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• Social media drives flood donations
• As talks begin, Kokang groups make fresh offer for peace
• Govt agrees to more international witnesses
• Trapped Chin State residents fear looming food shortages
• Floods damage 70 state health centres in Rakhine
• Delta residents wary of flood potential
• Vice presidents to run on USDP ticket
• MC to MP: Ex-rapper takes on the president
• No election in Wa, Mong La regions
• At least 12 NLD candidates drop out of election race

Social media drives flood donations Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT With collection tins and chorus chants, crowds of impromptu aid solicitors are asking for help to "#SaveMyanmar". By street-stopping passerby across the country, these volunteers seek to raise money for victims of the severe flooding that has ravaged 12 of Myanmar's 14 states and regions. But in a change from past disasters, powerful fundraising is also happening online.

As talks begin, Kokang groups make fresh offer for peace Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT Three ethnic armed groups that have been fighting government forces in Kokang since last February have again invited the government to open ceasefire talks. A joint statement released on August 5 by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army (AA) said they were keen to negotiate.

Govt agrees to more international witnesses Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT Peace negotiators reported progress on a number of key issues yesterday, as they resumed talks in Yangon.

Trapped Chin State residents fear looming food shortages Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT Landslides caused by heavy rain in Chin State last week have cut off seven towns and put thousands at risk of running out of food and potable water, residents said.

Floods damage 70 state health centres in Rakhine Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT Seventy state health facilities in Rakhine State have been damaged in recent flooding, including seven township hospitals, according to state government officials, who have expressed concern about the threat of water-borne disease outbreaks.

Delta residents wary of flood potential Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT Anxious residents who live on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River are keeping an eye on its rising waters, which have approached and in some cases exceeded danger levels.

Vice presidents to run on USDP ticket Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT While the country awaits a decision from President U Thein Sein as to whether he will stand for election to parliament, his two vice presidents have taken the plunge.

MC to MP: Ex-rapper takes on the president Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT A rapper is taking on the president of the Union. Former founding member of the influential hip hop band ACID, U Phyo Zay Yar Thaw could be going head-to-head with President U Thein Sein in his Nay Pyi Taw constitution of Zabuthiri township.

No election in Wa, Mong La regions Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT Citing security reasons, an election commission official has confirmed that the November 8 election would not be conducted in four townships in Shan State controlled by the United Wa State Army and an affiliated group.

At least 12 NLD candidates drop out of election race Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT At least 12 National League for Democracy candidates have dropped out of the election race due to "pressure" from the authorities or failing to meet election commission rules, a senior official said.

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