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• Hluttaw ignores president on Central Bank Law
• MPs slam government for delaying on land grabs
• Hluttaw to form constitutional review committee this month
• Jailed fishermen arrive home from India
• Government to restart population assessment
• Security still needed in Rakhine: officials
• General takes law into own hands to solve land dispute
• Father Land Construction withdraws suit against actress
• Government to expand microcredit program
• Controversy over press law

Hluttaw ignores president on Central Bank Law Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:10 AM PDT A prominent MP has accused his counterparts of "bullying" after the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw rejected both of President U Thein Sein's recommended changes to the Central Bank Law on July 8.

MPs slam government for delaying on land grabs Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:08 AM PDT The head of a parliamentary commission investigating land disputes last week called on the government to speed up implementation of the commission's recommendations on land confiscations.

Hluttaw to form constitutional review committee this month Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:06 AM PDT The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw will form a 105-member committee – including military MPs – to review the constitution and recommend amendment, representatives said last week.

Jailed fishermen arrive home from India Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:01 AM PDT More than 120 fishermen arrested by the Indian navy for illegally plying India's waters were returned to Myanmar last week, a government official said.

Government to restart population assessment Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT The government plans to enlist the help of Muslim community leaders in Rakhine State to resume a population assessment that sparked violent confrontations between IDP camp residents and immigration officials in April.

Security still needed in Rakhine: officials Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:51 AM PDT Tight security is still necessary in Rakhine State to contain communal violence that erupted in June 2012, state and union government officials said last week.

General takes law into own hands to solve land dispute Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:47 AM PDT Farmers in Nay Pyi Taw say a former personal staff officer to Senior General Than Shwe allegedly pulled a gun on them and one of his staff assaulted a bystander as part of a long-running land dispute in the capital.

Father Land Construction withdraws suit against actress Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:38 AM PDT Father Land Construction has withdrawn a lawsuit against actress Daw Wah Wah Win Shwe that was filed after they fell out over a plan to develop the site of a former Su Htoo Pan Cinema on Bogyoke Aung San Road.

Government to expand microcredit program Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:27 AM PDT Minister for Cooperatives U Kyaw Hsan has announced plans to expand a government's microfinance program, while also calling for more international support for cooperative endeavours in Myanmar.

Controversy over press law Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:21 AM PDT The Pyithu Hluttaw's approval of the Printing and Publishing Enterprise Bill has sparked a backlash among journalists and editors, who argue that the law in its current form would potentially restrict press freedom.

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