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• UN weighs in on blame game over census tensions
• Outcry as activist gets 11 years and 4 months
• Forum to improve dialogue between media and officials
• Rights groups lobby Obama over political prisoners
• Residents welcome decision to lift Sittwe curfew
• Committee formed to save U Bein Bridge
• Campaign for U Ottama Park builds momentum
• Hope turns to anger as Dhammazedi Bell news dries up

UN weighs in on blame game over census tensions Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:10 PM PDT The head of the United Nations' technical advisory board for Myanmar's census has dismissed criticisms of the process and blamed civil society and human rights groups for having "inflamed" tensions surrounding the count.

Outcry as activist gets 11 years and 4 months Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:10 PM PDT Ko Htin Kyaw, leader of the Movement for Democracy Current Force (MDCF), has been sentenced to a total of 11 years and four months in prison for alleged public order offences in recent months.

Forum to improve dialogue between media and officials Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:03 PM PDT A two-day forum to improve communication between the government and journalists is expected to take place in the first week of October, say Ministry of Information officials.

Rights groups lobby Obama over political prisoners Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:02 PM PDT Activists say they will use the next round of ASEAN meetings to highlight the government's failure to release all political prisoners, as new figures show more than 200 people are in jail or on trial for political activities.

Residents welcome decision to lift Sittwe curfew Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:01 PM PDT Residents have welcomed the Rakhine State government's decision to lift a 10pm-4am curfew in Sittwe. The curfew had been imposed more than two years ago following inter-communal clashes.

Committee formed to save U Bein Bridge Posted: 11 Sep 2014 07:18 PM PDT A Yangon-based donor has provided K10 million for the preservation of Mandalay's historic U Bein Bridge, as a committee was formed to oversee the repair process.

Campaign for U Ottama Park builds momentum Posted: 11 Sep 2014 07:16 PM PDT   Rakhine politicians say more than 10,000 people are in favour of a proposal to rename Kandaw Mingalar Park in honour of the famed opponent of British colonial rule.

Hope turns to anger as Dhammazedi Bell news dries up Posted: 11 Sep 2014 07:12 PM PDT A spokesperson for the Dhammazedi Bell search effort has confirmed that the search had stopped all equipment would be returned to the government on September 18.

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