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- Two and a half year sentence in VGastro 'Buddha bar' case
- Insurer to compensate all victims of Rakhine ferry sinking
- Monks burned during Letpadaung protest to file suit against home affairs minister
- China, Myanmar investigate ‘bombing’
- Bus lines, cars diverted as work on Myaynigone flyover nears completion
- Kachin meet president and senior general
- Press freedom: A long and winding road
- Journal blacks out front page amid boycott call
- Disaster training centre planned
- 88 Generation dismisses Malaysia migrants MOU
| Two and a half year sentence in VGastro 'Buddha bar' case Posted: 17 Mar 2015 03:03 AM PDT A New Zealand bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were sentenced this morning to two and a half years in jail by a Yangon court for using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night. |
| Insurer to compensate all victims of Rakhine ferry sinking Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:56 PM PDT State-run Myanma Insurance will pay compensation for those killed or injured in last week's ferry accident in Rakhine State – even if they didn't hold an official ticket. |
| Monks burned during Letpadaung protest to file suit against home affairs minister Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:51 PM PDT
Two Buddhist monks who were severely burned in 2012 protests against a Chinese-backed copper mine in Letpadaung have announced plans to sue the government, including Minister for Home Affairs Major General Ko Ko. |
| China, Myanmar investigate ‘bombing’ Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:48 PM PDT Ethnic Kokang rebels reject government suggestions they orchestrated the March 13 incident, which left four people dead near Lincang. |
| Bus lines, cars diverted as work on Myaynigone flyover nears completion Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:29 PM PDT
North-south traffic on Pyay Road will be diverted around Myaynigone junction until March 31 to enable workers to finish construction of a flyover bridge above the congestion hotspot. |
| Kachin meet president and senior general Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:22 PM PDT
Kachin Independence Organisation delegation continues dialogue in capital ahead of Yangon talks. |
| Press freedom: A long and winding road Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:21 PM PDT Myanmar's media landscape has seen dramatic changes during the past four years. |
| Journal blacks out front page amid boycott call Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:16 PM PDT
The Myanmar Post joins a Myanmar Journalist Network campaign to boycott government sources, three days after one of its reporters was released from jail. |
| Disaster training centre planned Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:09 PM PDT Myanmar will open a disaster management training centre in Hinthada, Ayeyarwady Region, in September, delegates at a world conference in Sendai, Japan, were told yesterday. |
| 88 Generation dismisses Malaysia migrants MOU Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:08 PM PDT The 88 Generation has called on Malaysia to introduce legislation to protect Myanmar workers and dismissed a plan to sign of a bilateral memorandum of understanding as just for show. |
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