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• Mu Ai’s New Set Menus Let Diners Sample a Range of Authentic Kachin Flavors
• 90 Pct. of Money Laundering Cases Tied to Drugs
• Red Cross Aid Convoy Hit by Roadside Blast in N. Rakhine
• Mandalay Murderer Sentenced to Death
• The President Intervenes to Save Yangon from Its Govt
• Myanmar’s First Solar Power Plant Joins National Grid
• EXPLAINER: US Dependence on China’s Rare Earth: Trade War Vulnerability
• Faces for Cookware: Data Collection Industry Flourishes as China Pursues AI Ambitions

Mu Ai’s New Set Menus Let Diners Sample a Range of Authentic Kachin Flavors Posted: 28 Jun 2019 06:29 AM PDT Chef Ko Padang Laroi has added two combination meals to the menu at this award-winning ethnic eatery in Kamayut Township.

90 Pct. of Money Laundering Cases Tied to Drugs Posted: 28 Jun 2019 04:54 AM PDT The Ministry of Home Affairs tells The Irrawaddy that drug traffickers often open bank accounts in relatives' names or purchase assets to launder money.

Red Cross Aid Convoy Hit by Roadside Blast in N. Rakhine Posted: 28 Jun 2019 04:13 AM PDT One truck hit but driver unhurt; convoy was traveling at night despite a curfew in the area; military accuses AA of detonating device but group denies claim.

Mandalay Murderer Sentenced to Death Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:05 AM PDT Khun Kaw Lar, aka Maung Myo, received the maximum penalty for shooting a couple in 2018, leaving one dead; he was also sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for robbery.

The President Intervenes to Save Yangon from Its Govt Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:08 AM PDT The regional administration's canceled budget request for 16 billion kyats for non-essential items was just the latest in an embarrassingly long line of missteps.

Myanmar’s First Solar Power Plant Joins National Grid Posted: 28 Jun 2019 12:14 AM PDT The station, in Magwe Region's Minbu Township, will have a total capacity of 170MW, producing 350 million kWh of power a year and lighting up 210,000 homes.

EXPLAINER: US Dependence on China’s Rare Earth: Trade War Vulnerability Posted: 27 Jun 2019 10:36 PM PDT China processes five times the rest of the world's rare earth elements, which are needed for everything from iPhones to military jets. It would take years to catch up.

Faces for Cookware: Data Collection Industry Flourishes as China Pursues AI Ambitions Posted: 27 Jun 2019 09:56 PM PDT China has become a data collection and labeling hub, thanks to insatiable demand from a burgeoning artificial intelligence sector backed by the ruling Communist Party.

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