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• Exhibition of Sawbwas’ Royal Dress Puts Shan History, Culture on Display
• Jailed American’s Family Pleads to US, Myanmar Govts in Hemp Case
• Four Mandalay Policemen Face Corruption Charges
• Parliament’s Constitution Amendment Panel Completes Review of Charter
• UEC Upholds Mandalay Election Results
• Civilians Injured, School Shelled in Army Response to Mrauk-U Ambush
• Join Peace Process, Don’t Complain from Outside: Senior Govt Negotiator
• Army’s Tough Stance on 3 Northern Alliance Groups Thwarts Bilateral Deals: AA Chief
• Tight Security at Indonesia Court as Opposition Pushes for Fresh Election
• RPT-Banks Reopen as Hong Kong Returns to Normal Ahead of Weekend Protest
• ‘Too Many’ Maps Slow Return of Indonesia’s Indigenous Land
• Shortage of Blood Donations Highlighted on World Blood Donor Day

Exhibition of Sawbwas’ Royal Dress Puts Shan History, Culture on Display Posted: 14 Jun 2019 07:32 AM PDT National Museum show is the best-attended it has ever put on

Jailed American’s Family Pleads to US, Myanmar Govts in Hemp Case Posted: 14 Jun 2019 06:54 AM PDT The family of John Todoroki, arrested for his role in an industrial hemp project near Mandalay, wrote to US and Myanmar government officials pleading for his release.

Four Mandalay Policemen Face Corruption Charges Posted: 14 Jun 2019 06:46 AM PDT Anti-Corruption Commission opens cases against officers who allegedly took a combined 3.65 million kyats for allowing suspects to go free on bail.

Parliament’s Constitution Amendment Panel Completes Review of Charter Posted: 14 Jun 2019 06:34 AM PDT Proposals to be submitted to Parliament next month; report recommends articles be repealed, amended, expanded or retained.

UEC Upholds Mandalay Election Results Posted: 14 Jun 2019 05:52 AM PDT NLD candidate Sai Pan Hsai remains Shan State Ethnic Affairs Minister for Mandalay Region after the UEC dismisses election complaints from SNLD challenger Nan Htwe Hmone.

Civilians Injured, School Shelled in Army Response to Mrauk-U Ambush Posted: 14 Jun 2019 05:11 AM PDT A Tatmadaw unit opened fire in a Rakhine village Thursday afternoon, injuring four civilians—including a 9-year-old boy—and damaging a government school.

Join Peace Process, Don’t Complain from Outside: Senior Govt Negotiator Posted: 14 Jun 2019 03:27 AM PDT UPDJC secretariat member U Khin Zaw Oo vents apparent frustration with EAOs' decision to boycott formal talks.

Army’s Tough Stance on 3 Northern Alliance Groups Thwarts Bilateral Deals: AA Chief Posted: 14 Jun 2019 01:27 AM PDT Tatmadaw's refusal to recognize troop deployments of AA, TNLA, MNDAA leaves prospect of progress on political front bleak, Maj-Gen. Tun Myat Naing says.

Tight Security at Indonesia Court as Opposition Pushes for Fresh Election Posted: 13 Jun 2019 11:43 PM PDT Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has not conceded defeat to incumbent Joko Widodo in April's elections, claiming electoral fraud.

RPT-Banks Reopen as Hong Kong Returns to Normal Ahead of Weekend Protest Posted: 13 Jun 2019 11:32 PM PDT Though protests over an extradition bill are set to resume in the Asian financial hub this weekend and on Monday, financial and commercial activity is normalizing.

‘Too Many’ Maps Slow Return of Indonesia’s Indigenous Land Posted: 13 Jun 2019 10:37 PM PDT Overlapping land claims and disputed maps are holding back Indonesia's plans to hand control of large swaths of forest back to indigenous people.

Shortage of Blood Donations Highlighted on World Blood Donor Day Posted: 13 Jun 2019 06:00 PM PDT A national blood drive encourages everyone to donate on World Blood Donor Day in an effort to reduce the 100-liter daily national blood bank deficit.

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