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- Yangon Mayor Defends 80-Car Budget Binge
- Mortar Blast Hits Two Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State
- Workers Say Myanmar Factory Closure Suspicious, Demand Jobs Back
- Alleged AA Bomb Suspects Appear in Myanmar Court
- Leading Rakhine Party Calls on Myanmar Govt to Provide IDP Aid
- DKBA Commander Assassinated in Myanmar’s Karen State
- Nationalist Group Distributes Pamphlets Attacking Myanmar Govt in Mandalay
- India’s Supreme Court Halts Tree Felling for New Mumbai Metro
- Air Quality App ‘Under Attack’ in Vietnam Amid Heavy Hanoi Smog
- Hong Kong Opens for Business After Violent Long Weekend
- The Death of a Leading Hsaing Musician who Performed for Myanmar Royal Family in Exile
| Yangon Mayor Defends 80-Car Budget Binge Posted: 08 Oct 2019 08:17 AM PDT  Yangon's mayor says buying 80 new cars for municipal committee heads and members is a sensible use of the chaotic city's budget. |
| Mortar Blast Hits Two Civilians in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 08 Oct 2019 06:07 AM PDT  A mortar exploded in a tea plantation in Shan State Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding another; some say the mortar was left after fighting in the area last month. |
| Workers Say Myanmar Factory Closure Suspicious, Demand Jobs Back Posted: 08 Oct 2019 06:00 AM PDT  A group of workers at the Sky Man steel factory in Yangon say the owners are closing to avoid honoring a compensation agreement, and are demanding their jobs back. |
| Alleged AA Bomb Suspects Appear in Myanmar Court Posted: 08 Oct 2019 05:52 AM PDT  The trial of three suspected Arakan Army members has begun in Mandalay after police say they were caught with bomb-making equipment. |
| Leading Rakhine Party Calls on Myanmar Govt to Provide IDP Aid Posted: 08 Oct 2019 05:39 AM PDT  The Arakan National Party says no progress will be made in Rakhine State until the government stops fighting rebel groups and changes the military-drafted Constitution. |
| DKBA Commander Assassinated in Myanmar’s Karen State Posted: 08 Oct 2019 03:29 AM PDT  A commander of a splinter faction of the Karen National Union was shot Saturday by an unidentified assassin, prompting speculation about internal power struggles. |
| Nationalist Group Distributes Pamphlets Attacking Myanmar Govt in Mandalay Posted: 08 Oct 2019 12:39 AM PDT  'All Myanmar People's United Front To Fight All Forms of Repression' accuses NLD of neglecting citizens in favor of Rohingya in papers found in Maha Aung Myay Township. |
| India’s Supreme Court Halts Tree Felling for New Mumbai Metro Posted: 07 Oct 2019 10:10 PM PDT  Top court orders India's Maharashtra state government to stop cutting down trees to make way for Mumbai railway after protesters claim project will worsen pollution. |
| Air Quality App ‘Under Attack’ in Vietnam Amid Heavy Hanoi Smog Posted: 07 Oct 2019 10:01 PM PDT  Air quality app AirVisual says it has received threatening messages online after Vietnamese Facebook user accuses it of manipulating data to tarnish the country's image. |
| Hong Kong Opens for Business After Violent Long Weekend Posted: 07 Oct 2019 09:40 PM PDT  Rail system still only partially functioning in Hong Kong as city cleans up after weekend of violence and braces for more anti-China protests. |
| The Death of a Leading Hsaing Musician who Performed for Myanmar Royal Family in Exile Posted: 07 Oct 2019 07:02 PM PDT  On this day in 1942, renowned Myanmar traditional folk musician Sein Beda died of throat cancer. |
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