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• Myanmar Closes Bagan’s Temples Ahead of Weekend Holiday Amid COVID-19 Fears
• Myanmar Health Minister Urges Renewed Vigilance to Prevent Second COVID-19 Wave
• Myanmar Takes US$250 M Loan from ADB for COVID-19 Relief
• Myanmar’s Union Govt Splits Up Huge China-Backed New Yangon City Project
• Myanmar to Lift Ban on Foreign Travel for Citizens With Urgent Business
• Almost 3 Billion Animals Affected by Australia’s Summer Fires: Report
• Malaysian ex-PM Najib Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail Over 1MDB Scandal

Myanmar Closes Bagan’s Temples Ahead of Weekend Holiday Amid COVID-19 Fears Posted: 29 Jul 2020 06:25 AM PDT Employers in Bagan are reeling as they were counting on an influx of domestic visitors to help cope with the coronavirus downturn.

Myanmar Health Minister Urges Renewed Vigilance to Prevent Second COVID-19 Wave Posted: 29 Jul 2020 05:53 AM PDT Health Minister Dr. Myint Htwe noted that people in Myanmar have become relaxed about COVID-19 prevention measures, with many workplaces abandoning health guidelines.

Myanmar Takes US$250 M Loan from ADB for COVID-19 Relief Posted: 29 Jul 2020 05:30 AM PDT Myanmar's Parliament gave the green light to borrow US$250 million from the ADB to help fund the government's COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan which it began rolling out in April.

Myanmar’s Union Govt Splits Up Huge China-Backed New Yangon City Project Posted: 29 Jul 2020 04:34 AM PDT Citing the huge investment cost, the Myanmar government has broken up the New Yangon City project and will recruit an international consultant to help select a developer.

Myanmar to Lift Ban on Foreign Travel for Citizens With Urgent Business Posted: 29 Jul 2020 02:22 AM PDT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Myanmar citizens with an urgent need to travel overseas will be cleared to do so on a case-by-case basis.

Almost 3 Billion Animals Affected by Australia’s Summer Fires: Report Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:42 PM PDT Experts in Australia have revised upward their estimate of the number of animals killed or impacted by the country's recent bushfires to 3 billion from 1 billion.

Malaysian ex-PM Najib Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail Over 1MDB Scandal Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:32 PM PDT A Malaysian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to 12 years in jail on multiple charges in the first of a series of corruption trials.

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