| Myanmar Military Denies Shelling Villages in Karen State Posted: 11 Feb 2020 06:43 AM PST  The Myanmar military has denied accusations that it fired on Karen villages in early February, claiming it fired only on a Karen National Liberation Army Brigade 5 base. |
| Yangon Pollution Hits Danger Levels Each Morning: Monitors Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:17 AM PST  A team of Yangon scholars says the city enters the pollution red zone each morning, where otherwise healthy people can suffer health problems. |
| Myanmar Plans Emergency Coronavirus Funding, Lab Tests Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:04 AM PST  Myanmar's Health Ministry has set up an emergency fund to support the response to coronavirus and says the National Laboratory will soon be able to test for the virus. |
| Recruiters Face Ban as Myanmar Assesses Their Efforts to Aid Sailors Held in China Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:56 AM PST  With 20 Myanmar sailors still in Chinese custody, the Myanmar government is considering whether to cancel the licenses of the recruitment agencies that sent them abroad. |
| With Virus-Hit China ‘Closed for Business’, Myanmar Exporters Feel the Pinch Posted: 11 Feb 2020 03:59 AM PST  With China's coronavirus shutdown costing Myanmar $15 million a day, experts and business owners are calling on the government to diversity the country's trade ties. |
| 15 Rohingya Women, Children Dead as Fishing Trawler Sinks in Bay of Bengal Posted: 11 Feb 2020 03:32 AM PST  At least 15 Rohingya refugees were killed, 73 were rescued and many more were missing early Tuesday after a fishing boat capsized en route to Malaysia from Cox's Bazar. |
| Rohingya Boy Killed as Village Hit by Artillery Shells in Western Myanmar Posted: 11 Feb 2020 12:52 AM PST  'An artillery shell fell onto my cowshed… Naval vessels fired the shells,' Rohingya villager says after attack that killed a teenage boy and left two others hurt. |
| US Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in 2017 Equifax Breach Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:34 PM PST  The US attorney general has announced that four Chinese hackers have been charged in connection with the 2017 Equifax data breach. |
| After Massacre, Thai Army Chief Admits Problems With Treatment of Soldiers Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:30 PM PST  The chief of Thailand's army has admitted problems with the way soldiers are treated after a disgruntled sergeant shot dead 30 people in Nakhon Ratchasima. |
| Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000 in China Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:48 PM PST  Chinese health authorities said the country's death toll from the coronavirus has passed 1,000, with more than 42,000 infections. |
| Thailand Refuses Entry to Cruise Ship With No Coronavirus Cases Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:36 PM PST  Thailand has refused permission for a Holland America cruise ship to dock amid fears of coronavirus, despite there being no confirmed infections among passengers. |
| Another 65 Test Positive for Coronavirus on Cruise Ship in Japan Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:16 PM PST  The number of confirmed coronavirus infections on the cruise ship docked in Yokohama has risen to 135. |
Born 107 years ago on Monday, ethnic Karen General Smith Dun has been written out of Burmese military history.
In 1981, dictator Gen. Ne Win awarded the British MP Arthur Bottomley the prestigious Aung San Tagun title in recognition of his work on the 1947 Panglong Agreement.
