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• Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Foundation Converts Football Center Into COVID-19 Hospital
• Myanmar’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 32 After 12 Reported in Single Day
• Election Posters for Myanmar’s Ruling Party Vandalized in a Dozen Locations
• Rakhine COVID-19 Hospital Reports High Recovery Rate
• Civil Servants Among COVID-19 Patients as Cases Spread Through Myanmar Capital
• Despite Current Economic Fallout in Myanmar, ADB Forecasts a Bounce
• Myanmar Officials to Prosecute Owner of Nightspot Responsible for Yangon’s Biggest COVID-19 Cluster
• Australian Journalist Feared He Would Be ‘Disappeared’ by China
• Hong Kong Says It Won’t Intervene In Case of 12 Residents Detained by China
• Powerful Armed Ethnic Group Launches Its Own Military Academy in Myanmar

Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Foundation Converts Football Center Into COVID-19 Hospital Posted: 15 Sep 2020 06:42 AM PDT The Ayeyarwady Foundation is converting a football stadium in Yangon into a makeshift COVID-19 treatment center as the city's hospitals reach capacity.

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 32 After 12 Reported in Single Day Posted: 15 Sep 2020 06:32 AM PDT Myanmar reported 12 more fatalities from COVID-19 on Monday—11 in Yangon and one in Sittwe; the country's death toll now stands at 32 with 3,299 total cases.

Election Posters for Myanmar’s Ruling Party Vandalized in a Dozen Locations Posted: 15 Sep 2020 06:19 AM PDT The NLD has filed cases under the election law after its campaign posters and other materials were vandalized in multiple locations around the country.

Rakhine COVID-19 Hospital Reports High Recovery Rate Posted: 15 Sep 2020 05:52 AM PDT A chief medic in Sittwe says the current strain of coronavirus is more virulent but less deadly than earlier this year.

Civil Servants Among COVID-19 Patients as Cases Spread Through Myanmar Capital Posted: 15 Sep 2020 04:04 AM PDT Over 40 coronavirus cases have now been reported in Naypyitaw, with civil servants and their relatives accounting for half of the cases.

Despite Current Economic Fallout in Myanmar, ADB Forecasts a Bounce Posted: 15 Sep 2020 03:34 AM PDT The Asian Development Bank is hopeful that Myanmar's economy will spring back from the current 1.8 percent growth to 6 percent in the next financial year.

Myanmar Officials to Prosecute Owner of Nightspot Responsible for Yangon’s Biggest COVID-19 Cluster Posted: 15 Sep 2020 01:36 AM PDT Thingangyun Township authorities say they will take action against the owner of a KTV venue who ignored prevention guidelines, causing over 90 staff to contract COVID-19.

Australian Journalist Feared He Would Be ‘Disappeared’ by China Posted: 14 Sep 2020 11:55 PM PDT Australian Financial Review journalist Michael Smith, who fled China after being questioned in a 'security' case, said he feared he would be 'disappeared' by authorities.

Hong Kong Says It Won’t Intervene In Case of 12 Residents Detained by China Posted: 14 Sep 2020 11:38 PM PDT Hong Kong's security chief said the island won't intervene in the cases of 12 residents who fled by boat and were detained by China, which has labeled them separatists.

Powerful Armed Ethnic Group Launches Its Own Military Academy in Myanmar Posted: 14 Sep 2020 11:28 PM PDT With 30,000 troops and plenty of military hardware, the United Wa State Army now plans to improve officer training for the next generation.

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