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- Military Violated NCA by Asking Thailand to Block Meeting of EAOs, Critics Say
- Life Restored to a Heritage Landmark in Yangon
- Nationalist Who Lead Closure of Ramadan Prayer Sites Arrested
- Yangon Nationalists March in Support of U Wirathu, Against ‘Oppression of Buddhism’
- Inle Lake Hotel Proposal Denied
- 20 Fugitives, Including Judges, Administrators, Wanted on Suspicion of Corruption
- KBZ, PTT Ink Petrol Agreements
- Myanmar Doesn’t Want to Repatriate Rohingya, Bangladeshi PM Says
- Aung San Suu Kyi Announces Plan to Contest in 2020 Election
- Some Big Tech Firms Cut Employees’ Access to Huawei, Muddying 5G Rollout
- Chinese Paper Says ‘Foreign Forces’ Trying to Create Havoc in Hong Kong
- India’s Modi Visits Bombed Sri Lanka Church, Vows Support After Attacks
| Military Violated NCA by Asking Thailand to Block Meeting of EAOs, Critics Say Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:19 AM PDT  KNU chief says aim of Chiang Mai meeting of PPCM was to move peace process forward; Tatmadaw says Bangkok attaché, not commander-in-chief, asked Thai army to intervene. |
| Life Restored to a Heritage Landmark in Yangon Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:17 AM PDT  The Tourist Burma Building, sitting on a prominent downtown crossroad, has emerged from decades of abandonment as a heritage treasure—and the public are invited inside. |
| Nationalist Who Lead Closure of Ramadan Prayer Sites Arrested Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:01 AM PDT  Michael Kyaw Myint had been in hiding since police issued a warrant for his arrest on May 16. |
| Yangon Nationalists March in Support of U Wirathu, Against ‘Oppression of Buddhism’ Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:39 AM PDT  Several hundred Buddhists and monks marched from the Shwedagon to Sule Pagoda, complaining of government oppression and praying for the safety of fugitive monk U Wirathu. |
| Inle Lake Hotel Proposal Denied Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:27 AM PDT  A controversial proposal by the son of former dictator Than Shwe to build a hotel on 45 acres of what was once a wildlife sanctuary has been rejected. |
| 20 Fugitives, Including Judges, Administrators, Wanted on Suspicion of Corruption Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:07 AM PDT  Among the Myanmar Police Force's list, announced on Sunday, 11 suspects have been on the run since 2017 or early 2018. |
| KBZ, PTT Ink Petrol Agreements Posted: 10 Jun 2019 02:57 AM PDT  The Myanmar conglomerate will partner with the Thai state-owned oil and gas distributor to develop about 70 filling stations across the country. |
| Myanmar Doesn’t Want to Repatriate Rohingya, Bangladeshi PM Says Posted: 10 Jun 2019 01:38 AM PDT  Refugees in Cox's Bazar criticize UN, ASEAN for not including them in discussions on return process. |
| Aung San Suu Kyi Announces Plan to Contest in 2020 Election Posted: 09 Jun 2019 11:29 PM PDT  As the Constitution forbids state leaders from participating in a ruling party's campaign activities, both Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint are barred from electioneering. |
| Some Big Tech Firms Cut Employees’ Access to Huawei, Muddying 5G Rollout Posted: 09 Jun 2019 09:46 PM PDT  Three major companies, a chipmaker, a mobile research firm and a cell carrier, have restricted employees from informal conversations with Huawei. |
| Chinese Paper Says ‘Foreign Forces’ Trying to Create Havoc in Hong Kong Posted: 09 Jun 2019 09:13 PM PDT  Riot police were called in after a peaceful million-strong protest against a new extradition bill descended into running clashes between police and protesters. |
| India’s Modi Visits Bombed Sri Lanka Church, Vows Support After Attacks Posted: 09 Jun 2019 08:56 PM PDT  Modi is the first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka since the Easter bombings. |
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