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• Sacred bone relic to tour Sri Lanka
• Rakhine party builds CPC ties
• Dengue on the rise in Mon State
• Russian trawler survivors battle for compensation
• Kayan leaders push for autonomy
• Myanmar asylum seeker in first Cambodia-bound batch
• Kokang rebels to push for peace deal in Wa capital
• Refugees return to Laukkai from Lashio
• Amputees get hand prosthetics
• Support teams formed for Letpadan detainees

Sacred bone relic to tour Sri Lanka Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:34 PM PDT A sacred  bone relic of the Gautama Buddha housed in a Mandalay museum will be sent to Sri Lanka next week, where they will remain for a month.

Rakhine party builds CPC ties Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT The Rakhine National Party has announced plans for further cooperation with China's Communist Party, following a four-day visit to the country.

Dengue on the rise in Mon State Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT A dramatic increase in deadly dengue fever has put nearly 150 people in hospital in the past four months, including one patient who died, health officials in Mon State say.

Russian trawler survivors battle for compensation Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar seamen who survived an icy shipwreck off Russia's Far East are now facing a battle over compensation, with local recruiters who posted them on the ill-fated vessel reluctant to take fiscal responsibility.

Kayan leaders push for autonomy Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT Ethnic Kayan leaders are calling for the group to be given its own self-administered zone, with territory to be carved out of Shan and Kayah states.

Myanmar asylum seeker in first Cambodia-bound batch Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT A myanmar asylum seeker is among the first five men to allegedly accept an offer to leave detention on the Pacific island of Nauru for resettlement in Cambodia, according to a refugee advocacy group.

Kokang rebels to push for peace deal in Wa capital Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT The United Wa State Army has defied a government request to exclude ethnic Kokang rebels from a conference early next month at its headquarters on the China border.

Refugees return to Laukkai from Lashio Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT In  a sign of reduced tensions in the volatile Kokang region, a party of displaced persons who had fled the fighting for camps in Lashio yesterday set off for home. However, observers warn that the fighting, now intermittent, might not yet be over.

Amputees get hand prosthetics Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT A foundation offering donated prosthetic hands to amputees has been overwhelmed by demand.

Support teams formed for Letpadan detainees Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT Support  groups have been formed in Yangon and Mandalay to help activists arrested at Letpadan in March fight charges that could see them jailed for years.

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