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- Bagan Makes UNESCO List, but Challenges Remain
- Four Palaung in Military Detention Two Weeks and Counting
- Master Plan Prepared For Chinese-Backed Kachin Economic Zone: State Minister
- Shan in Karen State ‘Have Someone to Help Them’
- Homes Set Ablaze After Fighting in N. Rakhine
- Govt Accuses Opposition, Nationalists of Scaremongering on Issue of Adoption
- Two Dead in Rakhine Border Post Attack
- The Day an Earthquake Toppled Temples in Bagan
- Wife of China’s Meng, Former Interpol Chief, Sues Agency
- Hong Kong Police Arrest Six at Kowloon Protest
| Bagan Makes UNESCO List, but Challenges Remain Posted: 08 Jul 2019 06:21 AM PDT  After decades of failed attempts, stakeholders are overjoyed. But new hotels and management transparency issues mean challenges still lie ahead. |
| Four Palaung in Military Detention Two Weeks and Counting Posted: 08 Jul 2019 06:04 AM PDT  Despite pleas from civil society organizations and the detainee's own parents, four Palaung youths in northern Shan State—two fresh out of the monkhood—remain in custody. |
| Master Plan Prepared For Chinese-Backed Kachin Economic Zone: State Minister Posted: 08 Jul 2019 04:13 AM PDT  A feasibility study and deep discussions between Kachin State officials and a Chinese company are now underway, despite criticisms over a lack of transparency. |
| Shan in Karen State ‘Have Someone to Help Them’ Posted: 08 Jul 2019 03:23 AM PDT  Ethnic Shan lawmaker launches bid to establish a Shan ethnic affairs minister constituency in the Karen legislature. |
| Homes Set Ablaze After Fighting in N. Rakhine Posted: 08 Jul 2019 01:38 AM PDT  Amyet Taung residents, in Rakhine State's Rathedaung Township, have fled, accusing the Tatmadaw of burning down their homes—accusations the Tatmadaw denies. |
| Govt Accuses Opposition, Nationalists of Scaremongering on Issue of Adoption Posted: 08 Jul 2019 01:35 AM PDT  USDP, others exploiting public's lack of knowledge of Children's Rights Law, claiming amendments will lead to citizenship for foreigners, President's Office says. |
| Two Dead in Rakhine Border Post Attack Posted: 08 Jul 2019 12:25 AM PDT  An unknown group of assailants ambushed a security border post in northern Maungdaw Township Sunday, killing two. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| The Day an Earthquake Toppled Temples in Bagan Posted: 07 Jul 2019 10:29 PM PDT  On this day in 1975, a strong earthquake shook the country's major tourist attraction, killing 2 and damaging hundreds of centuries-old pagodas. |
| Wife of China’s Meng, Former Interpol Chief, Sues Agency Posted: 07 Jul 2019 10:03 PM PDT  In starting legal proceedings, she said Interpol failed to protect her and her family and is "complicit in the internationally wrongful acts of … China." |
| Hong Kong Police Arrest Six at Kowloon Protest Posted: 07 Jul 2019 09:46 PM PDT  While protest organizers said 230,000 marched in a protest across a harbor from the Asian financial hub's CBD, police put the number at 56,000. |
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