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• Thousands gather to farewell slain teachers
• 20 new bird species found
• Sin tax hike planned
• Ashin Wirathu can't be charged because of no reports on him
• Yangon roads to grind to halt without huge investment: JICA
• Land-use policy to benefit farmers in land disputes
• Ethnic armies refuse to sign without KIA
• Praise, criticism after president pardons Muslim doctor
• Land-use policy roundtable open to public
• Three-month national labour survey launched

Thousands gather to farewell slain teachers Posted: 22 Jan 2015 10:46 PM PST Thousands of mourners have gathered for the funerals of two young teachers who activists allege were murdered by soldiers in northern Myanmar, as the government promised an inquiry into their deaths.

20 new bird species found Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:58 PM PST Conservationists have identified 20 new species of birds that can be found in Myanmar. Daw Thiri Dae We Aung, an executive member of Myanmar Bird and Nature Society, said these included seven species never previously spotted in Southeast Asia.

Sin tax hike planned Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:22 PM PST The government is set to target consumption with increased alcohol and tobacco taxes, Finance Minister U Win Shein has told parliament.

Ashin Wirathu can't be charged because of no reports on him Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:20 PM PST U Wirathu has defended his personal attack on United Nations special rapporteur Yanghee Lee, saying senior monks had used similar language in the past – even at the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda.

Yangon roads to grind to halt without huge investment: JICA Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:19 PM PST Traffic could be reduced to crawling along at less than 8 kilometres per hour (5 miles per hour) unless US$10 billion is invested in Yangon's road networks over the next two decades, researchers have warned.

Land-use policy to benefit farmers in land disputes Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:03 PM PST Existing land disputes will be settled according to a new land-use policy if they are still unresovled by the time a panned National Land Use Law is enacted, according to an official involved in the land reform process.

Ethnic armies refuse to sign without KIA Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:03 PM PST The agreement to sign the national ceasefire accord on Union Day, February 12, appears to have been scuppered by the outbreak of fresh fighting in Kachin State.

Praise, criticism after president pardons Muslim doctor Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:01 PM PST Amnesty International has welcomed the release of a Muslim Rohingya community leader who was recently pardoned by President U Thein Sein following intervention by a member of the United States Congress.

Land-use policy roundtable open to public Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:00 PM PST The government plans to open an expert roundtable meeting on its draft national land-use policy to the public.

Three-month national labour survey launched Posted: 22 Jan 2015 07:59 PM PST   The first national labour survey in 24 years is underway, as government officials seek to tally the number of workers, employment rates and child labour prevalence.

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