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• Election police to include thousands of raw recruits
• UEC forms dispute resolution committee
• Daw Suu plans ‘risky’ Rakhine trip
• Myanmar keeps ‘cordial’ relations with North Korea
• Worker representatives refuse to back council vote
• Striking bus drivers back behind the wheel – for now
• EU releases civil society support plan
• Sayadaw refuses to halt stupa construction
• Repairs begin at Pinya-era temples
• Pact assessing loans to flood-hit farmers

Election police to include thousands of raw recruits Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:55 PM PDT A burly, sunburnt fisherman missing a front tooth, 50-year-old U San Lwin shyly admitted he knew nothing about the coming elections and had never harboured ambitions to join the police.

UEC forms dispute resolution committee Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:53 PM PDT The Union Election Commission is to head a dispute resolution committee to tackle problems arising before and after the November elections.

Daw Suu plans ‘risky’ Rakhine trip Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:47 PM PDT National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will next month embark on one of the toughest political challenges of her leadership: winning over voters in Rakhine State.

Myanmar keeps ‘cordial’ relations with North Korea Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:45 PM PDT A foreign ministry delegation is visiting North Korea this week to further diplomatic relations, although a senior official noted that arms deals were excluded under UN sanctions.

Worker representatives refuse to back council vote Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:32 PM PDT Three worker representatives on arbitration council reject decision to allow company to fire 189 workers.

Striking bus drivers back behind the wheel – for now Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:21 PM PDT Hundreds of drivers walked off the job on September 14 and 15 in response to a steep rise in traffic fines.

EU releases civil society support plan Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:20 PM PDT A new European Union "roadmap" initiative aims to strengthen European engagement with local groups in Myanmar, and help CSOs make their voices heard in government.

Sayadaw refuses to halt stupa construction Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:19 PM PDT Despite a promise of intervention by the government, Buddhist adherents are persisting in building a stupa in the grounds of a Baptist church.

Repairs begin at Pinya-era temples Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:13 PM PDT Conservation efforts are under way in Tada-Oo township, Mandalay Region, to protect three temples dating to the 14th century.

Pact assessing loans to flood-hit farmers Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:09 PM PDT The repayment of more than US$10 million in loans issued by Myanmar's largest microfinance institution is in doubt as a result of devastating floods in upper Myanmar last month.

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