City opposite Muse re-opens
The government of Yunnan, China, announced that the border city of Ruili, opposite Muse, will soon re-open after weeks of strict lockdown. After tens of thousands of tests, no one else has tested positive for the disease, and restrictions will soon b
Elections will not be postponed
The Union Election Commission (UEC) rejected a request to postpone the upcoming elections due to the new wave of COVID-19 infections. The request was brought by a group of opposition parties led by the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the chie
China locks down city opposite Muse
China has put its city of Ruili, which shares a border with Muse, on lockdown after two Myanmar citizens tested positive for COVID-19 there. China’s state-owned Global Times newspaper compared the lockdown to “wartime status,” descr
COVID-19 cases approach 4000
Myanmar’s new wave of COVID-19 cases continues to shock the country, sparking new lockdown measures and economic fallout. At the time of writing, the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 3800. Stay-at-home orders are in effect for dozens of Y
Tax deadline extended
The government has extended the quarterly income tax deadline for certain industries to until the end of the year as part of its ongoing COVID-19 economic relief effort. Ordinarily taxes would be due at the end of this month, but the Ministry of Plan
