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- Myanmar Military Questions Authenticity of Soldiers’ Confessions on Rakhine Atrocities
- Myanmar Election Campaign Muted by COVID-19
- During High-Level Visit, China Takes Note of Myanmar’s ‘High Standards’ on BRI Projects
- Myanmar’s Main Opposition Party Accuses NLD of COVID-19 Rules Breach During Campaign
- Myanmar Reports 12th COVID-19 Death
- Dozens of Aides to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar President Quarantined
- Beijing Expects Japan’s Next PM to Be Conciliatory Amid US-China Tensions
- ASEAN Talks Begin With Pandemic, S. China Sea, Rohingya on Agenda
| Myanmar Military Questions Authenticity of Soldiers’ Confessions on Rakhine Atrocities Posted: 09 Sep 2020 07:08 AM PDT  Legal experts also say Myanmar troops' videotaped confessions to killing Rohingya civilians may have been made under duress while in AA custody and might not hold up in court. |
| Myanmar Election Campaign Muted by COVID-19 Posted: 09 Sep 2020 05:08 AM PDT  Candidates struggle with coronavirus restrictions – on top of security, transport and internet troubles – as the general election campaign starts with a whimper. |
| During High-Level Visit, China Takes Note of Myanmar’s ‘High Standards’ on BRI Projects Posted: 09 Sep 2020 03:02 AM PDT  When Beijing sent a member of its elite Politburo to press for implementation of China's BRI projects, Myanmar officials stressed the need for 'quality investment'. |
| Myanmar’s Main Opposition Party Accuses NLD of COVID-19 Rules Breach During Campaign Posted: 09 Sep 2020 02:18 AM PDT  Campaigners from the National League for Democracy gathered in large numbers in the capital, Naypyitaw, breaking health guidelines, claims the USDP's chairman. |
| Myanmar Reports 12th COVID-19 Death Posted: 09 Sep 2020 01:53 AM PDT  Four coronavirus deaths have occurred in 12 hours as Yangon's case numbers overtake those in Rakhine State. |
| Dozens of Aides to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar President Quarantined Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:05 PM PDT  Nearly 30 staff of the Union President's Office and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's State Counselor's Office have been quarantined after an official tested positive for COVID-19. |
| Beijing Expects Japan’s Next PM to Be Conciliatory Amid US-China Tensions Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:55 PM PDT  China is expecting the likely next Japanese prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to continue outgoing leader Shinzo Abe's conciliatory attitude toward Beijing. |
| ASEAN Talks Begin With Pandemic, S. China Sea, Rohingya on Agenda Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:46 PM PDT  ASEAN foreign ministers are meeting via videoconference to discuss COVID-19, the South China Sea dispute and the failure to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. |
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