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- Civilians Killed, Wounded by Landmines in Southern Myanmar
- Myanmar Closes All Land Borders to Foreigners
- NLD’s Bid to End Myanmar Military’s Constitutional Grip on National Security Voted Down
- Myanmar Airbase Accident Injures Local Woman in Explosion
- Myanmar’s Bygone Rangoon Government House
- Weaving Local Threads: How A Myanmar Designer Built Her Brand, Art Che Lone
- Myanmar Unveils $70-Million Stimulus Package to Ease Economic Blow From Virus
- Pandemic Makes Case for Partnership Between ROK and Myanmar, Other Mekong Nations
- China’s Wuhan Reports No New Coronavirus Infections for First Time
- Coronavirus Surges Across SE Asia as Malaysia Warns of ’Tsunami’ of Cases
- Coronavirus Compensation Promised to Poor Workers in India
| Civilians Killed, Wounded by Landmines in Southern Myanmar Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:44 AM PDT  An ethnic Mon man died after stepping on a landmine in Mon State's Ye Township while going fishing in an area that has seen clashes between Mon and Karen armed groups. |
| Myanmar Closes All Land Borders to Foreigners Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:36 AM PDT  Myanmar has announced the closure of all its land borders to foreign nationals in a preventative measure against the coronavirus. |
| NLD’s Bid to End Myanmar Military’s Constitutional Grip on National Security Voted Down Posted: 19 Mar 2020 05:25 AM PDT  The NLD's bid to scrap charter provisions giving the military sole responsibility for all armed forces and 'safeguarding the nation' fell short in parliamentary voting. |
| Myanmar Airbase Accident Injures Local Woman in Explosion Posted: 19 Mar 2020 05:21 AM PDT  A local resident in Magwe was injured Tuesday when a piece of a weapon at Magwe Airbase slipped and struck a warehouse. The air force is allegedly compensating the victim. |
| Myanmar’s Bygone Rangoon Government House Posted: 19 Mar 2020 04:33 AM PDT  Over 80 years, the Government House went through an evolution of British colonial governors, presidents of Myanmar and eventual neglect until Ne Win had it demolished in 1978. |
| Weaving Local Threads: How A Myanmar Designer Built Her Brand, Art Che Lone Posted: 19 Mar 2020 03:43 AM PDT  A local Yangon clothing designer has built a made-in-Myanmar brand selling trendy, colorful and simple clothes for women, made entirely from Inle Lake cotton. |
| Myanmar Unveils $70-Million Stimulus Package to Ease Economic Blow From Virus Posted: 19 Mar 2020 12:54 AM PDT  SMEs, travel, garment and other businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic will receive low-interest loans and tax deferrals under the government's new stimulus package. |
| Pandemic Makes Case for Partnership Between ROK and Myanmar, Other Mekong Nations Posted: 19 Mar 2020 12:41 AM PDT  The steps Korea has taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus, recently held up as exemplary by the WHO, hold valuable lessons for its partners in the Mekong region. |
| China’s Wuhan Reports No New Coronavirus Infections for First Time Posted: 18 Mar 2020 10:15 PM PDT  For the first time since the coronavirus emerged there late last year, the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday reported no new infections. |
| Coronavirus Surges Across SE Asia as Malaysia Warns of ’Tsunami’ of Cases Posted: 18 Mar 2020 10:14 PM PDT  The number of coronavirus infections across Southeast Asia surged on Wednesday, with Indonesia now leading the region in virus-related deaths. |
| Coronavirus Compensation Promised to Poor Workers in India Posted: 18 Mar 2020 09:59 PM PDT  India's Uttar Pradesh state has announced it will compensate day laborers who lose work due to the coronavirus; first it must tackle a shortage of data on workers. |
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