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- Myanmar LGBT Activists Demand Release of Report on Librarian’s Suicide
- Myanmar Military Expands Donations to Non-Buddhist Religions
- China Can Use Its Influence to End Fighting in Myanmar’s Shan State
- Bodies of 3 Myanmar Workers Killed in Mine Collapse Found
- Ongoing Fighting Decimates Myanmar-China Border Trade
- Myanmar Court Allows Appeal of Decision to Drop Lawsuit Against Editor
- Myanmar Navy to Join US-led Maritime Exercise in South China Sea
- Huawei in Talks to Install Russian Operating System on Tablets for Country’s Population Census: sources
- Australian Writer Arrested in China Facing Espionage Charge
- Indonesia Unveils Site of New Capital on Borneo Island
- Malaysia Hopes to Pay for Military Equipment with Palm Oil
| Myanmar LGBT Activists Demand Release of Report on Librarian’s Suicide Posted: 27 Aug 2019 08:08 AM PDT  They also insist the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission withdraw and apologize for comments the young man was 'mentally weak'. |
| Myanmar Military Expands Donations to Non-Buddhist Religions Posted: 27 Aug 2019 05:55 AM PDT  "We need political cohesion, social cohesion and religious cohesion today. [The Tatmadaw] has done what is necessary for that," a military spokesman said. |
| China Can Use Its Influence to End Fighting in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 27 Aug 2019 05:30 AM PDT  Beijing should urge both sides to back down, while being more inclusive of ethnic groups in its investment strategy for the region. |
| Bodies of 3 Myanmar Workers Killed in Mine Collapse Found Posted: 27 Aug 2019 05:12 AM PDT  Rescue workers bring 2 victims' bodies to surface and locate a third; one miner still missing after Sunday's disaster in Magwe Region. |
| Ongoing Fighting Decimates Myanmar-China Border Trade Posted: 27 Aug 2019 03:17 AM PDT  Traders, producers and locals alike are feeling the squeeze of stalled border trade in the Muse and Chin Shwe Haw border trade zones as fighting continues in Shan State. |
| Myanmar Court Allows Appeal of Decision to Drop Lawsuit Against Editor Posted: 27 Aug 2019 03:15 AM PDT  Township court dropped case accusing Myanmar Now chief of defaming ultranationalist monk U Wirathu, but Mandalay District Court agrees to review. |
| Myanmar Navy to Join US-led Maritime Exercise in South China Sea Posted: 27 Aug 2019 01:36 AM PDT  The joint exercises come at a time when Myanmar military leaders are sanctioned by the US and condemned by international human rights organizations. |
| Posted: 26 Aug 2019 11:02 PM PDT  As Huawei seeks alternatives to Google's Android OS, it's considering installing Aurora OS— Russia's only operating system—on 36,000 tablets for use in Russia's census. |
| Australian Writer Arrested in China Facing Espionage Charge Posted: 26 Aug 2019 10:23 PM PDT  Chinese diplomat-cum-blogger and journalist Yang Hengjun has been held without charge for seven months already. In China, espionage is a capital offense. |
| Indonesia Unveils Site of New Capital on Borneo Island Posted: 26 Aug 2019 09:52 PM PDT  With Jakarta polluted, congested and slowly sinking into the sea, the world's fourth most populous nation will replace its capital with a "smart city in the forest." |
| Malaysia Hopes to Pay for Military Equipment with Palm Oil Posted: 26 Aug 2019 09:41 PM PDT  The nation is struggling to update its defense equipment, and defense budget cuts this year aren't helping. But, the defense minister said, "We have a lot of palm oil. |
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