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More than 260 Rohingya arrived by boat in Malaysia on Monday, despite authorities' efforts to fight the coronavirus by stopping entry of the Muslim minority.
မွန်ပြည်နယ်တွင် မြေယာအရောင်းအဝယ်များ အေးစက်နေပြီး ရာဘာနှင့် ပင်လယ်ထွက်ကုန်ပစ္စည်း ဈေးနှုန်းများ ကျဆင်းလျက်ရှိကာ လယ်သမားများနှင့် ငါးလုပ်ငန်းလုပ်သူများသည်လည်း မည်ကဲ့သို့ ဆက်လက်ရပ်တည်ရမည်ကို စိုးရိမ်နေကြရသည်။
An LNG-fuelled power plant in Yangon should begin coming online this week but full operations could still be months away due to delays in the construction of a jetty at Thilawa.
The closure of dozens of illegal trade gates along the border with Thailand to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is causing shortages of everything from beer and energy drinks to detergent and cosmetics, highlighting the vast scale of informal trade with Thailand.
Auxiliary firefighters had a bad reputation under military rule, but these days, communities celebrate their heroics as they battle blazes and the pandemic.
Private print and online news organisations were already under pressure when COVID-19 struck and some will not survive the economic fallout of the pandemic.
Vaccinations for children have resumed after a temporary pause due to COVID-19, but some parents aren’t yet taking their children to hospitals.
The derailing of Hkakabo Razi’s World Heritage bid reveals a multifaceted battle of interests spanning international conservation, commercial exploitation, party politics and local desires to wrest back forest management.
A tangle of contrasting measures in different states and regions for quarantining visitors has left would-be travellers unsure whether or not to pack their bags.
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