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- Myanmar’s Largest Poll Monitor Hits Out at UEC After Being Banned From 2020 Election
- High Court in Myanmar’s Kayah State Rejects Military’s Appeal to Increase Farmers’ Sentences
- Over 7,000 Apply to Run in Myanmar’s November Election
- Five Abducted as Feud Between Myanmar’s Ethnic Rakhine Groups Continues
- Devastated Hilltop in Myanmar’s Jade Mining Region Remains Home for Scores of Families Despite Danger
- Thailand Must Rethink Its Quarantine Policy
- Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Vows to Fight On for Hong Kong Freedom
- Japan, Singapore to Ease COVID-19 Travel Restrictions From September
- North Korea Lifts Lockdown in City Where Suspected Coronavirus Case Spotted
| Myanmar’s Largest Poll Monitor Hits Out at UEC After Being Banned From 2020 Election Posted: 14 Aug 2020 06:11 AM PDT  PACE, Myanmar's biggest election monitor, has criticized the Union Election Commission for sending mixed signals after denying the group's application for accreditation. |
| High Court in Myanmar’s Kayah State Rejects Military’s Appeal to Increase Farmers’ Sentences Posted: 14 Aug 2020 04:38 AM PDT  The High Court in Kayah State has rejected the military's appeal for harsher sentences against 21 Karenni farmers who were jailed or fined following a land dispute. |
| Over 7,000 Apply to Run in Myanmar’s November Election Posted: 14 Aug 2020 02:53 AM PDT  The Union Election Commission will soon announce which of the 7,000 potential candidates are qualified to run in the November election. |
| Five Abducted as Feud Between Myanmar’s Ethnic Rakhine Groups Continues Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:16 AM PDT  The Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) says five of its members, including three health workers, were abducted by the Arakan Army (AA) this week in Ponnagyun, Rakhine State. |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:00 AM PDT  Officials warn of further disasters, but scores of families living near the scene of July's deadly landslide in Kachin's Hpakant jade mining area can't afford to move. |
| Thailand Must Rethink Its Quarantine Policy Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:59 PM PDT  Thailand's strict COVID-19 entry restrictions and failure to manage public expectations may have a political basis, and risk harming the country's international ties. |
| Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Vows to Fight On for Hong Kong Freedom Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:49 PM PDT  Speaking a day after his release, Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai said he didn't expect to be detained under a new security law so soon, and vowed to fight for democracy. |
| Japan, Singapore to Ease COVID-19 Travel Restrictions From September Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:41 PM PDT  Japan and Singapore will ease COVID-19 travel restrictions for businesspeople and expatriates starting next month. |
| North Korea Lifts Lockdown in City Where Suspected Coronavirus Case Spotted Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:31 PM PDT  North Korea has lifted a lockdown imposed on Kaesong, the border city where the country's first suspected coronavirus case was detected. |
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