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• Military Violated NCA by Asking Thailand to Block Meeting of EAOs, Critics Say
• Life Restored to a Heritage Landmark in Yangon
• Nationalist Who Lead Closure of Ramadan Prayer Sites Arrested
• Yangon Nationalists March in Support of U Wirathu, Against ‘Oppression of Buddhism’
• Inle Lake Hotel Proposal Denied
• 20 Fugitives, Including Judges, Administrators, Wanted on Suspicion of Corruption
• KBZ, PTT Ink Petrol Agreements
• Myanmar Doesn’t Want to Repatriate Rohingya, Bangladeshi PM Says
• Aung San Suu Kyi Announces Plan to Contest in 2020 Election
• Some Big Tech Firms Cut Employees’ Access to Huawei, Muddying 5G Rollout
• Chinese Paper Says ‘Foreign Forces’ Trying to Create Havoc in Hong Kong
• India’s Modi Visits Bombed Sri Lanka Church, Vows Support After Attacks

Military Violated NCA by Asking Thailand to Block Meeting of EAOs, Critics Say Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:19 AM PDT KNU chief says aim of Chiang Mai meeting of PPCM was to move peace process forward; Tatmadaw says Bangkok attaché, not commander-in-chief, asked Thai army to intervene.

Life Restored to a Heritage Landmark in Yangon Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:17 AM PDT The Tourist Burma Building, sitting on a prominent downtown crossroad, has emerged from decades of abandonment as a heritage treasure—and the public are invited inside.

Nationalist Who Lead Closure of Ramadan Prayer Sites Arrested Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:01 AM PDT Michael Kyaw Myint had been in hiding since police issued a warrant for his arrest on May 16.

Yangon Nationalists March in Support of U Wirathu, Against ‘Oppression of Buddhism’ Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:39 AM PDT Several hundred Buddhists and monks marched from the Shwedagon to Sule Pagoda, complaining of government oppression and praying for the safety of fugitive monk U Wirathu.

Inle Lake Hotel Proposal Denied Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:27 AM PDT A controversial proposal by the son of former dictator Than Shwe to build a hotel on 45 acres of what was once a wildlife sanctuary has been rejected.

20 Fugitives, Including Judges, Administrators, Wanted on Suspicion of Corruption Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:07 AM PDT Among the Myanmar Police Force's list, announced on Sunday, 11 suspects have been on the run since 2017 or early 2018.

KBZ, PTT Ink Petrol Agreements Posted: 10 Jun 2019 02:57 AM PDT The Myanmar conglomerate will partner with the Thai state-owned oil and gas distributor to develop about 70 filling stations across the country.

Myanmar Doesn’t Want to Repatriate Rohingya, Bangladeshi PM Says Posted: 10 Jun 2019 01:38 AM PDT Refugees in Cox's Bazar criticize UN, ASEAN for not including them in discussions on return process.

Aung San Suu Kyi Announces Plan to Contest in 2020 Election Posted: 09 Jun 2019 11:29 PM PDT As the Constitution forbids state leaders from participating in a ruling party's campaign activities, both Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint are barred from electioneering.

Some Big Tech Firms Cut Employees’ Access to Huawei, Muddying 5G Rollout Posted: 09 Jun 2019 09:46 PM PDT Three major companies, a chipmaker, a mobile research firm and a cell carrier, have restricted employees from informal conversations with Huawei.

Chinese Paper Says ‘Foreign Forces’ Trying to Create Havoc in Hong Kong Posted: 09 Jun 2019 09:13 PM PDT Riot police were called in after a peaceful million-strong protest against a new extradition bill descended into running clashes between police and protesters.

India’s Modi Visits Bombed Sri Lanka Church, Vows Support After Attacks Posted: 09 Jun 2019 08:56 PM PDT Modi is the first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka since the Easter bombings.

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