COVID-19 looms over Mandalay
Yangon still bears the worst of Myanmar’s COVID-19 outbreak, but the city of Mandalay reported record high daily cases this week, including new cases among election officials and truck drivers. At the time of writing, there have been just over
Mandalay outbreak could infect trade
Myanmar’s second largest city is scrambling to prevent its own full-scale epidemic with a stay-at-home order, spot temperature checks, and other lockdown measures. And although (at the time of writing) Mandalay has less than 500 confirmed COVID
Chinese firms take blame for Mandalay flood
Two Chinese companies will accept responsibility for a flood that forced thousands of people to flee their homes outside Mandalay. On Sunday, an embankment near the in-development Shwe Ge wastewater pumping station in Amarapura Township broke, forcin
Xi Jinping will visit Myanmar amid soaring trade
At the time of publishing, Chinese president Xi Jinping’s first visit to Myanmar in 19 years will be only one day away. His visit will not only mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, it will also mark a hig
Mandalay to upgrade street lights and signs
The streets of Mandalay will soon be alight with thousands of new lights, and marked with new signs, city officials said. U Zaw Win, of the Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC), said the city will install around 10,000 new street lights, which
