Wednesday, June 18, 2014

National News

National News


Military MPs put forward changes to recall bill

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:09 PM PDT

Military parliamentarians are pushing for changes to a draft law that would make it harder for members of the public to initiate a process to remove them from office.

Yangon at most risk from dengue fever

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:02 PM PDT

Yangon is the focal point of dengue fever infections this year, accounting for more than half of all cases recorded so far, but health officials say the number of cases is well down on 2013.

Import permits hit sales market

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:02 PM PDT

Rising prices for car import permits are slowing sales of new cars, dealers in Mandalay say.

Police to monitor downtown Mandalay with CCTV

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:12 PM PDT

Security cameras will be installed in downtown Mandalay to combat crime, says Chief Superintendent Zaw Min Oo from Mandalay Region Police Force.

UN decries IDP camp conditions, govt inaction over INGO attacks

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:12 PM PDT

A senior UN official has criticised the government for its failure to bring to justice the perpetrators of attacks against aid workers in Rakhine State in March, and described conditions in the state's IDP camps as "appalling".

NLD welcomes US backing

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Myanmar's opposition has welcomed a US call for voters to have a free choice over their next president, amid efforts to change rules that bar Aung San Suu Kyi from standing.

UK confirms senior monk being held at Insein

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT

A senior British monk is being held in Insein Prison, British diplomats confirmed on June 17, one of a host of Buddhist clerics rounded up during a recent police raid on a monastery.

Reforms key to growth, says IMF

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:39 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund said Myanmar's economy is expected to build on already rapid growth but that momentum was at risk unless broad reforms are undertaken.

Kokang businessman arrested with four handguns

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:14 AM PDT

Four illegal firearms have been seized by police from the home of an investor in an antimony refining factory in southern Shan State, police say, amid a dispute over management of the mine.

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