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- Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Cancels First Campaign Trip as Health Minister Intervenes Over COVID-19 Concerns
- Suu Kyi Urges COVID-19 Suspects from Myanmar’s Rakhine to Come Forward as Cases Soar
- AA Leader Says Myanmar Govt, Military Deliberately Spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine
- Myanmar Hires German Firm to Oversee Bidding in Initial Phase of China-Backed New Yangon City
- Health Workers Make Up 10% of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases
- Largest Party in Myanmar’s Rakhine Fires 4 Members for Registering as Independent Candidates
- Hundreds Arrested at Protest to Mark Date of Hong Kong’s Delayed Legislative Election
- N. Korea’s Kim Inspects Typhoon-Hit Areas, Criticizes Poor Coastal Safeguards
| Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Cancels First Campaign Trip as Health Minister Intervenes Over COVID-19 Concerns Posted: 07 Sep 2020 06:29 AM PDT  Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has dropped plans to kick off her election campaign in Kawhmu Township after two men with access to her residence tested positive for COVID-19. |
| Suu Kyi Urges COVID-19 Suspects from Myanmar’s Rakhine to Come Forward as Cases Soar Posted: 07 Sep 2020 05:54 AM PDT  More than 2,000 returnees from the coronavirus hotbed have still failed to report to health centers upon arrival in Yangon. |
| AA Leader Says Myanmar Govt, Military Deliberately Spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine Posted: 07 Sep 2020 04:49 AM PDT  A spokesman for the Myanmar President's Office has angrily rejected the AA leader's claim that government troops are intentionally spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine State. |
| Myanmar Hires German Firm to Oversee Bidding in Initial Phase of China-Backed New Yangon City Posted: 07 Sep 2020 03:31 AM PDT  Germany's Roland Berger Co. will oversee a tender process to allow global firms to bid against China's CCCC to develop infrastructure for the New Yangon City project. |
| Health Workers Make Up 10% of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:34 AM PDT  As of Monday morning, Myanmar reports 1,464 confirmed cases of which 1,090 cases were detected since Aug. 16. |
| Largest Party in Myanmar’s Rakhine Fires 4 Members for Registering as Independent Candidates Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:40 PM PDT  Three MPs and a township chapter chairman deny being kicked out of the Arakan National Party, saying they quit as the party broke its own rules on candidate selection. |
| Hundreds Arrested at Protest to Mark Date of Hong Kong’s Delayed Legislative Election Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:50 PM PDT  Hong Kong police arrested at least 289 people on Sunday for unlawful assembly at a protest to mark the original date of the territory's delayed legislative election. |
| N. Korea’s Kim Inspects Typhoon-Hit Areas, Criticizes Poor Coastal Safeguards Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:42 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a recovery effort after inspecting typhoon-hit areas of the country's eastern coast. |
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