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• NLD Questions Advance Voting by Myanmar’s Military in Kachin State
• Stepped-Up Testing Sees Myanmar Reporting 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases a Day
• 19 Arrested After Mob Attack on NLD Member’s House in Central Myanmar
• Myanmar Migrants Flock to Bangkok to Vote
• India, Myanmar Agree Strategic Port Operation in Rakhine Next Year
• Yatai IHG May Seek to Co-opt Myanmar Government Officials Through Dubious Connections
• Sony, Kioxia Seek US Approval to Supply Chips to China’s Huawei
• Trump Discharged From Hospital After COVID Treatment, Feeling ‘Good’

NLD Questions Advance Voting by Myanmar’s Military in Kachin State Posted: 06 Oct 2020 06:08 AM PDT A National League for Democracy candidate is worried large numbers of military voters could see his constituency, which has a low voter population, won by a rival party.

Stepped-Up Testing Sees Myanmar Reporting 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases a Day Posted: 06 Oct 2020 05:49 AM PDT The number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day in Myanmar has risen to around 1,000, in part due to faster and more comprehensive testing.

19 Arrested After Mob Attack on NLD Member’s House in Central Myanmar Posted: 06 Oct 2020 05:17 AM PDT A National League for Democracy executive committee member fled his house – in an alleged Union Solidarity and Development Party stronghold – as petrol bombs landed.

Myanmar Migrants Flock to Bangkok to Vote Posted: 06 Oct 2020 05:09 AM PDT Registered voters based in Thailand are taking time off work, traveling overnight and braving COVID-19 restrictions to take part in the Nov. 8 general election.

India, Myanmar Agree Strategic Port Operation in Rakhine Next Year Posted: 06 Oct 2020 04:11 AM PDT India and Myanmar this week agreed the Sittwe Port component of India's Kaladan transport scheme linking northeastern India and Rakhine would be functioning next year.

Yatai IHG May Seek to Co-opt Myanmar Government Officials Through Dubious Connections Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:29 AM PDT Development of "China Town" new city along Thai border in Karen State is rife with questions, while COVID-19 stalls Myanmar government efforts to investigate.

Sony, Kioxia Seek US Approval to Supply Chips to China’s Huawei Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:25 PM PDT Two major Japanese suppliers of parts for Huawei smartphones are seeking approval from Washington to export chips to the Chinese firm amid US sanctions on the tech giant.

Trump Discharged From Hospital After COVID Treatment, Feeling ‘Good’ Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:12 PM PDT US President Donald Trump downplayed the effects of the coronavirus after being released from hospital on Monday following treatment for COVID-19, saying he felt 'good'.

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