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• Govt Aiding Effort to Seek Pardons for 2 Myanmar Workers on Death Row in Thailand: Minister
• Meeting Between Rebels, Myanmar Govt Peace Team ‘Just for Show’: TNLA Official
• CSOs Call on Rebels, Myanmar Military to End Fighting
• Myanmar Military to Court-Martial Troops over Mass Graves in Rakhine
• Myanmar Govt Restores Internet Access to Parts of Rakhine, Chin States
• Two Myanmar Nationalists Jailed for Shutting Down Muslim Prayer Sites
• Head of Bangladesh’s Rohingya Relief Agency Replaced Days after Mass Rally at Refugee Camp
• Police Officer in Western Myanmar’s Rakhine State Stabbed to Death
• Kashmiri Militant Calls for Pakistan Military Intervention in Disputed Region
• China, US Kick Off New Round of Tariffs in Trade War
• Hong Kong on Edge After Weekend of Clashes, Airport Disruption

Govt Aiding Effort to Seek Pardons for 2 Myanmar Workers on Death Row in Thailand: Minister Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:47 AM PDT U Thein Swe says Myanmar working with Thai officials as calls grow for govt to help the men, whose confessions in the 2014 double-murder case are widely seen as forced.

Meeting Between Rebels, Myanmar Govt Peace Team ‘Just for Show’: TNLA Official Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:24 AM PDT No agreements reached, says Brotherhood Alliance spokesman, who accused the govt of organizing Saturday's talks in Keng Tung under pressure from China.

CSOs Call on Rebels, Myanmar Military to End Fighting Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:13 AM PDT A joint statement from 26 local groups demanded justice for the deaths of two mothers and their children by mortar blast in Myanmar's Shan State over the weekend.

Myanmar Military to Court-Martial Troops over Mass Graves in Rakhine Posted: 02 Sep 2019 02:12 AM PDT Court of Inquiry finds troops may not have followed regulations; hundreds of bodies were found near Gutar Pyin village in Buthidaung Township after 2017 clash with ARSA.

Myanmar Govt Restores Internet Access to Parts of Rakhine, Chin States Posted: 02 Sep 2019 01:46 AM PDT Four Rakhine State townships remain under an internet ban from the communications ministry, as fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army continues.

Two Myanmar Nationalists Jailed for Shutting Down Muslim Prayer Sites Posted: 02 Sep 2019 01:10 AM PDT The pair, who led a mob that shut down three temporary Ramadan worship locations in Yangon in May, were handed one-year sentences for incitement.

Head of Bangladesh’s Rohingya Relief Agency Replaced Days after Mass Rally at Refugee Camp Posted: 02 Sep 2019 12:44 AM PDT He is the 2nd official in 2 days to be reassigned amid speculation over who was behind Aug. 25 rally that drew hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who earlier fled Myanmar.

Police Officer in Western Myanmar’s Rakhine State Stabbed to Death Posted: 01 Sep 2019 11:13 PM PDT Police Sub-lieutenant Zaw Min Htay is the third officer killed in attacks on police in Ponnagyun and Kyuaktaw townships in the past two weeks. Details are forthcoming.

Kashmiri Militant Calls for Pakistan Military Intervention in Disputed Region Posted: 01 Sep 2019 09:41 PM PDT His call underlines growing domestic pressure on Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Kahn to take robust action after India stripped Kashmir of its special status on Aug. 5.

China, US Kick Off New Round of Tariffs in Trade War Posted: 01 Sep 2019 09:31 PM PDT The US began imposing 15 percent tariffs on a another batch of Chinese goods at a key time of year for American retailers. Trade groups warn of lost jobs and sales.

Hong Kong on Edge After Weekend of Clashes, Airport Disruption Posted: 01 Sep 2019 09:11 PM PDT Still, Monday seems to have brought a relative calm, with trains running, shops opening and workers on their way to the office, though the protests continue.

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