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• Myanmar Lower House Votes to Scrap Polling Stations on Military Bases
• Military-Initiated Steel Project Costing Myanmar Govt $345,000 in Daily Loan Payments to China
• Shan Armed Group May Sign Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire
• India-Myanmar Cross-Border Bus Service to Operate Soon
• KNU to Myanmar Military: Stop Road Building Until Dispute is Settled
• Fighting Closes Schools Ahead of Key Exams in Myanmar’s Chin State
• Blaze in Yangon’s Chinatown Injures 15
• Myanmar’s Union-Level Ceasefire Monitoring Committee to Meet Next Month
• China Says Aerosol Infection Possible in Coronavirus Outbreak
• Myanmar Reportedly Set to Be Placed on Global Money-Laundering Watchlist
• Tranquil Thailand’s Gun Culture in Spotlight After Shooting Sprees
• Batman’s Butler Alfred on Colonialism: Does ‘Burning Down the Forest’ Work?

Myanmar Lower House Votes to Scrap Polling Stations on Military Bases Posted: 20 Feb 2020 05:35 AM PST The Lower House has voted in support of an election commission proposal requiring military personnel and their families to cast their votes outside military barracks.

Military-Initiated Steel Project Costing Myanmar Govt $345,000 in Daily Loan Payments to China Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:59 AM PST Myanmar taxpayers are bearing the burden of repaying the loan to China Development Bank.

Shan Armed Group May Sign Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:58 AM PST The Shan State Progressive Party says it is considering signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement this year if it will move Myanmar towards political reform.

India-Myanmar Cross-Border Bus Service to Operate Soon Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:43 AM PST Mandalay in central Myanmar and Imphal in northeastern India is due to be connected by a bus service from April after 17 years of planning.

KNU to Myanmar Military: Stop Road Building Until Dispute is Settled Posted: 20 Feb 2020 04:29 AM PST The Karen National Union and the Myanmar military are struggling with military tensions over road construction in Karen territory as they work to build a stronger ceasefire.

Fighting Closes Schools Ahead of Key Exams in Myanmar’s Chin State Posted: 20 Feb 2020 03:11 AM PST Fighting between Myanmar's army and the Arakan Army has forced numerous schools to close across Paletwa in Chin State as vital exams approach in March.

Blaze in Yangon’s Chinatown Injures 15 Posted: 20 Feb 2020 12:43 AM PST Residents were trapped in elevators and choked by smoke as fire raged through two floors of a mixed-use building.

Myanmar’s Union-Level Ceasefire Monitoring Committee to Meet Next Month Posted: 20 Feb 2020 12:41 AM PST The government and 10 ethnic armed groups have agreed to convene the Union-level Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee next month after a yearlong delay.

China Says Aerosol Infection Possible in Coronavirus Outbreak Posted: 19 Feb 2020 09:59 PM PST The coronavirus can be contracted by inhaling tiny airborne particles carrying the virus, Chinese officials said; those exposed to high concentrations are most at risk.

Myanmar Reportedly Set to Be Placed on Global Money-Laundering Watchlist Posted: 19 Feb 2020 09:54 PM PST A global watchdog is set to put Myanmar on its money-laundering 'gray list', sources close to an ongoing meeting in Paris said, citing trafficking, regulatory concerns.

Tranquil Thailand’s Gun Culture in Spotlight After Shooting Sprees Posted: 19 Feb 2020 09:34 PM PST A series of deadly shootings has drawn attention to Thailand's widespread gun ownership and the prevalence of illegal firearms in the country.

Batman’s Butler Alfred on Colonialism: Does ‘Burning Down the Forest’ Work? Posted: 19 Feb 2020 05:30 PM PST When the Myanmar military, like the British colonial army, hammers a population into desperation, the result may be more destructive than the problem they set out to resolve.

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