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• Ethnic leaders want Suu Kyi in on ceasefire
• Parliamentary commission proposes open list PR system
• Army will discuss federalism
• President wants civil service to change mind-set over corruption
• Activists on trial
• We need to re-define “political prisoner” rights groups say
• Over 310,000 in Rakhine State still need aid
• The miracle maker
• Sandak Ruit, the ophthalmologist who has returned sight to over 120,000
• Work on Mandalay Convention Centre to go on day and night

Ethnic leaders want Suu Kyi in on ceasefire Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:22 AM PDT Leaders of ethnic armed groups say they want Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to observe the signing of the nationwide ceasefire agreement and the accompanying political dialogue.

Parliamentary commission proposes open list PR system Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:20 AM PDT In another step towards introducing the controversial proportional representation (PR) electoral system, a parliamentary commission decided last week to recommend to the Amyotha Hluttaw that an open-list proportional representation system should be introduced for next year's general election.

Army will discuss federalism Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:18 AM PDT The Tatmadaw has agreed to discuss the potential formation of a federal army, one of the ethnic armed groups' key demands in the ongoing peace process.

President wants civil service to change mind-set over corruption Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:00 AM PDT Corruption is still rife in the civil service, President U Thein Sein has reminded his cabinet colleagues during a regular meeting of senior government ministers at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw last week.

Activists on trial Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:54 AM PDT Two verdicts last week highlight a justice system that is targeting human rights defenders and the government is only paying lip service to reform, a UK group says.

We need to re-define “political prisoner” rights groups say Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:33 AM PDT Former prisoners of conscience are joining forces to pressure the government to define the term "political prisoner".

Over 310,000 in Rakhine State still need aid Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:32 AM PDT Two years after inter-communal violence first broke out in Rakhine State more than 310,000 people are still in need of humanitarian assistance there, says the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The miracle maker Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:25 AM PDT Nepalese doctor returns sight to hundreds of people in Myanmar during recent visit where he operated on patients in Yangon and Myeik.

Sandak Ruit, the ophthalmologist who has returned sight to over 120,000 Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:23 AM PDT It's hard to imagine Dr Sanduk Ruit wielding an axe, as he did as a poor Sherpa boy growing up in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Work on Mandalay Convention Centre to go on day and night Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:19 AM PDT Construction work on the new Mandalay Convention Centre (MCC) which began in August will run for 24 hours to ensure it will be complete by December 2015, an official from Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) said last week.

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