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• Malaysian authorities to launch air search in response to distress calls
• Former minister’s appeal to be heard this month
• Yangon police step up campaign against noisy power exhausts
• Higher traffic fines expected later this year
• Disease, starvation and death feared for migrants stuck at sea
• Committee demands govt clarify white cards
• Thura U Shwe Mann criticizes the government’s lack of transparency
• Police claim to have employed ‘EU standards’ at Letpadan
• Ethnic parties aim for vice presidency
• Government, hotels pressure local officials over sand mining

Malaysian authorities to launch air search in response to distress calls Posted: 13 May 2015 05:12 AM PDT Malaysian maritime authorities announced an aerial search for boats believed to be carrying thousands of people fleeing Rakhine State and Bangladesh.

Former minister’s appeal to be heard this month Posted: 12 May 2015 09:20 PM PDT The appeal of former minister for religious affairs U San Sint will be taken up by the Supreme Court of the Union after May 27, his lawyer U Tin Tun says.

Yangon police step up campaign against noisy power exhausts Posted: 12 May 2015 09:04 PM PDT Noisy drivers beware: The police will take you off the road if you rig your car to make excess racket.

Higher traffic fines expected later this year Posted: 12 May 2015 09:02 PM PDT Traffic authorities have started to respond to the many critics who have spoken out about the problems caused by the huge influx of new cars on the streets of Yangon and Mandalay.

Disease, starvation and death feared for migrants stuck at sea Posted: 12 May 2015 08:53 PM PDT After weeks aboard overcrowded boats on one of the most dangerous smuggling voyages, thousands of migrants from Bangladesh and Rakhine State are now feared trapped at sea, unable to disembark and at risk of dying from disease and starvation, according to rights groups.

Committee demands govt clarify white cards Posted: 12 May 2015 08:51 PM PDT The White Card Campaign Committee has demanded a meeting with the government over the voting status of temporary citizens.

Thura U Shwe Mann criticizes the government’s lack of transparency Posted: 12 May 2015 08:50 PM PDT Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann has criticised the government's lack of transparency and called on officials to demonstrate accountability through their practices, not their words.

Police claim to have employed ‘EU standards’ at Letpadan Posted: 12 May 2015 08:38 PM PDT A police captain involved in the brutal crackdown against student protesters in Letpadan testified at the trial of 70 activists yesterday that security forces had applied "EU standards".

Ethnic parties aim for vice presidency Posted: 12 May 2015 08:36 PM PDT The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF) says it intends to field over 200 candidates in November's parliamentary elections as the alliance of ethnic parties hopes to become a third force in Myanmar's politics by winning enough seats to secure the position of one of two vice presidents in the next government.

Government, hotels pressure local officials over sand mining Posted: 12 May 2015 08:27 PM PDT Minister for tourism and hoteliers' association both take steps to stop sand mining at Ngapali's beaches.

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