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• Myanmar Govt Targets Mines Over Undelivered Gold Payments
• Ethnic Parties in Myanmar Worried Proposed Voter Registration Changes Will Hurt Their Election Chances
• Myanmar State Counselor to Attend Religious Event Organized by Pa-O Militia
• Myanmar Blames Bangladesh for Rohingya Repatriation Failure
• Myanmar Military Chief Visits Thai Military’s Major Shipbuilding Supplier
• Civilian Injured Amid Armed Group’s Shelling of Residential Area in Myanmar’s Shan State
• Busan Summit to Reinforce Partnership Between the ROK and ASEAN
• Leaked Chinese Govt Documents Show Details of Xinjiang Clampdown: NY Times
• Hong Kong Police Threaten to Use Live Bullets as Standoff With Protesters Escalates
• Sri Lanka Strongman Rajapaksa Wins Presidency

Myanmar Govt Targets Mines Over Undelivered Gold Payments Posted: 18 Nov 2019 06:08 AM PST The government says it is taking 138 mining companies to court for failing to deliver gold payments.

Ethnic Parties in Myanmar Worried Proposed Voter Registration Changes Will Hurt Their Election Chances Posted: 18 Nov 2019 06:01 AM PST Ethnic parties say UEC's plan to allow workers to vote in their place of employment after just 90 days of residence will hurt the parties' chances at the ballot box.

Myanmar State Counselor to Attend Religious Event Organized by Pa-O Militia Posted: 18 Nov 2019 05:30 AM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to join a Buddhist donation ceremony this week hosted by the Pa-O National Organization, a former ethnic armed group.

Myanmar Blames Bangladesh for Rohingya Repatriation Failure Posted: 18 Nov 2019 05:24 AM PST Myanmar government spokesman U Zaw Htay says Bangladesh has failed to fulfil its promises to repatriate the Rohingya to Rakhine State.

Myanmar Military Chief Visits Thai Military’s Major Shipbuilding Supplier Posted: 18 Nov 2019 03:09 AM PST On a visit to Bangkok for a series of defense meetings, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing toured Thai shipbuilding company Marsun, a major supplier for the Thai military.

Civilian Injured Amid Armed Group’s Shelling of Residential Area in Myanmar’s Shan State Posted: 18 Nov 2019 02:41 AM PST Shelling rocked residential areas of Lashio, Shan State on Saturday in what the Myanmar military says was an attack by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.

Busan Summit to Reinforce Partnership Between the ROK and ASEAN Posted: 18 Nov 2019 01:28 AM PST Next week's ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit will serve as a curtain-raiser for Seoul's New Southern Policy 2.0.

Leaked Chinese Govt Documents Show Details of Xinjiang Clampdown: NY Times Posted: 17 Nov 2019 09:27 PM PST Chinese government papers leaked to New York Times reveal details of Beijing's clampdown on Uighurs in Xinjiang under Xi Jinping, who urged officials to show 'no mercy'.

Hong Kong Police Threaten to Use Live Bullets as Standoff With Protesters Escalates Posted: 17 Nov 2019 09:16 PM PST Sri Lanka's former civil defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential election by unexpectedly wide margin; vows to secure the country against threat of terrorism.

Sri Lanka Strongman Rajapaksa Wins Presidency Posted: 17 Nov 2019 08:53 PM PST Sri Lanka's former civil defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential election by unexpectedly wide margin; vows to secure the country against threat of terrorism.

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