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- Myanmar Election Will Happen on Schedule, Says Commission
- Myanmar Government Cuts 25% Off Yangon’s Budgetary Request
- Rohingya Man Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Returning to Myanmar Illegally From Bangladesh
- Soldiers and Civilian Die in Western Myanmar Booby Trap
- Mandalay Chief Minister in Quarantine in Myanmar After Cancer Treatment in Thailand
- US Defense Chief Defies Trump, Opposes Using Military During Unrest
- US to Block Chinese Passenger Airline Flights
- National Security Law Would Not Erode Freedoms in Hong Kong: Carrie Lam
- China Using Pandemic to Silence Hong Kong Protesters: Activist
| Myanmar Election Will Happen on Schedule, Says Commission Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:59 AM PDT  Myanmar's election will happen in November as scheduled, says the Union Election Commission, assuaging worries that the poll was going to be delayed due to COVID-19. |
| Myanmar Government Cuts 25% Off Yangon’s Budgetary Request Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:51 AM PDT  Yangon asked for an extra 181.2 billion kyats from the government in Naypyitaw to fund major projects only to be told to make do with 131.8 billion kyats. |
| Rohingya Man Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Returning to Myanmar Illegally From Bangladesh Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:12 AM PDT  A Rohingya man who illegally returned to Rakhine State from Bangladesh last week has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated at Maungdaw Hospital. |
| Soldiers and Civilian Die in Western Myanmar Booby Trap Posted: 04 Jun 2020 04:21 AM PDT  The Arakan Army is being blamed for two remotely detonated mines that killed an unknown number of government troops and a civilian in northern Rakhine State. |
| Mandalay Chief Minister in Quarantine in Myanmar After Cancer Treatment in Thailand Posted: 04 Jun 2020 12:52 AM PDT  Mandalay Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung is back from Thailand after receiving cancer treatment and will return to work after 21 days in isolation, an official said. |
| US Defense Chief Defies Trump, Opposes Using Military During Unrest Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:05 PM PDT  US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he opposes President Donald Trump's threat to use troops to quell protests sparked by the killing of an African-American by police. |
| US to Block Chinese Passenger Airline Flights Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:40 PM PDT  Chinese airlines will be barred from flying into the US in response to what Washington calls unfair treatment of US carriers by Beijing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| National Security Law Would Not Erode Freedoms in Hong Kong: Carrie Lam Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:40 PM PDT  Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has repeated her claim that Beijing's proposed national security law will not erode freedom and rights in the region. |
| China Using Pandemic to Silence Hong Kong Protesters: Activist Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:18 PM PDT  Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has accused China of trying to turn the city into 'another Xinjiang' under cover of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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