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• Army-Backed Mytel Fined Nearly $200,000 for Giving Away Free SIM Cards
• Key Facts & Figures on Myanmar Charter Amendment Recommendations 
• Singapore Deportees in Custody, Families Left in the Dark
• Prosecution of Filmmaker Sued by Military to Proceed: Court
• New Bar Sports Art Theme
• Military Launches Helicopter Assault During Clash in Buthidaung, AA Says
• Govt Suggests KNPP Sign Ceasefire this Fall
• Accessible Healthcare Requires Local Participation: Dr. Cynthia Maung
• CCTV Contract with Huawei Will Guard Against Spying: Mandalay Chief Minister
• Malaysian Activists Urge Lawmakers to Get Tough on Forests Losses
• Plastic Cups Runneth Over at Cambodia’s Rubbish Cafe
• Asia-Pacific Meth Drug Trade Worth Up to $61 billion: UN

Army-Backed Mytel Fined Nearly $200,000 for Giving Away Free SIM Cards Posted: 18 Jul 2019 07:27 AM PDT Country's 4th-largest telecom operator has already been warned twice this year for regulatory violations.

Key Facts & Figures on Myanmar Charter Amendment Recommendations  Posted: 18 Jul 2019 06:45 AM PDT A graphic guide to the work of the joint parliamentary panel set up to draft changes to the 2008 Constitution, which submitted a list of 3,765 proposals on Monday.

Singapore Deportees in Custody, Families Left in the Dark Posted: 18 Jul 2019 06:11 AM PDT After several Arakenese migrants were deported from Singapore last week, all have since wound up in government detention. Their relatives are searching for answers.

Prosecution of Filmmaker Sued by Military to Proceed: Court Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:45 AM PDT U Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi's incitement to mutiny trial to resume next month; separate defamation case has yet to be brought to court, lawyer says.

New Bar Sports Art Theme Posted: 18 Jul 2019 03:41 AM PDT Bart is a cool, laid back downtown bar with a wide ranging food and drink menu sure to satisfy the lunchtime worker and the nighttime bar fly alike.

Military Launches Helicopter Assault During Clash in Buthidaung, AA Says Posted: 18 Jul 2019 03:33 AM PDT Ethnic armed group says gunship bombed, strafed its positions after Tatmadaw sustained heavy losses in fierce clash; military denies ordering air strikes.

Govt Suggests KNPP Sign Ceasefire this Fall Posted: 18 Jul 2019 03:05 AM PDT The suggestion came at a meeting between the Karenni National Progressive Party and the Union government in Nayptitaw, amid still unsolved disputes between the two sides.

Accessible Healthcare Requires Local Participation: Dr. Cynthia Maung Posted: 18 Jul 2019 02:27 AM PDT With changes in government and ceasefire agreements signed since 2012, the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border continues operating on less and less aid.

CCTV Contract with Huawei Will Guard Against Spying: Mandalay Chief Minister Posted: 18 Jul 2019 02:16 AM PDT U Zaw Myint Maung says $1.25 million deal with Chinese tech giant to supply surveillance system for 'Safe City' project will be thoroughly vetted.

Malaysian Activists Urge Lawmakers to Get Tough on Forests Losses Posted: 17 Jul 2019 10:11 PM PDT Activists plan to march outside the country's parliament building this Thursday to demand stronger forestry laws and greater protection for dwindling rainforests.

Plastic Cups Runneth Over at Cambodia’s Rubbish Cafe Posted: 17 Jul 2019 10:02 PM PDT As Southeast Asia grapples with massive tides of trash hitting its shores, a Cambodian coffee shop owner has outfit his chic café with local refuse.

Asia-Pacific Meth Drug Trade Worth Up to $61 billion: UN Posted: 17 Jul 2019 10:00 PM PDT Most of the meth is produced in northern Myanmar and pushed all over the world, with syndicates exploiting endemic graft, weak law enforcement and lax border regulations.

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