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- For Myanmar’s Former Ruling Party, Hopes Run High as General Election Nears
- A Strictly Segregated Watering Hole of British Rangoon
- Myanmar Prison Staffer Caught Smuggling Meth in His Velvet Flip-Flops
- N. Korea’s Kim Visits Grandfather’s Mausoleum on Anniversary of His Death
- Beijing Reports No New COVID-19 Cases for First Time in About 4 Weeks
- US to Withdraw From WHO in July 2021 Over ‘China-Centric’ Stance
| For Myanmar’s Former Ruling Party, Hopes Run High as General Election Nears Posted: 08 Jul 2020 06:01 AM PDT  The former ruling USDP says it is confident of winning a majority in Parliament and winning the presidency, but political analysts are less upbeat over the party's chances at the polls. |
| A Strictly Segregated Watering Hole of British Rangoon Posted: 08 Jul 2020 05:15 AM PDT  The Pegu Club was an exclusive British retreat in colonial Rangoon that denied entrance to all Asians, including Burmese. |
| Myanmar Prison Staffer Caught Smuggling Meth in His Velvet Flip-Flops Posted: 08 Jul 2020 03:29 AM PDT  A worker at a prison in Ayeyarwady Region was trying to smuggle 244 methamphetamine tablets and 0.1 gram of crystal meth into the prison inside his sandals. |
| N. Korea’s Kim Visits Grandfather’s Mausoleum on Anniversary of His Death Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:59 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the grave of his grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung, on the anniversary of his death, state media reported. |
| Beijing Reports No New COVID-19 Cases for First Time in About 4 Weeks Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:47 PM PDT  Health officials in Beijing have reported no new coronavirus cases for the first time since a cluster was found at a market in the city in early June. |
| US to Withdraw From WHO in July 2021 Over ‘China-Centric’ Stance Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:36 PM PDT  The US has informed the UN secretary general that it will withdraw from the World Health Organization in July next year to protest the agency's 'China-centric' stance. |
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