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- Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1,000
- Myanmar President Removes Kayah State Chief Minister From Office for Misusing Funds
- Myanmar’s Election Body to Decide on COVID-19 Election Delay in October
- Myanmar’s Military Blamed for Rakhine Civilian Deaths and Disrupting COVID-19 Quarantine
- Myanmar in China’s Plans for Expanded Overseas Network of Military Facilities, US Says
- Rejected Candidate in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Says He’s Been Bullied off the Ballot
- China to Double Nuclear Warhead Stockpile Over Next Decade, US Predicts
- Taiwan Unveils New Passport to Avoid Confusion With Mainland China
- Freighter With 43 Crew, 5,800 Cattle Missing off Southwestern Japan
| Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1,000 Posted: 03 Sep 2020 06:41 AM PDT  As the government imposes partial lockdowns in more areas to curb the spread of coronavirus, some fear restrictions are crushing the economic recovery. |
| Myanmar President Removes Kayah State Chief Minister From Office for Misusing Funds Posted: 03 Sep 2020 05:28 AM PDT  Myanmar President U Win Myint dismissed the ruling party's L Phaung Sho as Kayah State chief minister on Thursday following his impeachment in a funding scandal. |
| Myanmar’s Election Body to Decide on COVID-19 Election Delay in October Posted: 03 Sep 2020 05:23 AM PDT  While undecided on whether to delay, the Union Election Commission has approved 8,120 domestic observers and two international NGOs to monitor the November election. |
| Myanmar’s Military Blamed for Rakhine Civilian Deaths and Disrupting COVID-19 Quarantine Posted: 03 Sep 2020 02:34 AM PDT  Villagers say they were forced out of coronavirus quarantine by soldiers searching their homes in northern Rakhine State. |
| Myanmar in China’s Plans for Expanded Overseas Network of Military Facilities, US Says Posted: 03 Sep 2020 01:57 AM PDT  Along with Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and others, Myanmar is eyed by China to host infrastructure needed to expand its global military reach, a Pentagon report says. |
| Rejected Candidate in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Says He’s Been Bullied off the Ballot Posted: 03 Sep 2020 12:57 AM PDT  An ANP lawmaker disqualified from seeking reelection over his son's alleged ties to the AA says the election commission has not produced evidence to support its move. |
| China to Double Nuclear Warhead Stockpile Over Next Decade, US Predicts Posted: 02 Sep 2020 10:11 PM PDT  The Pentagon said China will likely double its stockpile of nuclear arms over the next decade and is outpacing the US in production of ships and other military hardware. |
| Taiwan Unveils New Passport to Avoid Confusion With Mainland China Posted: 02 Sep 2020 10:03 PM PDT  In a move that is sure to ruffle feathers in Beijing, Taiwan has unveiled a new passport with features designed to make it more distinct from Chinese travel documents. |
| Freighter With 43 Crew, 5,800 Cattle Missing off Southwestern Japan Posted: 02 Sep 2020 09:42 PM PDT  Scores of crewmembers and thousands of cattle are missing after a freighter went missing off the southwest coast of Japan amid heavy seas caused by a typhoon. |
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