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• Informal talks build momentum for peace
• Heavy rain to continue to end of August
• Little joy after Ramadan for Muslims in Meiktila’s camps
• Hluttaw stays silent on conflicts
• Draft policy to tackle advertisements for sub-par products
• Leading Buddhist group under corruption cloud
• Ayeyarwady River level rises in Mandalay
• Traffic boss calls for tougher punishments
• Government to receive foreign loans for road repairs
• Maubin to host national CSO forum

Informal talks build momentum for peace Posted: 10 Aug 2014 02:43 PM PDT Peace negotiators say they're optimistic a Yangon meeting will be the penultimate round of talks before a ceasefire draft is complete, but ruled out the chance of finalising an agreement in the coming days.

Heavy rain to continue to end of August Posted: 10 Aug 2014 02:38 PM PDT July rainfall in coastal areas up significantly on the 30-year average, with Yangon recording a 38 percent increase on its average of 51.2cm.

Little joy after Ramadan for Muslims in Meiktila’s camps Posted: 10 Aug 2014 02:32 PM PDT Girls and young women in brightly coloured dresses and laden with food parcels, many heavy with vermicelli pudding, dodge the rain in Meiktila.

Hluttaw stays silent on conflicts Posted: 10 Aug 2014 02:11 PM PDT After the latest outbreak of interreligious violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Mandalay subsided, President U Thein Sein declared that the incident was incited by an unknown group whose motives remained unclear.

Draft policy to tackle advertisements for sub-par products Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:59 PM PDT The Ministry of Information has proposed new rules for advertising aimed at cracking down on poor-quality products and fake promotions, but sources in marketing and ad sales say they may prove difficult to implement and harm local businesses.

Leading Buddhist group under corruption cloud Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:52 PM PDT Leaders of a century-old organisation central to the country's independence struggle are mired in conflict, leading to the expulsion of central executive committee members and the launching of an inquiry into alleged corruption.

Ayeyarwady River level rises in Mandalay Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:48 PM PDT The level of the Ayeyarwady River at Mandalay has declined slightly after a rapid rise during the month of July, but officials say it could still reach its danger point.

Traffic boss calls for tougher punishments Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:43 PM PDT A Nay Pyi Taw traffic police official says community road safety awareness programs have so far had little impact on the number of accidents occurring in the capital.

Government to receive foreign loans for road repairs Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:41 PM PDT The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has approved a US$80 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade the Maubin-Pyapon road in Ayeyarwady Region, and could get another $120 million for a road in Kachin State.

Maubin to host national CSO forum Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:38 PM PDT Each township will be represented at September 6-7 forum in Ayeyarwady Region town, organisers say.

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