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Myanmar correspondent
DPA is currently looking for someone who can cover what is happening over in Myanmar. Interested candidate should be proficient in English, as all the articles we are publishing would be in English; but should be natural Burmese speaker as we would expect the candidate to be able to read and translate articles/news/press releases that…
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[ DefenseNews ] Morocco buys Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome
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[ The Korea Times ] Korea, Indonesia reaches final agreement over KF-X project
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[ CNA ] Tougher competition but Singapore will take it in stride: PM Lee on G20’s corporate tax deal
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[ NPR ] China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more ‘Chinese’
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[ Myanmar Now ] Junta turns to retired soldiers amid heavy losses and a slide in recruitment
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[ Yahoo! ] Sinovac to be included in Singapore’s national vaccination programme
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