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- Myanmar’s Military Retains Important Political Role as NLD’s Key Charter Reforms Fail to Pass
- Environmental Activist Faces Arrest in Myanmar’s Karen State, Rights Groups Object
- Myanmar Employee of US Citizen’s Cannabis Farm Gets 20 Years in Prison
- Myanmar’s NLD to Pick General Election Candidates in Late April
- Major Powers Beat a Path to Prominent Kachin Party’s Door in Northern Myanmar
- Indian Govt Shuts Key Border Trade Gate with Myanmar Over Coronavirus Fears
- Myanmar Indie Rockers The Peacists Take Fans on a ‘Journey to the Stars’
- WHO Chief Says Threat of Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Very Real’
- Myanmar Army Sues Reuters, MP for Defamation Over Report on Fatal Shelling
- Indian PM Cancels Dhaka Trip After Bangladesh Detects Coronavirus
| Myanmar’s Military Retains Important Political Role as NLD’s Key Charter Reforms Fail to Pass Posted: 10 Mar 2020 06:50 AM PDT  The NLD's proposals to curb the extensive political role granted to the military by the Constitution have failed to win the required support of over 75 percent of MPs. |
| Environmental Activist Faces Arrest in Myanmar’s Karen State, Rights Groups Object Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:35 AM PDT  Rights groups have demanded the Karen State government drop charges against a Karen River Watch activist who joined a ceremony to pray for protection from water pollution. |
| Myanmar Employee of US Citizen’s Cannabis Farm Gets 20 Years in Prison Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:17 AM PDT  A local irrigation technician was sentenced to 20 years in prison for supposedly helping a US citizen to operate an alleged marijuana plantation in Mandalay. |
| Myanmar’s NLD to Pick General Election Candidates in Late April Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:13 AM PDT  Although no date has been set for the next general election, the National League for Democracy says it will pick candidates next month. |
| Major Powers Beat a Path to Prominent Kachin Party’s Door in Northern Myanmar Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:09 AM PDT  Officials from India, the US and China held separate meetings with the leadership of the Kachin State People's Party last week, in a sign of the area's strategic importance. |
| Indian Govt Shuts Key Border Trade Gate with Myanmar Over Coronavirus Fears Posted: 10 Mar 2020 03:24 AM PDT  Authorities in Manipur State have closed the Tamu-Moreh border gates indefinitely over coronavirus concerns, significantly hurting India-Myanmar border trade. |
| Myanmar Indie Rockers The Peacists Take Fans on a ‘Journey to the Stars’ Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:22 AM PDT  Proudly 'old school' Yangon indie rockers The Peacists released their debut full-length album on CD last month—and quickly sold out every copy. |
| WHO Chief Says Threat of Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Very Real’ Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:40 PM PDT  With more than 100 countries reporting confirmed cases of coronavirus, the threat of a global pandemic is 'very real', WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said. |
| Myanmar Army Sues Reuters, MP for Defamation Over Report on Fatal Shelling Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:26 PM PDT  Police say the military has sued Reuters over a story in which an MP accused the military of firing shells that killed two Rohingya women; the Tatmadaw blames the AA. |
| Indian PM Cancels Dhaka Trip After Bangladesh Detects Coronavirus Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:01 PM PDT  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has canceled a visit to Bangladesh after the country reported its first cases of coronavirus. |
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