Sunday, July 27, 2014

National News

National News


Israeli embassy hits out over coverage of Gaza conflict

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:41 PM PDT

Israeli officials in Yangon have criticised The Myanmar Times for publishing an article about the fighting in Gaza, describing it as unbalanced and providing a skewed version of events.

‘Unity’ reporter was just 23 days into new job

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:33 PM PDT

Ten years in jail for typing up a set of handwritten notes and emailing them to Yangon. It sounds like something that might have occurred under the military regime – but not here, not now.

MSF invited back to Rakhine State

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:34 PM PDT

AID agency Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland (MSF) has been invited to resume operations in Rakhine State, according to state media.

Facebook takes steps to combat hate speech

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 04:56 PM PDT

Facebook will speed up the translation of its community standards and guidelines into Myanmar language, an official said at a seminar in Yangon on Sunday, in an effort to combat online hate speech following deadly unrest in Mandalay earlier this month.

Police train with Bangladeshi counterparts in United States

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 03:29 PM PDT

A joint delegation of police officers from Myanmar and Bangladesh have returned from a training course in the United States focused on improving border security.

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