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• First women graduate from officer training
• Taiwan honours troops killed in Myanmar
• Senior General orders investigation into death of Lahu militia member
• US firm’s investment to tackle MDY power woes
• Giant snails destroy paddy in Mon State
• Irrawaddy dolphin numbers drop
• Model killed after row

First women graduate from officer training Posted: 30 Aug 2014 01:03 AM PDT The first female military officers in more than five decades graduated from training today in a ceremony attended by Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

Taiwan honours troops killed in Myanmar Posted: 29 Aug 2014 10:35 PM PDT Taiwan last week honoured tens of thousands of Chinese Nationalist soldiers killed in World War II in Myanmar, many of whom came to the rescue of British troops.

Senior General orders investigation into death of Lahu militia member Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:34 PM PDT Commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has launched an investigation into the killing of a member of a Lahu people's militia in eastern Shan State in June, sources in the area say.

US firm’s investment to tackle MDY power woes Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:25 PM PDT Myanmar will see a boost in power from a solar project that backers say could produce up to 12 percent of the country's power generation when it becomes fully operational.

Giant snails destroy paddy in Mon State Posted: 29 Aug 2014 06:54 PM PDT Monster snails as large as an adult's fist have destroyed acres of paddy plantation in Mon State, farmers said last week.

Irrawaddy dolphin numbers drop Posted: 29 Aug 2014 06:50 PM PDT Electric-shock fishing and the use of small-mesh nets has killed off many Irrawaddy dolphins, the Mandalay fisheries department says.

Model killed after row Posted: 29 Aug 2014 06:47 PM PDT Police say they have charged a 22-year-old man with murder in relation to the death of an up-and-coming model, who died from stab wounds last week.

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