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• Supreme Court to consider Unity reporters’ appeal
• Pre-trial hearing underway for Koh Tao accused
• Australia-born Rohingya baby denied refugee status
• MPs weigh in on Koh Tao murder trial
• Going grey: Mo Mo the elephant turns 61
• Ministry of Health gets $11.5 million to fight drug-resistant TB
• UK raises concerns about Koh Tao murder probe
• Ma Hta Tha to take over city taxi registration

Supreme Court to consider Unity reporters’ appeal Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:47 AM PDT The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on behalf of the four jailed Unity Journal reporters who are serving seven-year sentences for breaching the 1923 State Secrets Act, alongside their CEO U Tint San.

Pre-trial hearing underway for Koh Tao accused Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:43 AM PDT Pre-trial testimony began on October 14 in the case of two Myanmar migrant workers accused of murdering a vacationing British couple in Koh Tao, Thailand.

Australia-born Rohingya baby denied refugee status Posted: 15 Oct 2014 01:18 AM PDT A baby born in Australia to asylum-seeker parents is not entitled to refugee status, a judge ruled on October 15, in a case which advocates said will impact the fate of scores more children.

MPs weigh in on Koh Tao murder trial Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:09 PM PDT Myanmar's national parliament has approved an urgent proposal demanding that two migrant workers arrested on suspicion of murder on Thailand's Koh Tao island be given a fair trial.

Going grey: Mo Mo the elephant turns 61 Posted: 14 Oct 2014 01:54 AM PDT Yangon Zoo is preparing to put on a party for prized pachyderm Mo Mo, who turns 61 this weekend.

Ministry of Health gets $11.5 million to fight drug-resistant TB Posted: 13 Oct 2014 07:36 PM PDT The Ministry of Health has received a US$11.5 million boost to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in 56 townships in Yangon and Mandalay, with the 3DMG Fund to support the treatment of more than 2000 patients in coming years.

UK raises concerns about Koh Tao murder probe Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:44 PM PDT The British government has summoned Thailand's top diplomatic representative in London to lay out its "real concern" about the investigation into the murder of two British tourists on a holiday island, officials said.

Ma Hta Tha to take over city taxi registration Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:39 PM PDT Senior public transport officials have hinted at a possible cutback in the issuing of taxi registrations in an effort to curb congestion in Yangon.

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