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- South Korean President Enhances Bilateral Economic Ties with Myanmar
- Three Lawmakers Quit Charter Amendment Committee in Spat with NLD
- 6 Myanmar Villagers, Including 3-Year-Old, Wounded in Rakhine
- Court Martial Not Related to AP Mass Graves Report, Myanmar Military Says
- Bail Granted to Shan Brothers Held over Attack on Myanmar Military Academy
- Lawmaker to Propose Bill Legalizing Hemp Cultivation in Myanmar
- Lunch with a Myanmar Princess
- Hong Kong is a Nation
- Japan Won’t Join US-led Maritime Coalition in Gulf
- Hong Kong Leader Denies Beijing Won’t Let Her Resign
| South Korean President Enhances Bilateral Economic Ties with Myanmar Posted: 03 Sep 2019 06:33 AM PDT  During Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to Myanmar, both countries signed five MOUs and one framework agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
| Three Lawmakers Quit Charter Amendment Committee in Spat with NLD Posted: 03 Sep 2019 06:17 AM PDT  NLD renegade and two members of Rakhine party quit to voice their disapproval with the panel's process for drafting the amendment bill. |
| 6 Myanmar Villagers, Including 3-Year-Old, Wounded in Rakhine Posted: 03 Sep 2019 06:01 AM PDT  Villagers say their neighbors were injured when Tatmadaw troops fired at village homes then looted local grocers and phone vendors. The Tatmadaw calls them defamers. |
| Court Martial Not Related to AP Mass Graves Report, Myanmar Military Says Posted: 03 Sep 2019 04:00 AM PDT  Case against soldiers stems from failure to follow rules of engagement during a clash with ARSA in Gutar Pyin, the same village mentioned in the report, spokesman says. |
| Bail Granted to Shan Brothers Held over Attack on Myanmar Military Academy Posted: 03 Sep 2019 02:35 AM PDT  Family says personal dispute may have caused someone to frame the two teachers, who are accused of violating the Unlawful Association Act and communicating with rebels. |
| Lawmaker to Propose Bill Legalizing Hemp Cultivation in Myanmar Posted: 03 Sep 2019 02:11 AM PDT  At a meeting on Aug. 29, lawmakers, legal experts and govt officials agreed the crop has many potential benefits, but said more research is necessary. |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2019 10:33 PM PDT  A guest columnist dines in Italy with a granddaughter of Myanmar royalty and the fourth wife of a Myanmar dictator, and learns some secrets to living a happy life. |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2019 10:07 PM PDT  Chinese policy has created a Hong Kong that overwhelmingly wants nothing to do with China or its government, but Xi Jinping won't let the city go. This will not end well. |
| Japan Won’t Join US-led Maritime Coalition in Gulf Posted: 02 Sep 2019 09:30 PM PDT  Though the United States is Japan's most important ally, Tokyo has fostered economic ties with Iran, who they'd been major buyers of oil from before recent US sanctions. |
| Hong Kong Leader Denies Beijing Won’t Let Her Resign Posted: 02 Sep 2019 09:20 PM PDT  Carrie Lam denied the veracity of leaked audio purportedly of her saying that, if it were up to her, she'd apologize and resign for having caused "unforgivable havoc." |
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