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- Ex-Generals Still in as Myanmar’s Former Ruling Party Reveals Candidates for Upcoming Poll
- Myanmar Police Detain Three for Holding 70th Karen Martyrs’ Day Event in Yangon
- Myanmar Authorities Say Election Boycott Campaign May Face Legal Action
- Myanmar’s Ruling Party to Contest All Seats in Conflict-Torn Rakhine State in November Election
- Myanmar Human Rights Body: Killings at Mandalay Youth Center Tied to Rule Breaches, Staff Shortage
- Rakhine Man Dies in Myanmar Military Custody, Critics Suspect Execution
- Ex-WHO Chief Says US ‘Counterproductive’ on Virus, World Order
- US Health Chief Slams China, Praises Taiwan During Historic Visit
- Hong Kong Activist, Media Mogul Released After Arrests
| Ex-Generals Still in as Myanmar’s Former Ruling Party Reveals Candidates for Upcoming Poll Posted: 12 Aug 2020 05:58 AM PDT  In the former ruling and military proxy USDP's candidate list, ministers from the previous government and ex-generals account for nearly 30 percent of the 1,129 hopefuls. |
| Myanmar Police Detain Three for Holding 70th Karen Martyrs’ Day Event in Yangon Posted: 12 Aug 2020 05:23 AM PDT  Three activists were detained by police for holding a Karen Martyrs' Day event in Yangon without permission. |
| Myanmar Authorities Say Election Boycott Campaign May Face Legal Action Posted: 12 Aug 2020 04:57 AM PDT  The Union Election Commission says any attempt to get voters to boycott the general election is a violation of election law that carries possible jail time. |
| Myanmar’s Ruling Party to Contest All Seats in Conflict-Torn Rakhine State in November Election Posted: 12 Aug 2020 04:43 AM PDT  The NLD said it would field candidates in all constituencies in Rakhine State in the upcoming election, after initially saying it would not run for all seats. |
| Myanmar Human Rights Body: Killings at Mandalay Youth Center Tied to Rule Breaches, Staff Shortage Posted: 12 Aug 2020 04:35 AM PDT  The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission found the killing of two teenagers at Mandalay Youth Center was linked to poor compliance with regulations and a staff shortage. |
| Rakhine Man Dies in Myanmar Military Custody, Critics Suspect Execution Posted: 12 Aug 2020 02:29 AM PDT  The military detained a man in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State last Friday evening and on Monday gave his body over to local police without an explanation of the cause of death. |
| Ex-WHO Chief Says US ‘Counterproductive’ on Virus, World Order Posted: 11 Aug 2020 10:41 PM PDT  Former WHO chief Gro Harlem Brundtland has accused the US of being 'counterproductive' during the COVID-19 pandemic and leading an 'assault' on multilateralism. |
| US Health Chief Slams China, Praises Taiwan During Historic Visit Posted: 11 Aug 2020 10:30 PM PDT  US Health Secretary Alex Azar, the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan since 1979, criticized China's 'bullying' of the island during his trip to Taipei. |
| Hong Kong Activist, Media Mogul Released After Arrests Posted: 11 Aug 2020 10:24 PM PDT  Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow and publisher Jimmy Lai were released one day after their arrests under the region's new security law. |
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