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Myanmar Policeman Catches COVID-19 After Rohingya Arrest

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Myanmar & COVID-19

A police officer involved in the arrest of 42 undocumented Rohingya in Ayeyarwady Region has tested coronavirus-positive.

Rohingya Detainee in Ayeyarwady Tests COVID-19 Positive

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Myanmar & COVID-19

By Salai Thant Zin

Of the 42 Rohingya detained on the Ayeyarwady coast, one has coronavirus, forcing 14 police officers into quarantine.

Myanmar Prison Staffer Caught Smuggling Meth in His Velvet Flip-Flops

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Burma

By Salai Thant Zin

A worker at a prison in Ayeyarwady Region was trying to smuggle 244 methamphetamine tablets and 0.1 gram of crystal meth into the prison inside his sandals.

6 July 2020 Another Myanmar Migrant Returnee Hangs Himself in the Irrawaddy Delta

1 July 2020 Girl Pulled from Crocodile’s Jaws in Myanmar

17 June 2020 Quarantined Returnees Jailed for Being Drunk and Disorderly in Myanmar

10 June 2020 Election Authorities Prepare for Voting in Myanmar’s Roughest War Zone

25 May 2020 Ethnic Kuki Man Killed in Northern Myanmar, Locals Blame Ethnic Shanni Army

23 April 2020 Courts Send COVID-19 Curfew Breakers to Prison in Myanmar

22 April 2020 Factories in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region to Close Ahead of COVID-19 Checks

4 March 2020 Myanmar Garment Factory Closes As COVID-19 Cuts Supplies

3 March 2020 Police Arrest Chinese Suspects at Myanmar Beach over Thailand Murder

25 February 2020 Myanmar Restaurant Owner Arrested After Child Employee Burned

24 February 2020 Myanmar Police Probe Boss over Child Employee Burns

27 January 2020 Wild Elephant Found Skinned in Myanmar Forest Reserve; Poachers Flee Scene