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• Yuzana, Ruby Dragon in spotlight over governmentland deal in Botahtaung
• Committee slams president over criticism
• General opens talks over land dispute
• MPs debate proposed media law changes
• Palaung civil society groups lament brief meeting
• Electronics law set for reform
• Three die as floods hit Rakhine State
• DKBA force rejects ‘traitor’ tag
• Rakhine government denies probe call
• Thousands of migrants in limbo as Thai visas expire

Yuzana, Ruby Dragon in spotlight over governmentland deal in Botahtaung Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:01 AM PDT Demonstrators have called on President U Thein Sein to take legal action over a land dispute – against a department in his own government.

Committee slams president over criticism Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:53 AM PDT MPs have accused President U Thein Sein of "intervening" in the legislative process and trying to influence the Constitutional Tribunal.

General opens talks over land dispute Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:52 AM PDT Major General Soe Shein has opened negotiations to settle a dispute with farmers who allege that he threatened to shoot them in a confrontation in early July over disputed land in Nay Pyi Taw's Lewe township.

MPs debate proposed media law changes Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:40 AM PDT Amyotha Hluttaw MPs have sent the Printing and Publishing Enterprise Law back to the bill committee after discussing 13 proposed changes to the version that was approved by the Pyithu Hluttaw in early July.

Palaung civil society groups lament brief meeting Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:32 AM PDT Leaders of Palaung civil society groups have expressed disappointment over their first meeting with UN human rights representative Tomas Quintana, saying they were not given enough time to discuss their concerns in full.

Electronics law set for reform Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:26 AM PDT The Pyithu Hluttaw has agreed to discuss a private member's bill that would amend the draconian Electronic Transactions Law, which has been used regularly over the past decade to jail activists and political opponents of the military.

Three die as floods hit Rakhine State Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:25 AM PDT Three men died and more than 680 people were made homeless by flash floods and rising river levels in Rakhine and Kayin states after heavy rains, relief agencies said last week.

DKBA force rejects ‘traitor’ tag Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:23 AM PDT A Border Guard Force created three years ago from ethnic armed groups in Kayin State has encountered many problems during its transformation, says one of its commanders.

Rakhine government denies probe call Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:18 AM PDT A call from non-government organisation Physicians for Human Rights for an impartial government investigation into anti-Muslim violence has already encountered opposition from the Rakhine State government.

Thousands of migrants in limbo as Thai visas expire Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:14 AM PDT Migrant workers in Thailand, including some who have been working legally in the country for decades, face an uncertain future in the coming weeks as the first visas issued under a 2009 program expire.

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