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• Myanmar-Based Diplomats Told to Cancel Events Amid Coronavirus Fears
• NLD, Ethnic Parties Vote Down Myanmar Military’s Charter Amendment Proposals
• Mon State MPs Urge Govt: Ban Pilgrimages to Myanmar’s Golden Rock Over COVID-19
• Myanmar Govt Suspends Advance Tax on Exports to Aid Virus-Hit Businesses
• RCSS Dialogue with Shan Residents Postponed Over Myanmar’s Coronavirus Concerns
• Nine Civilians Injured in Rakhine as Myanmar Military Shells Villages
• Tracing the More Than Century-Old Dream of Building a Myanmar-China Railway
• The Day British Bombers Destroyed Mandalay Palace
• Coronavirus Closes India’s Taj Mahal; Mumbai Tells Half Its Office Workers to Stay Home
• China Reports One Locally Transmitted Virus Case, 20 Imported Ones

Myanmar-Based Diplomats Told to Cancel Events Amid Coronavirus Fears Posted: 17 Mar 2020 06:40 AM PDT The government has told diplomats based in Myanmar and its staff overseas to cancel all public events to avoid spreading the coronavirus.

NLD, Ethnic Parties Vote Down Myanmar Military’s Charter Amendment Proposals Posted: 17 Mar 2020 06:06 AM PDT NLD, ethnic MPs reject proposed charter amendments by the military and USDP, including one that would have allowed state parliaments to elect chief ministers.

Mon State MPs Urge Govt: Ban Pilgrimages to Myanmar’s Golden Rock Over COVID-19 Posted: 17 Mar 2020 05:47 AM PDT The Mon State parliament is calling on their state government to ban pilgrimages and tours to the famous Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.

Myanmar Govt Suspends Advance Tax on Exports to Aid Virus-Hit Businesses Posted: 17 Mar 2020 03:29 AM PDT In a bid to ease pressure on Myanmar's coronavirus-hit businesses, the government has unveiled a raft of measures including tax relief, soft loans and training programs.

RCSS Dialogue with Shan Residents Postponed Over Myanmar’s Coronavirus Concerns Posted: 17 Mar 2020 02:33 AM PDT The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS)'s first political dialogue with stakeholders—a key step in the peace process—has been postponed over concerns about coronavirus.

Nine Civilians Injured in Rakhine as Myanmar Military Shells Villages Posted: 17 Mar 2020 01:55 AM PDT More civilians were injured early Monday morning as the Myanmar navy allegedly shelled villages near the Kalanda River in Rakhine, according to local lawmakers and residents.

Tracing the More Than Century-Old Dream of Building a Myanmar-China Railway Posted: 17 Mar 2020 01:40 AM PDT If China's plan for a high-speed railway between Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State and Yunnan goes ahead, it will realize a vision first put forward by 19th-century colonizers.

The Day British Bombers Destroyed Mandalay Palace Posted: 17 Mar 2020 01:01 AM PDT On this day in 1945, British forces bombed Mandalay Palace, the last home of Myanmar's kings, reducing it to rubble as Japanese troops put up fierce resistance.

Coronavirus Closes India’s Taj Mahal; Mumbai Tells Half Its Office Workers to Stay Home Posted: 17 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT To prevent the spread of coronavirus, India has closed the Taj Mahal and ordered millions of Mumbai office workers to stay home; cases in Pakistan spike to 183.

China Reports One Locally Transmitted Virus Case, 20 Imported Ones Posted: 16 Mar 2020 11:16 PM PDT All but one of the 21 new coronavirus cases reported in China on Tuesday were imported from overseas, health authorities said.

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