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- Hundreds of farmers, soldiers face off in Sagaing
- Unity five to appeal ‘harsh’ sentence
- Facebook says ‘will not tolerate’ hate speech
- Extend terms of Confiscated Land Investigation Commission
- Family, friends pay tribute to volunteer killed while helping others
- NLD youth committee to meet after forum
- After sentencing, international condemnation begins
| Hundreds of farmers, soldiers face off in Sagaing Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:59 PM PDT A prominent local monks has been forced to step in to resolve a potentially deadly stand-off between Tatmadaw soldiers and farmers in Sagaing Region's Kanbalu township, after the farmers attempted to plough fields confiscated by the military in the 1990s. |
| Unity five to appeal ‘harsh’ sentence Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:57 PM PDT Four journalists and the chief executive officer of weekly journal Unity plan to appeal against their 10-year sentences. |
| Facebook says ‘will not tolerate’ hate speech Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:54 PM PDT Officials from the social media giant Facebook have spoken to government officials to explain its stance against hate speech, as Nay Pyi Taw looks to curb inflammatory comments in the wake of recent violence in Mandalay. |
| Extend terms of Confiscated Land Investigation Commission Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:05 PM PDT The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has extended the term of a commission tasked with investigating land confiscations indefinitely. |
| Family, friends pay tribute to volunteer killed while helping others Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:04 PM PDT The Myanmar Times speaks with Ma Nwe Ni Hnin, widow of the Buddhist man killed during recent unrest in Mandalay. |
| NLD youth committee to meet after forum Posted: 11 Jul 2014 12:02 PM PDT The first meeting of the National League for Democracy's new youth committee will take place this week, after the party held its first youth conference. |
| After sentencing, international condemnation begins Posted: 10 Jul 2014 02:51 PM PDT The heavy sentences handed down to Unity journal CEO and four reporters has attracted a chorus of international condemnation, writes Tim McLaughlin. |
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