Thursday, June 19, 2014

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National News

Deal on section 436 could rule out Suu Kyi presidency

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 06:10 PM PDT

Members of the Constitutional Amendment Implementation Committee say they are close to a deal with military MPs that would remove the Tatmadaw's veto on constitutional change – on the proviso that they do not amend section 59(f), which bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency.

Pilgrims swarm to see Buddha's bee-beard

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:31 PM PDT

More than 1000 pilgrims, inspired by an ancient saying, gathered at a statue of Buddha in Mandalay to see a swarm of bees forming an impressive beard.

Two new flyovers planned for Yangon

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:10 PM PDT

The government will begin two more flyovers this financial year in an effort to ease Yangon's traffic congestion, a government official says.

Petition signers don’t understand constitution, says NLD member

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:46 PM PDT

National League for Democracy activists are running up against an unexpected problem in the party's campaign to amend the 2008 constitution: many voters, including NLD members, don't know what is in the constitution.

Calls for quota system to get women into politics, administration

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:42 PM PDT

A new report has called for a quota system to boost female representation in sub-national governance, particularly local administrator and regional parliament positions, to rectify the "extremely low" number of positions of authority held by women.

Police investigating rape allegations against Yangon United star

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:37 PM PDT

Yangon United footballer Kyi Lin has been accused of rape by a 17-year-old girl.
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