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• Fighting Spreads as AA Attacks Army Convoy in S. Rakhine
• Thai, Myanmar Hotel Operators Sign MOU for $63 Million Project
• Lawmaker Blocked from Asking about Gov’t-Military Ties on House Floor
• Warring Shan Armed Groups Agree to Ceasefire
• U Thant to be Honored with Statue in Nepal
• After the Fanfare, Back to Basics—The UWSA and Ceasefire Realities
• INSIGHT-South Korea’s Latest Big Export: Jobless College Graduates
• China Defiant Toward U.S. on Trade, Kudlow Urges Strong Enforcement Steps

Fighting Spreads as AA Attacks Army Convoy in S. Rakhine Posted: 13 May 2019 07:37 AM PDT Army denies AA's claim to have killed 4 soldiers in separate clash in Ponnagyun

Thai, Myanmar Hotel Operators Sign MOU for $63 Million Project Posted: 13 May 2019 06:29 AM PDT Thai-based Centara and Myanmar-owned KMA Hotels announced plans to renovate and reopen three KMA hotels and develop three new ones in Myanmar under the Centara brand.

Lawmaker Blocked from Asking about Gov’t-Military Ties on House Floor Posted: 13 May 2019 05:46 AM PDT NLD member's question removed from list of questions to be asked publicly

Warring Shan Armed Groups Agree to Ceasefire Posted: 13 May 2019 04:35 AM PDT The armed wings of the SSPP and the RCSS have agreed to lay down arms and take to the negotiation table to settle their ongoing disputes over territory.

U Thant to be Honored with Statue in Nepal Posted: 13 May 2019 02:19 AM PDT The first non-European United Nations secretary-general, U Thant was the first to suggest Lumbini as an international pilgrimage site and symbol of tolerance and world peace.

After the Fanfare, Back to Basics—The UWSA and Ceasefire Realities Posted: 12 May 2019 11:20 PM PDT The United Wa State Army's 30th anniversary peace celebration was a new spectacle of strength and autonomy, but their precise demands remain unchanged.

INSIGHT-South Korea’s Latest Big Export: Jobless College Graduates Posted: 12 May 2019 10:28 PM PDT One in four Korean youths, shying away from foreign-occupied blue collar work, remain jobless, while companies like Japan Inc snap up desperate Korean college grads.

China Defiant Toward U.S. on Trade, Kudlow Urges Strong Enforcement Steps Posted: 12 May 2019 09:33 PM PDT The Trump aministration accused China of reneging on agreements to changes in Chinese law, yet claims to be positioned "right where we want to be with China."

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