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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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