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- India-Myanmar Border Town Opposes Quarantine Center Amid COVID-19 Fears
- Standing for Nearly 170 Years, This Yangon Monastery Has Been a Key Site for Two Religions in Myanmar
- Myanmar Govt to Probe Contentious Chinese Development on Thai Border
- Myanmar Confident About Reaching Investment Target, Despite COVID-19
- Myanmar Independence Hero to Appear on All Banknotes
- Myanmar Govt Unveils Four Projects as Part of China’s BRI Scheme
- US Regulators Revoke Emergency Use of Malaria Drug for Coronavirus
- Indonesia Eyes Final Stage of Clinical Tests of Vaccine in July
- North Korean Army on Alert for Return to Demilitarized Zone
| India-Myanmar Border Town Opposes Quarantine Center Amid COVID-19 Fears Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:07 AM PDT  A plan to hold returning migrants in Tamu's town center is being reconsidered after a public backlash, says a township administrator. |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2020 06:51 AM PDT  One of the oldest structures in Yangon, the Norman Kyaung Kyi Htaik has been a place of learning—first for Christian missionaries and later for Buddhist monks—since 1852. |
| Myanmar Govt to Probe Contentious Chinese Development on Thai Border Posted: 16 Jun 2020 04:59 AM PDT  A government tribunal will investigate the new Shwe Kokko Special Economic Zone over illegal construction and casinos and a massive undisclosed change to project plans. |
| Myanmar Confident About Reaching Investment Target, Despite COVID-19 Posted: 16 Jun 2020 04:37 AM PDT  Businesses have been told to expect the worst possible economic conditions but the government says it is working to help. |
| Myanmar Independence Hero to Appear on All Banknotes Posted: 16 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT  The image of General Aung San will be printed on all denominations of Myanmar kyat banknotes, replacing lions and elephants. |
| Myanmar Govt Unveils Four Projects as Part of China’s BRI Scheme Posted: 16 Jun 2020 01:53 AM PDT  The Construction Ministry has announced four 'early-harvest' projects including roads, a bridge and a tunnel to be built as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. |
| US Regulators Revoke Emergency Use of Malaria Drug for Coronavirus Posted: 15 Jun 2020 10:10 PM PDT  The US Food and Drug Administration has revoked permission for emergency use of hydroxychloroquine, a drug touted by President Trump, as a COVID-19 treatment. |
| Indonesia Eyes Final Stage of Clinical Tests of Vaccine in July Posted: 15 Jun 2020 09:58 PM PDT  Indonesia plans to launch final-stage testing of a coronavirus vaccine next month if an upcoming trial of the drug, developed with a Chinese firm, is successful. |
| North Korean Army on Alert for Return to Demilitarized Zone Posted: 15 Jun 2020 09:49 PM PDT  North Korea's army is preparing for a possible return of troops to the border Demilitarized Zone in retaliation for provocations by defectors residing in the South. |
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