Lawmaker Urges Scrutiny of Railway Purchase from China
Ministry plans to accept interest-free loan from Beijing to buy 80 million yuan worth of Chinese train carriages.
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Stunning Landscapes from Across the Globe Now Exhibiting at The Secretariat
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Our World Through My Lens is an unmissable photography exhibition by local photographer U Ye Naing Wynn on display until Monday Nov. 19.
Boat of Refugees Destined for Malaysia Brought Ashore Near Yangon
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When local authorities inspected a suspicious boat in the Gulf of Martaban south of Yangon they found 106 Rohingya fleeing their Sittwe internment camp for Malaysia.
New Zealand to Support Suu Kyi in Finding Resolutions to Rakhine Issues
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New Zealand’s prime minister said that her country shares the concerns of the international community but remains willing to help in Rakhine’s “incredibly complex” situatio
People’s Party to Align with Ethnic Political Parties
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The party will cooperate with ethnic and other like-minded parties in hopes of creating a third party alliance to contest the 2020 elections.
Music for Activists: Photos of Dead, Missing Thais Inspire Album
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Photographs spurred a Canadian composer to create a music album and invite string quartets around the world to perform to draw attention to the violence activists face.
ANALYSIS: Trump's Summit No-show Draws Asian Nations Closer Together
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US President Donald Trump didn't make it to this week's summit of Asian nations in Singapore, but his influence was still keenly felt among the leaders who gathered in the city.
China Offers Myanmar Support over Rohingya Issue after US Rebuke
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US vice president voiced Washington's strongest condemnation yet of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims, stating that persecution by the country's army was without excuse.
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