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- Govt Aiding Effort to Seek Pardons for 2 Myanmar Workers on Death Row in Thailand: Minister
- Meeting Between Rebels, Myanmar Govt Peace Team ‘Just for Show’: TNLA Official
- CSOs Call on Rebels, Myanmar Military to End Fighting
- Myanmar Military to Court-Martial Troops over Mass Graves in Rakhine
- Myanmar Govt Restores Internet Access to Parts of Rakhine, Chin States
- Two Myanmar Nationalists Jailed for Shutting Down Muslim Prayer Sites
- Head of Bangladesh’s Rohingya Relief Agency Replaced Days after Mass Rally at Refugee Camp
- Police Officer in Western Myanmar’s Rakhine State Stabbed to Death
- Kashmiri Militant Calls for Pakistan Military Intervention in Disputed Region
- China, US Kick Off New Round of Tariffs in Trade War
- Hong Kong on Edge After Weekend of Clashes, Airport Disruption
| Govt Aiding Effort to Seek Pardons for 2 Myanmar Workers on Death Row in Thailand: Minister Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:47 AM PDT  U Thein Swe says Myanmar working with Thai officials as calls grow for govt to help the men, whose confessions in the 2014 double-murder case are widely seen as forced. |
| Meeting Between Rebels, Myanmar Govt Peace Team ‘Just for Show’: TNLA Official Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:24 AM PDT  No agreements reached, says Brotherhood Alliance spokesman, who accused the govt of organizing Saturday's talks in Keng Tung under pressure from China. |
| CSOs Call on Rebels, Myanmar Military to End Fighting Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:13 AM PDT  A joint statement from 26 local groups demanded justice for the deaths of two mothers and their children by mortar blast in Myanmar's Shan State over the weekend. |
| Myanmar Military to Court-Martial Troops over Mass Graves in Rakhine Posted: 02 Sep 2019 02:12 AM PDT  Court of Inquiry finds troops may not have followed regulations; hundreds of bodies were found near Gutar Pyin village in Buthidaung Township after 2017 clash with ARSA. |
| Myanmar Govt Restores Internet Access to Parts of Rakhine, Chin States Posted: 02 Sep 2019 01:46 AM PDT  Four Rakhine State townships remain under an internet ban from the communications ministry, as fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army continues. |
| Two Myanmar Nationalists Jailed for Shutting Down Muslim Prayer Sites Posted: 02 Sep 2019 01:10 AM PDT  The pair, who led a mob that shut down three temporary Ramadan worship locations in Yangon in May, were handed one-year sentences for incitement. |
| Head of Bangladesh’s Rohingya Relief Agency Replaced Days after Mass Rally at Refugee Camp Posted: 02 Sep 2019 12:44 AM PDT  He is the 2nd official in 2 days to be reassigned amid speculation over who was behind Aug. 25 rally that drew hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who earlier fled Myanmar. |
| Police Officer in Western Myanmar’s Rakhine State Stabbed to Death Posted: 01 Sep 2019 11:13 PM PDT  Police Sub-lieutenant Zaw Min Htay is the third officer killed in attacks on police in Ponnagyun and Kyuaktaw townships in the past two weeks. Details are forthcoming. |
| Kashmiri Militant Calls for Pakistan Military Intervention in Disputed Region Posted: 01 Sep 2019 09:41 PM PDT  His call underlines growing domestic pressure on Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Kahn to take robust action after India stripped Kashmir of its special status on Aug. 5. |
| China, US Kick Off New Round of Tariffs in Trade War Posted: 01 Sep 2019 09:31 PM PDT  The US began imposing 15 percent tariffs on a another batch of Chinese goods at a key time of year for American retailers. Trade groups warn of lost jobs and sales. |
| Hong Kong on Edge After Weekend of Clashes, Airport Disruption Posted: 01 Sep 2019 09:11 PM PDT  Still, Monday seems to have brought a relative calm, with trains running, shops opening and workers on their way to the office, though the protests continue. |
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