday.
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