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- Bago Chief Minister Accused of Encouraging Harassment of Myanmar Village Teachers
- Myanmar Police Reject Lawsuits Against 3 Critics of Ex-Lower House Speaker
- Myanmar Govt Backs Minimum Price for Rice Amid Weak Market
- Monk Taken to Mandalay After Triggering Roadside Landmine in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State
- Myanmar Military Kills Villager, Injures Another in Northern Rakhine State
- Vietnam Urges Restraint Amid Maritime Tensions With China
- US House Takes Hard Line on China over Hong Kong, Huawei
- Thai Human Traffickers Flout Court Orders to Compensate Victims
| Bago Chief Minister Accused of Encouraging Harassment of Myanmar Village Teachers Posted: 16 Oct 2019 07:34 AM PDT  The NLD's Bago chief minister, U Win Thein, has offended teachers by quipping that villagers should try to marry them to make them stay. |
| Myanmar Police Reject Lawsuits Against 3 Critics of Ex-Lower House Speaker Posted: 16 Oct 2019 06:38 AM PDT  U Ye Htut, U Hla Swe and U Bo Bo Kyaw Nyein did not breach the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens in comments about U Shwe Mann, police say. |
| Myanmar Govt Backs Minimum Price for Rice Amid Weak Market Posted: 16 Oct 2019 06:16 AM PDT  Myanmar's government has pledged to buy farmers' paddy rice if the market drops below a certain price; some areas are already reporting prices below the government floor. |
| Monk Taken to Mandalay After Triggering Roadside Landmine in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State Posted: 16 Oct 2019 05:54 AM PDT  Three monks on motorcycles tripped a landmine in northern Shan State, with one needing specialist treatment in Mandalay. |
| Myanmar Military Kills Villager, Injures Another in Northern Rakhine State Posted: 16 Oct 2019 04:05 AM PDT  Myanmar military says Kyauktaw Township villager shot dead while attempting to flee questioning; bystander injured as gunfire strikes his car. |
| Vietnam Urges Restraint Amid Maritime Tensions With China Posted: 15 Oct 2019 10:12 PM PDT  Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong calls for restraint in disputed South China Sea as Chinese vessel continues to conduct survey in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone. |
| US House Takes Hard Line on China over Hong Kong, Huawei Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:55 PM PDT  US House passes three bills supporting democracy in Hong Kong and one backing Canada's handling of an extradition case involving a senior executive of China's Huawei. |
| Thai Human Traffickers Flout Court Orders to Compensate Victims Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:27 PM PDT  In more than 99 percent of recent cases, convicted human traffickers in Thailand have ignored judges' orders to pay compensation to their victims, data show. |
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