Lei Lei Archives - The Irrawaddy

Staff Test COVID-19 Positive at Hotel in Myanmar’s Second-Biggest City

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Myanmar & COVID-19

By Lei Lei

A Mandalay regional lawmaker has dismissed rumors that the 23 members of female staff were masseurs.

Myanmar Officials to Prosecute Owner of Nightspot Responsible for Yangon's Biggest COVID-19 Cluster

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Myanmar & COVID-19

By Lei Lei

Thingangyun Township authorities say they will take action against the owner of a KTV venue who ignored prevention guidelines, causing over 90 staff to contract COVID-19.

Myanmar to Jail Illegal Returnees Amid COVID-19 Surge

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Myanmar & COVID-19

By Lei Lei

Myanmar’s southernmost town, Kawthaung, has seen many migrants from Thailand and Malaysia cross the border illegally after losing work because of coronavirus.

21 August 2020 AA Abducts Two Monks, Two Novices From Monasteries in Myanmar’s Rakhine State: Abbot

19 August 2020 "AA Frees Five Members of Rival Arakan Liberation Party in Myanmar's West"

14 August 2020 Five Abducted as Feud Between Myanmar’s Ethnic Rakhine Groups Continues

5 August 2020 Myanmar Govt Restores Internet in Rakhine, Locals Complain of Weak Signal

4 August 2020 Fighting in Western Myanmar Disrupts Voter List Posting Ahead of Election

30 July 2020 Myanmar Military Arrests Three Rakhine Women for Alleged Ties to Arakan Army

28 July 2020 Migrants Returning Illegally From India Spark COVID-19 Alarm

27 July 2020 NLD Selects 20% Female Candidates for Myanmar’s November Election

24 July 2020 Three Killed in Feud Between Rakhine Rebel Groups

22 July 2020 Arakan Army Blamed After Myanmar Village Chief Found Dead

16 July 2020 Ethnic Chin Armed Group Tells AA: Leave Chin State, End Fighting With Myanmar Military

22 June 2020 Local Officials Resign En Masse in Myanmar's Conflict-Torn Rakhine State