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• Wa army offers to host ceasefire summit in Pangkham
• Civil servants in Mandalay to face rent hike
• Six-way talks set for April 10 after speaker meets parties
• Rakhine party to resume election cooperation
• Trawler tragedy lifts veil on illegal recruitment
• Beijing struggles to rein in human traffickers
• Yangon chief brushes off hotel project suit
• Thousands of buses sit idle as drivers flee traffic jams
• Electoral reform returns to agenda
• Embassy delegation begins assessing status of rescued fishermen in Indonesia

Wa army offers to host ceasefire summit in Pangkham Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:11 PM PDT The United Wa State Army has offered to host a conference of leaders of ethnic groups from across Myanmar next month to consider the draft nationwide ceasefire agreement reached with the government.

Civil servants in Mandalay to face rent hike Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:10 PM PDT Mandalay civil servants will face much higher rents when they move into a new housing estate on 26th Street later this year, the government says.

Six-way talks set for April 10 after speaker meets parties Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:00 PM PDT Some participants in yesterday's meeting say talks are locked in, while others are less certain they will be held.

Rakhine party to resume election cooperation Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:59 PM PDT The Rakhine National Party plans to resume cooperation in this year's elections with two loose coalitions of other ethnic parties that could improve its chances of winning seats outside its home state.

Trawler tragedy lifts veil on illegal recruitment Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:47 PM PDT Rights advocates call for heavy punishments for five recruitment companies that sent abroad the Myanmar migrants who ended up on the Dalniy Vostok, which sank in frozen waters on April 2.

Beijing struggles to rein in human traffickers Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:46 PM PDT Bilateral agreements between Myanmar and China on human trafficking are facing practical difficulties in implementation in Yunnan and the inner provinces of China, police say.

Yangon chief brushes off hotel project suit Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:39 PM PDT U Myint Swe says he was instructed by the Union government to sign lease agreement with developer, a claim lawyers have dismissed as a lie.

Thousands of buses sit idle as drivers flee traffic jams Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:36 PM PDT Worsening traffic and declining incomes have driven many out of the industry, with some turning to taxis instead.

Electoral reform returns to agenda Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:19 PM PDT Minor political parties yesterday debated a bill in the upper house on amending the electoral system to include some degree of proportional representation even though the lower house last year decided to retain the first-past-the-post system and changes are considered unlikely before parliamentary elections in November.

Embassy delegation begins assessing status of rescued fishermen in Indonesia Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:15 PM PDT More than 300 migrant workers from Myanmar have been rescued from remote islands and held for assessment.

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