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• Medical Superintendent at Hospital in Myanmar’s Mandalay Arrested for Corruption
• Landmine Use Must Be Stopped in Myanmar’s Armed Conflict
• Raped Toddler’s Parents Prepare to Sue Myanmar Police for Naming Victim
• Landmines Spreading Across Myanmar: Monitoring Report
• Local Waste-Management Company Wins Asian Stage of Global Startup Competition
• The Day Students Barricaded Myanmar’s Secretariat to Oppose Colonial Rule
• Diplomats Race to Defuse Tensions Ahead of N. Korea’s Deadline
• Singapore Jails Tanker Captain in Shell Oil Heist Case
• China Won’t Allow Foreign Forces to Interfere in HK, Macau, Xi Says

Medical Superintendent at Hospital in Myanmar’s Mandalay Arrested for Corruption Posted: 20 Dec 2019 06:39 AM PST The anti-graft agency has sued the medical superintendent of Mandalay's Orthopedic Hospital and one of his colleagues for taking bribes related to a parking concession.

Landmine Use Must Be Stopped in Myanmar’s Armed Conflict Posted: 20 Dec 2019 06:32 AM PST The Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups deny using landmines, but the growing civilian casualty toll tells a different story.

Raped Toddler’s Parents Prepare to Sue Myanmar Police for Naming Victim Posted: 20 Dec 2019 05:18 AM PST The parents of the raped 3-year-old "Victoria" say they will file a lawsuit against Naypyitaw police commanders for revealing the toddler's identity.

Landmines Spreading Across Myanmar: Monitoring Report Posted: 20 Dec 2019 05:06 AM PST The International Campaign to Ban Landmines says four townships are now reporting problems with mines as annual casualty numbers rise.

Local Waste-Management Company Wins Asian Stage of Global Startup Competition Posted: 20 Dec 2019 04:47 AM PST RecyGlo, a local waste-management service company, has won the Asian stage of Seedstars, a global startup contest, and will compete in the final in Switzerland next year.

The Day Students Barricaded Myanmar’s Secretariat to Oppose Colonial Rule Posted: 20 Dec 2019 02:13 AM PST On this day in 1938 around 7,000 students blocked off the seat of British rule only for the authorities to react with a deadly crackdown.

Diplomats Race to Defuse Tensions Ahead of N. Korea’s Deadline Posted: 20 Dec 2019 02:02 AM PST US envoy meets with officials in China, S. Korea and Japan as diplomats race to engage with North Korea ahead of the country's year-end deadline for talks.

Singapore Jails Tanker Captain in Shell Oil Heist Case Posted: 20 Dec 2019 01:48 AM PST Vietnamese oil tanker captain jailed for more than five years in Singapore for role in oil refinery heist.

China Won’t Allow Foreign Forces to Interfere in HK, Macau, Xi Says Posted: 20 Dec 2019 01:47 AM PST China's Xi says HK, Macau affairs 'totally' an internal affair on visit to gambling enclave.

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