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- Myanmar Parliament Slashes Military’s Budget Request for First Time
- Europe’s Rich Continue to Buy Myanmar’s Illegal Teak: EIA
- Myanmar’s Opposition, Military Lawmakers Seek House Speaker’s Impeachment
- Myanmar Govt Borrows US$925 M from Central Bank to Cover Deficit
- When a Burmese Cane Ball Juggler Dazzled London
- Myanmar Parliament Approves Half-Million USD for ICJ Genocide Defense After Debate
- Singapore Agency to Help Myanmar Find Partners for Key Infrastructure Projects
- Hundreds Arrested as Hong Kong Citizens Protest Chinese Anthem Law
- US Coronavirus Deaths Top 100,000 as Country Reopens
- Huawei Executive Meng Loses Key Court Fight Against Extradition to US
- No Way Back: Indian Workers Shun City Jobs After Lockdown Ordeal
| Myanmar Parliament Slashes Military’s Budget Request for First Time Posted: 28 May 2020 07:04 AM PDT  US$7.5 million removed from military's extra budget request, marking the first time the armed forces' full spending request has been denied by the NLD government. |
| Europe’s Rich Continue to Buy Myanmar’s Illegal Teak: EIA Posted: 28 May 2020 06:18 AM PDT  Alec Dawson, a forestry campaigner at the Environmental Investigation Agency, tells The Irrawaddy that illegally logged teak continues to end up in European yachts. |
| Myanmar’s Opposition, Military Lawmakers Seek House Speaker’s Impeachment Posted: 28 May 2020 05:48 AM PDT  The MPs have called for the Parliament Speaker to be removed over his handling of the charter change debate and for allegedly failing to fulfill his duties. |
| Myanmar Govt Borrows US$925 M from Central Bank to Cover Deficit Posted: 28 May 2020 05:16 AM PDT  The loan was approved by Parliament on Wednesday and will cover 20 percent of Myanmar's deficit for the year as spending increases due to impacts of COVID-19. |
| When a Burmese Cane Ball Juggler Dazzled London Posted: 28 May 2020 05:03 AM PDT  On this day in 1924, a Burmese juggler performed at the British Empire Exhibition in London, entertaining audiences with a display of traditional chinlone cane ball prowess. |
| Myanmar Parliament Approves Half-Million USD for ICJ Genocide Defense After Debate Posted: 28 May 2020 03:28 AM PDT  Lawmakers and ministers debated whether the proposed budget to cover the cost of the ICJ defense was in line with laws and procedures. |
| Singapore Agency to Help Myanmar Find Partners for Key Infrastructure Projects Posted: 28 May 2020 01:19 AM PDT  Singapore's Infrastructure Asia has signed an agreement to help Myanmar find 'quality' investors and partners for its Project Bank of high-priority development plans. |
| Hundreds Arrested as Hong Kong Citizens Protest Chinese Anthem Law Posted: 27 May 2020 10:44 PM PDT  Hong Kong police arrested hundreds of people protesting a bill that would make it illegal to abuse China's national anthem. |
| US Coronavirus Deaths Top 100,000 as Country Reopens Posted: 27 May 2020 10:39 PM PDT  The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has passed 100,000, making it the eighth-most severely affected country in terms of fatalities per capita. |
| Huawei Executive Meng Loses Key Court Fight Against Extradition to US Posted: 27 May 2020 10:29 PM PDT  A court in Canada ruled that there are legitimate legal grounds for extraditing Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou to the US, angering Beijing. |
| No Way Back: Indian Workers Shun City Jobs After Lockdown Ordeal Posted: 27 May 2020 10:26 PM PDT  The hardship endured by Indian migrant workers left jobless and forced to find a way home due to COVID-19 has made many reluctant to seek work in cities again. |
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