This week Myanmar’s authorities and food dealers moved to ensure staples arrived at reasonable prices amid the panic-buying that followed three COVID-19 confirmations.
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Myanmar Counts Three New Coronavirus Cases in Naypyitaw and Yangon
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The new cases include a Swiss UN worker and a tour guide in Yangon, bringing the country’s total to eight cases.
This Week in Parliament
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The Irrawaddy briefs you on the week that was in the national legislature.
Myanmar Takes On COVID-19: Is the Country Prepared?
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As Myanmar ramps up efforts to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, The Irrawaddy sits down with writer and doctor Ma Thida and Yangon lawmaker Ko Nay Phone Latt.
Apartment Blocks Under Quarantine After Myanmar Finds Two More COVID-19 Cases
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Residents in Yangon and Mandalay apartment blocks where two coronavirus patients lived have been forced to stay indoors.
Reading Myanmar—‘Miss Burma’ and the Liberal Conscience
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A fictionalized account of the life of beauty queen-turned Karen rebel leader Louisa Benson has a message about the West’s bad conscience for Yangon’s peace industry.
Myanmar Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases
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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.
When Yangon’s Avenues Traded Colonial English Names for Burmese
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On this day in 1989, the then-military government changed the names of 165 streets in Yangon, dropping their English colonial names in favor of Burmese language replacements.
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Myanmar Army Seizes Shan State Militia Chiefs Over Drugs Bust
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Militia leaders and weapons in northern Shan State have been seized by Myanmar’s military in response to a huge drugs bust earlier this month.
Myanmar's Nurses, Doctors Face Eviction as Landlords Panic Over COVID-19
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Health care workers are being evicted by landlords concerned about the spread of COVID-19 but other local residents of Mandalay have opened their doors to them.
End of Aid; Beginning of Resilience?
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The aid industry as we know it may be one of the many victims of the coronavirus pandemic. At minimum, globalization has taken a big hit; protectionism is back—with a vengeance.
Myanmar Orders Half of Govt Employees to Stay Home Over COVID-19
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The government has told half of its employees to stay home as it ramps up efforts to combat COVID-19. The order excludes health treatment providers at government hospitals.
COVID-19: ASEAN Must Act More Boldly
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ASEAN leaders must do more to coordinate their efforts to combat COVID-19 as each country’s health depends on that of its neighbors.
Thailand Bans Entry to Foreigners, Prepares Emergency Measures Against Coronavirus
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Thailand has closed its borders to most foreigners as the country prepares for a state of emergency that will grant the prime minister sweeping powers to combat COVID-19.
Myanmar Counts Three New Coronavirus Cases in Naypyitaw and Yangon
This Week in Parliament
Myanmar Takes On COVID-19: Is the Country Prepared?
Apartment Blocks Under Quarantine After Myanmar Finds Two More COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19: ASEAN Must Act More Boldly
Thailand Bans Entry to Foreigners, Prepares Emergency Measures Against Coronavirus
China Reports Second Consecutive Day of No New Local Coronavirus Transmissions, Imported Cases Rise
India Struggles with Coronavirus Shutdown; Pakistan Cases Top 1,000
47 Karenni Villages Asked to Pay $10K for Electricity Connection
US Firm Plans Beverage Packaging Plant in Rangoon
Malaysia to Release Satellite Data on Missing Jet
Participants Say They Were Tricked Into Joining USDP Rally