The Myanmar Times - Weekend - 2020-08-07

• Pastor, colleague get 3 months’ jail
• Ayeyarwady dolphins in danger of extinction from electrofis­hing
• 12 independen­ts seek to give workers a voice
• ‘Vote for children’ campaign sta s ahead of elections
• Residents chafe under internet limits in Rakhine, Chin states
• Low-key events planned for 32nd anniversar­y of 8888 Uprising
• How Facebook is helping to protect Myanmar’s elections
• Leader hammers voters list errors
• NLD accused of exploiting coronaviru­s for political gain
• Myanmar economy to recover fast from pandemic, PMI rising: report
• Commerce Ministry says corn exports ‘very promising’
• World shares mixed as investors watch talks on US stimulus
• Bank of England says economy will take time to heal
• Surge in German factory orders bolsters hope for recovery
• Toyota’s profit plunges as pandemic halves vehicle sales
• Hilton sales plunge in second quarter with travel frozen
• Survivors mark 75th anniversar­y of world’s first atomic attack
• In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut
• One dead, five missing as boats capsize in S Korea floodwater­s
• Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around port
• N Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
• Thai military chief accuses protesters of ‘hating nation’
• Philippine­s plunges into recession on record GDP decline
• Dengue cases at record high in Singapore amid pandemic
• US Open singles champs to get US$850K less prize money
• Arsenal to cut 55 jobs due to financial damage from pandemic
• Errani showing signs of clay-court revival in Palermo
• Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for ‘maintenanc­e’
• Man Utd, Inter Milan reach qua ers as Europa League returns
• Shan things to experience
• The last journey for Myanmar’s first globetrott­er
• Myanmar’s first earth observatio­n satellite
• The street dog’s journey
• Myanmar’s self-help craze
• Prominent A-bomb victim’s memoir translated for global audience

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