Saturday, July 27, 2013

National News

National News


Myanmar's cabinet undergoes strategic reshuffle

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:53 AM PDT

The latest cabinet reshuffle was about putting "the right people in the right place", improving policy implementation and supporting U Thein Sein's clean government push, officials say.

Amnesty will boost peace efforts: activists

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:01 AM PDT

Activists say last week's amnesty will boost peace efforts as most freed political prisoners released were jailed for links to the KIA and SSAS.

Mystery surrounds NKorean refugee report

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:33 AM PDT

Myanmar's government is yet to comment on reports from a South Korean news agency that of North Korean refugees are being held for ransom by a rebel group near the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Rakhine police raid camps for laptops

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:56 AM PDT

Muslims living in IDP camps near the Rakhine capital of Sittwe say police have been conducting regular nighttime raids to confiscate laptops and smartphones.

Myanmar revises Monywa copper mine deal

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:05 AM PDT

Myanmar has revised a controversial copper mine deal with a Chinese company after a series of protests against the project that triggered a violent police crackdown. 

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