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• Military Chief Blames Ethnic Armies, Govt for Myanmar’s Protracted Peace Process
• Monk Granted Bail in Myanmar Military Lawsuit
• Myanmar’s Rakhine State Capital Under Partial Lockdown Due to Spike in Local COVID-19 Transmissions
• Myanmar Seizes Massive Methamphetamine Hauls Destined for Malaysia and Indonesia 
• The Day Japan Founded a Military Training School in Wartime Myanmar
• North Korea’s Ruling Party to Hold First Congress Since 2016 in January
• Democrats Nominate Biden for President, Vow to Revive Alliances

Military Chief Blames Ethnic Armies, Govt for Myanmar’s Protracted Peace Process Posted: 20 Aug 2020 06:11 AM PDT Myanmar's army chief told the Union Peace Conference that stakeholders' dishonesty and lack of adherence to principle were to blame for the failure to achieve peace.

Monk Granted Bail in Myanmar Military Lawsuit Posted: 20 Aug 2020 05:05 AM PDT Sayadaw U Sein Ti Ta has faced multiple lawsuits after he posted on Facebook that the military was more interested in personal gain than national security.

Myanmar’s Rakhine State Capital Under Partial Lockdown Due to Spike in Local COVID-19 Transmissions Posted: 20 Aug 2020 04:32 AM PDT Parts of Sittwe have been placed under lockdown after six locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were found in the Rakhine State capital in four days.

Myanmar Seizes Massive Methamphetamine Hauls Destined for Malaysia and Indonesia  Posted: 20 Aug 2020 03:20 AM PDT The police authorities say they have discovered nearly 2,400 kg of crystal meth or Ice in Yangon and Rakhine State.

The Day Japan Founded a Military Training School in Wartime Myanmar Posted: 20 Aug 2020 01:34 AM PDT Japan founded its Officer Training School to bolster its grip on the former British colony, only for its graduates to rise against the occupation forces in 1945.

North Korea’s Ruling Party to Hold First Congress Since 2016 in January Posted: 19 Aug 2020 10:33 PM PDT North Korea's ruling Workers' Party will hold its first congress in more than four years in January to work out a new five-year economic development plan.

Democrats Nominate Biden for President, Vow to Revive Alliances Posted: 19 Aug 2020 10:20 PM PDT Ex-Vice President Joe Biden secured the Democratic Party's nomination for president with a vow to restore the United States' relationships with international partners.

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