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- Military Sacks its Appointed Kachin Security Affairs Minister After Kachin Jade Disaster
- Myanmar Sets Up Voting Abroad in Advance of November Election
- NLD Struggles to find Candidates in Rakhine for Myanmar’s General Election
- Another Myanmar Migrant Returnee Hangs Himself in the Irrawaddy Delta
- Flooded Southwestern Japan Gets More Rain as Rescue Efforts Continue
- New Support Center Opens for Foreign Residents in Japan
- Senior Myanmar Police Officer Jailed for Demanding Sex From Female Subordinates
| Military Sacks its Appointed Kachin Security Affairs Minister After Kachin Jade Disaster Posted: 06 Jul 2020 07:01 AM PDT  The military says it has taken action against Kachin State's military-appointed security minister and a commanding officer after the death of over 170 jade prospectors. |
| Myanmar Sets Up Voting Abroad in Advance of November Election Posted: 06 Jul 2020 06:06 AM PDT  Myanmar nationals abroad cast over 20,000 votes in the country's last election, but that number fell far short of the 4 million Myanmar migrants living abroad. |
| NLD Struggles to find Candidates in Rakhine for Myanmar’s General Election Posted: 06 Jul 2020 04:35 AM PDT  The NLD performed poorly in Rakhine State in 2015 and is set to suffer again in November as it struggles to find candidates for the conflict-ridden north of the state. |
| Another Myanmar Migrant Returnee Hangs Himself in the Irrawaddy Delta Posted: 06 Jul 2020 02:22 AM PDT  Ko Nay Lin Htet, a 27-year-old man who hung himself while in quarantine in Pathein, was the second returned migrant worker to kill himself on Friday. |
| Flooded Southwestern Japan Gets More Rain as Rescue Efforts Continue Posted: 06 Jul 2020 12:31 AM PDT  Scores of people are feared dead as search-and-rescue operations continued following severe rain and flooding in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture. |
| New Support Center Opens for Foreign Residents in Japan Posted: 06 Jul 2020 12:22 AM PDT  The Japanese government has opened a new support center for foreign residents in Tokyo amid a push to bring in more foreign workers to the country. |
| Senior Myanmar Police Officer Jailed for Demanding Sex From Female Subordinates Posted: 06 Jul 2020 12:18 AM PDT  A senior officer in charge of approving appointments within the police force has been jailed for sexually exploiting female subordinates. |
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