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- People’s Pioneer Party Stands by Nationalist Candidate in Myanmar’s Election
- Myanmar Military Offers More COVID-19 Quarantine Beds to Civilians
- Myanmar, S. Korea Pledge to Step Up Cooperation on Trade, Investment, Energy
- UPDATE: Myanmar Reports 18 More COVID-19 Deaths, Taking Toll to 57
- Selected Civil Servants Get COVID-19 Tests in Myanmar’s Capital
- A Poll, a Senior General and the Demise of His Promise of a New Democratic Era in Myanmar
- Japan’s Neighbors Hope to Improve Ties as Suga Succeeds Abe as Prime Minister
- India’s Coronavirus Cases Surpass 5 Million
- The Day Myanmar’s Ex-Dictator Began to Engineer a Military Coup
| People’s Pioneer Party Stands by Nationalist Candidate in Myanmar’s Election Posted: 17 Sep 2020 05:20 AM PDT  The party's chairwoman says it has no intention to ditch a candidate who has been revealed to have nationalist sympathies. |
| Myanmar Military Offers More COVID-19 Quarantine Beds to Civilians Posted: 17 Sep 2020 05:13 AM PDT  The military's spokesman, Major General Zaw Min Tun, tells The Irrawaddy that thousands of civilians could be quarantined on military land across Myanmar. |
| Myanmar, S. Korea Pledge to Step Up Cooperation on Trade, Investment, Energy Posted: 17 Sep 2020 03:23 AM PDT  South Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to deepen economic ties with Myanmar after projects agreed during President Moon's visit last year were delayed due to COVID-19. |
| UPDATE: Myanmar Reports 18 More COVID-19 Deaths, Taking Toll to 57 Posted: 17 Sep 2020 01:54 AM PDT  A teenage girl and a 90-year-old man were among 18 new COVID-19 fatalities announced on Thursday; Myanmar has now reported 3,895 cases with 57 deaths. |
| Selected Civil Servants Get COVID-19 Tests in Myanmar’s Capital Posted: 17 Sep 2020 01:52 AM PDT  Those directly involved in the functioning of Naypyitaw's ministries were tested as a priority. |
| A Poll, a Senior General and the Demise of His Promise of a New Democratic Era in Myanmar Posted: 17 Sep 2020 01:16 AM PDT  Snr-Gen Saw Maung's vow that the army would return to the barracks after the 1990 vote never materialized; conspiracy theories about his sudden fall from grace abound. |
| Japan’s Neighbors Hope to Improve Ties as Suga Succeeds Abe as Prime Minister Posted: 16 Sep 2020 10:38 PM PDT  As Yoshihide Suga took over as prime minister of Japan, the governments of China, South Korea and Russia expressed a desire to improve ties. |
| India’s Coronavirus Cases Surpass 5 Million Posted: 16 Sep 2020 10:30 PM PDT  India has reported 1 million new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks alone, taking its total past 5 million. |
| The Day Myanmar’s Ex-Dictator Began to Engineer a Military Coup Posted: 16 Sep 2020 07:00 PM PDT  On this day 32 years ago, ex-strongman U Ne Win was informed that the country was sliding into anarchy; within a day he hatched a plan for the military to seize power. |
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