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- ‘This Is Our Land—and That’s the Truth’: Pa-O Farmers Challenge Myanmar Military
- Myanmar’s Fifth COVID-19 Lab to Operate in Shan State From July
- Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security
- Election Authorities Prepare for Voting in Myanmar’s Roughest War Zone
- Alleged Arakan Army Members to Face Terrorism Prosecution in Mandalay
- Hong Kongers Yearn for Stability After a Year of Chaos, Says Carrie Lam
- UN Experts Urge Japan Not to Rush Discharge of Radioactive Water
- The Day the Poet who Introduced the West to Buddhism was Born
| ‘This Is Our Land—and That’s the Truth’: Pa-O Farmers Challenge Myanmar Military Posted: 10 Jun 2020 06:18 AM PDT  Ethnic Pa-O farmers say they have no choice but to continue growing crops on land confiscated by the military years ago and forcibly taken from them in recent months. |
| Myanmar’s Fifth COVID-19 Lab to Operate in Shan State From July Posted: 10 Jun 2020 05:08 AM PDT  Shan State's health chief said the Chinese-donated equipment will help the authorities track and trace coronavirus in the sprawling state. |
| Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security Posted: 10 Jun 2020 04:48 AM PDT  A minor arson at a Buddhist temple with well-preserved murals in Bagan prompted calls from heritage experts for more resources to secure the site. |
| Election Authorities Prepare for Voting in Myanmar’s Roughest War Zone Posted: 10 Jun 2020 03:23 AM PDT  The Chin State election commission says they are ready for the election in November in Paletwa, where active conflict continues between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army. |
| Alleged Arakan Army Members to Face Terrorism Prosecution in Mandalay Posted: 10 Jun 2020 02:58 AM PDT  Four out of six men were found with explosives in a house in Myanmar's second-largest city last year. |
| Hong Kongers Yearn for Stability After a Year of Chaos, Says Carrie Lam Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:06 PM PDT  Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam marked the first anniversary of a historic anti-government protest with a lament that the city 'cannot bear chaos' any longer. |
| UN Experts Urge Japan Not to Rush Discharge of Radioactive Water Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:55 PM PDT  Four UN experts have pleaded with Tokyo to consult with Japan's neighbors before dumping radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. |
| The Day the Poet who Introduced the West to Buddhism was Born Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:30 PM PDT  On this day in 1832, Edwin Arnold, who wrote the poem, "The Light of Asia", was born. His poetry introduced many westerners to Buddhist philosophy. |
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