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• Myitsone Dam Safe, Chinese Company Assures Kachin Lawmakers
• Some State Parliaments Approve Creation of Immigration Ministries
• Sorrow, Demand for Change After LGBT Suicide
• Govt Faces Backlash for N. Rakhine Internet Blackout
• Planned Aung San Statue in Chin State Scrapped
• Court Hears Sentencing Appeals for U Ko Ni Murder Conspirators
• Lawmakers Submit Urgent Proposal to Resume Internet Services in N. Rakhine
• Huawei’s US Research Arm Builds Separate Identity
• A Year Later, Thailand’s Rescued ‘Cave Boys’ Honor Diver who Died
• Myanmar Blackout May Be Cover for Gross Human Rights Violations: UN Investigator
• The Day the KNDO Hijacked a Burma Airways Jet

Myitsone Dam Safe, Chinese Company Assures Kachin Lawmakers Posted: 25 Jun 2019 07:09 AM PDT Experts recruited by China's State Power Investment Corp insist the project poses no danger despite location near major fault line.

Some State Parliaments Approve Creation of Immigration Ministries Posted: 25 Jun 2019 06:56 AM PDT President U Win Myint has proposed that each state and regional government create a ministry of immigration and human resources.

Sorrow, Demand for Change After LGBT Suicide Posted: 25 Jun 2019 06:44 AM PDT "I tried but could no longer bear the bullying," a 25-year-old librarian wrote online before taking his life. Mourners call it a symptom of a bigger problem in Myanmar.

Govt Faces Backlash for N. Rakhine Internet Blackout Posted: 25 Jun 2019 05:31 AM PDT The internet block for the state's conflict-torn north has been blasted by rights groups, the UN and lawmakers who fear abuses may be carried out with impunity.

Planned Aung San Statue in Chin State Scrapped Posted: 25 Jun 2019 04:15 AM PDT Local authorities in Htantlang will use the funding earmarked for the controversial statue for a public park instead, marking a big win for local activists.

Court Hears Sentencing Appeals for U Ko Ni Murder Conspirators Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:31 AM PDT Both prosecution and defense want sentences adjusted for Zeya Pho and Aung Win Tun, who received 5 and 3 years respectively for falsifying evidence, harboring a criminal.

Lawmakers Submit Urgent Proposal to Resume Internet Services in N. Rakhine Posted: 25 Jun 2019 12:25 AM PDT The shutdown of internet services will encourage human rights violations and violence, Minbya Township lawmaker U Hla Thein Aung argued at the Rakhine state parliament.

Huawei’s US Research Arm Builds Separate Identity Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:58 PM PDT The fear is that Huawei is using university partnerships to scoop up research in areas such as AI, telecommunications and robotics, to be used in hacking or spying operations.

A Year Later, Thailand’s Rescued ‘Cave Boys’ Honor Diver who Died Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:25 PM PDT Saman Kunan, a former member of an elite Thai Navy SEAL unit, died after entering the cave to place oxygen tanks along a potential exit route.

Myanmar Blackout May Be Cover for Gross Human Rights Violations: UN Investigator Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:14 PM PDT UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said she has been told the Tatmadaw "is now conducting a clearance operation" in Rakhine State.

The Day the KNDO Hijacked a Burma Airways Jet Posted: 24 Jun 2019 06:55 PM PDT On this day in 1954, a team of Karen National Defense Organization rebels hijacked a Union of Burma Airways Dakota DC-3—the nation's first airplane hijacking.

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