Many Myanmar migrants in Thailand won’t be able to vote in the upcoming election, as polling stations outside Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been ruled out due to COVID-19.
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Myanmar Reports Over 1,000 COVID-19 Cases in a Day
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Twenty deaths were reported in a single day in Myanmar as Yangon, at the center of the outbreak, looks for a different strategy.Â
Westerner Behind the Wheel
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In the sixth and final installment of his series on driving outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave visits sacred pagodas and majestic palaces in the Mon heartland and Bago.
The Day the Leader of a Historic Challenge to British Rule Died
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Chinese Media Say Western Groups Paying Myanmar NGOs to Oppose Investment Projects
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Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece the Global Times has accused local groups opposed to Beijing’s megaprojects in Myanmar of spreading ‘Western propaganda’.
Myanmar Reports 69 COVID-19 Deaths in Six Days
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Huge Explosion at KIA Arms Depot in Northern Myanmar
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The Kachin Independence Army has denied rumors that valuable weapons were destroyed by the blast.
Economic Clouds Gathering on China’s Horizon
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The Day Myanmar Officially Adopted Its National Anthem
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Rakhine Villagers Defy COVID-19 Lockdown to Flee Myanmar’s Military Offensive
Myanmar Reports Over 1,000 COVID-19 Cases in a Day
Myanmar Military Begins Treating Civilian COVID-19 Patients as Govt Facilities Struggle to Cope
Chinese Companies Flocking to Southern Myanmar’s Industrial Complex Megaproject
Rakhine Villagers Defy COVID-19 Lockdown to Flee Myanmar’s Military Offensive
Myanmar Reports Over 1,000 COVID-19 Cases in a Day