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• Myanmar citizen beheaded in Saudi
• US rights rep cautions MPs over religion bills
• Deputy rector snatches student flag during rally
• Rights commission urges charges against Sagaing police
• Civil society submits suggestions on election observers
• Yangon court rejects suit over Kempinski-linked hotel
• ‘Much more is needed’ in Rakhine: UN
• Thailand prisoner plan prompts protest
• Rakhine party to shun international dialogue
• Food, cosmetics testing lab to open in Nay Pyi Taw

Myanmar citizen beheaded in Saudi Posted: 18 Jan 2015 07:56 PM PST A Myanmar woman beheaded in a Saudi street this week for killing her husband's young daughter is seen screaming her innocence in a video posted on YouTube last week.

US rights rep cautions MPs over religion bills Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:29 PM PST Top United States human rights official Tom Malinowski has warned that the divisive use of religion in upcoming elections would be like "playing with fire".

Deputy rector snatches student flag during rally Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:25 PM PST Students in Mandalay have complained that Mandalay Technological University deputy rector U Tin Lin Maung seized their flag during a mini-demonstration last week.

Rights commission urges charges against Sagaing police Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:23 PM PST Police bullets killed a local resident who died in a protest that turned violent last month, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has announced.

Civil society submits suggestions on election observers Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:21 PM PST Civil society organisations have submitted proposed changes to a draft code of conduct and registration process for electoral observers to the Union Election Commission.

Yangon court rejects suit over Kempinski-linked hotel Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:50 PM PST Yangon Region High Court has rejected an application to sue the Myanmar Investment Commission, Yangon's chief minister and private investors over a controversial hotel project on Strand Road linked to global hotel chain Kempinski.

‘Much more is needed’ in Rakhine: UN Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:46 PM PST Lives of IDP camp residents not yet improved, concludes United Nations special rapporteur, calling the situation still at "crisis stage" after second visit.

Thailand prisoner plan prompts protest Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:41 PM PST Nearly 50 human rights groups have released an open letter to the Thai government criticising a proposed program that would put prisoners to work on fishing boats in the Andaman Sea.

Rakhine party to shun international dialogue Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:41 PM PST Accusing the United Nations and other international groups of bias, the Rakhine National Party says it will no longer cooperate on Rakhine State-related issues.

Food, cosmetics testing lab to open in Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:35 PM PST A testing laboratory to ensure product quality is being built in Nay Pyi Taw, the government has announced.

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