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- Myanmar Government Eyes Town Status for Controversial China-Backed Project
- Thai COVID-19 Surge Triggers Ugly Social Media Attacks on Myanmar Migrants
- Myanmar Signs Up to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine
- Fugitive Former Myanmar Army Officer on Sedition Charge Turns Himself in
- Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Naypyitaw Next Month
- NLD Sues Chief of Myanmar Military Proxy Party for Using Inflammatory Rhetoric Ahead of Election
- China May Extend Olive Branch to Neighbors in 2021 Ahead of Key Events
- The Day a US Missionary Was Honored for His Contribution to Myanmar’s Farming
| Myanmar Government Eyes Town Status for Controversial China-Backed Project Posted: 28 Dec 2020 06:27 AM PST  The vast Shwe Kokko Myaing casino project on the Thai border near Myawaddy has angered residents with alleged links to Chinese criminal gangs and numerous migrants. |
| Thai COVID-19 Surge Triggers Ugly Social Media Attacks on Myanmar Migrants Posted: 28 Dec 2020 05:21 AM PST  The governor of Samut Sakhon province is among nearly 1,300 people who have been infected in Thailand's biggest COVID-19 outbreak. |
| Myanmar Signs Up to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine Posted: 28 Dec 2020 05:06 AM PST  The Serum Institute of India is hoping to gain government approval for its coronavirus vaccine by the end of the month. |
| Fugitive Former Myanmar Army Officer on Sedition Charge Turns Himself in Posted: 28 Dec 2020 03:00 AM PST  U Hla Swe spent more than a year on the run after allegedly condemning Myanmar's leaders at a Yangon rally. |
| Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Naypyitaw Next Month Posted: 28 Dec 2020 02:23 AM PST  Wang Yi is expected to push BRI projects and discuss the issues facing Rakhine State during his visit; no specific date has yet been announced. |
| NLD Sues Chief of Myanmar Military Proxy Party for Using Inflammatory Rhetoric Ahead of Election Posted: 28 Dec 2020 12:21 AM PST  Ruling party candidate who lost to U Than Htay in Zayarthiri says he has recordings of the ex-general engaging in racial, religious incitement during campaign speeches. |
| China May Extend Olive Branch to Neighbors in 2021 Ahead of Key Events Posted: 27 Dec 2020 10:05 PM PST  Ahead of this year's centenary of the Chinese Communist Party and other key events, Beijing is expected to avoid regional behavior that risks harming the party's image. |
| The Day a US Missionary Was Honored for His Contribution to Myanmar’s Farming Posted: 27 Dec 2020 06:00 PM PST  On this day 85 years ago, US missionary Brayton Clarke Case was honored with a medal for his imports of cowpea, swine, chicken and corn into the country. |
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