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- What Do We Want a Post-Pandemic Myanmar to Look Like?
- NLD Vows to Veto USDP and Military’s Bid to Impeach Speaker
- Ta’ang Armed Group Attacks Myanmar Military Convoy in Shan State
- COVID-19 Forces Ceremony for Depayin Massacre to Downsize
- Myanmar Lower House Passes Law Boosting Govt’s Powers to Fight Epidemics
- Myanmar Human Rights Commission Fails to Stop Abuses: NGOs
- Myanmar Extends Ban on Mass Gathering Until June 15
- 10 Police, Three Others Missing After AA Attacks Border Guard Outpost in Myanmar’s Rakhine
- At a COVID-19 Hospital in India, Doctors See No End in Sight
- Frontline Health-Care Workers in Japan Face Discrimination Due to Virus Fears
- Attack on Taiwan an Option to Stop Independence, Top Chinese General Says
| What Do We Want a Post-Pandemic Myanmar to Look Like? Posted: 29 May 2020 07:42 AM PDT  Myanmar must look beyond short-term recovery from COVID-19 and set a new course based on respect for the environment, sustainable development and economic equality. |
| NLD Vows to Veto USDP and Military’s Bid to Impeach Speaker Posted: 29 May 2020 06:12 AM PDT  The National League for Democracy says it will stand by Union Parliament Speaker U T Khun Myat, despite claims the independent parliamentarian violated the Constitution. |
| Ta’ang Armed Group Attacks Myanmar Military Convoy in Shan State Posted: 29 May 2020 05:48 AM PDT  The Ta'ang National Liberation Army intercepted a military convoy in northern Shan State on Friday morning, damaging vehicles but apparently resulting in no casualties. |
| COVID-19 Forces Ceremony for Depayin Massacre to Downsize Posted: 29 May 2020 05:40 AM PDT  The commemoration of the Depayin massacre, in which junta thugs killed at least 70 people and attacked Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, will go on with just a few locals due to COVID-19. |
| Myanmar Lower House Passes Law Boosting Govt’s Powers to Fight Epidemics Posted: 29 May 2020 05:24 AM PDT  The Lower House passed a draft law making it easier for the Health Ministry to introduce containment measures during epidemics and boosting punishments for violators. |
| Myanmar Human Rights Commission Fails to Stop Abuses: NGOs Posted: 29 May 2020 04:58 AM PDT  The commission is a toothless body of former civil servants which does nothing to condemn ongoing abuses, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, say rights advocates. |
| Myanmar Extends Ban on Mass Gathering Until June 15 Posted: 29 May 2020 02:51 AM PDT  The ban on mass gatherings will remain in place, though some groups are now exempt, and stay-at-home restrictions in areas of Yangon will also be lifted. |
| 10 Police, Three Others Missing After AA Attacks Border Guard Outpost in Myanmar’s Rakhine Posted: 28 May 2020 11:36 PM PDT  A search operation is under way for 10 policemen and three civilians who have been missing since the Arakan Army overran a Border Guard Police outpost in Rakhine State. |
| At a COVID-19 Hospital in India, Doctors See No End in Sight Posted: 28 May 2020 11:10 PM PDT  The largest hospital in New Delhi dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients has seen a surge in cases and its waiting list continues to grow. |
| Frontline Health-Care Workers in Japan Face Discrimination Due to Virus Fears Posted: 28 May 2020 10:33 PM PDT  A medical workers union in Japan said nearly 10 percent of its offices had reported cases of discrimination against health-care staff due to public fears over COVID-19. |
| Attack on Taiwan an Option to Stop Independence, Top Chinese General Says Posted: 28 May 2020 10:20 PM PDT  A senior Chinese general said Beijing reserves the right to use force to prevent Taiwan from asserting independence from the mainland. |
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