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• Committees urge minor budget cuts
• Police wait for okay to speak to military MP
• Labour rights groups surveyed ahead of meeting with Thailand
• Olive branch extended ahead of peace dialogue launch
• Police urge jewellers to boost security
• As drone use takes off, govt drafts safety measures
• NLD members in court
• Unions demand prison time for bosses who flout law
• Whale shark return highlights challenges of conservation

Committees urge minor budget cuts Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Defence has escaped unscathed from a review of next year's budget that has recommended relatively minor cuts to a range of government departments, it emerged on January 5. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Public Accounts Joint Committee recommended cuts of only 0.15 percent from the government budget proposal for 2016-17 financial year, the first of the new government's term.

Police wait for okay to speak to military MP Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Police say they are waiting for the Tatmadaw to green-light an interview with a military MP embroiled in a child abuse scandal and possibly also implicated in human trafficking.

Labour rights groups surveyed ahead of meeting with Thailand Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Labour officials are courting rights groups ahead of scheduled meetings with Thai counterparts later in the week.

Olive branch extended ahead of peace dialogue launch Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Ten armed groups not party to the ceasefire agreement were sent special invitations to attend the first political dialogue meeting slated for January 12.

Police urge jewellers to boost security Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST To combat increasingly aggressive and inventive thieves, police have mounted a campaign to urge jewellers to protect themselves better, by installing CCTV cameras, closing earlier and marking their valuables.

As drone use takes off, govt drafts safety measures Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST The Department of Civil Aviation is planning to issue safety regulations for drone users, deputy transport minister U Zin Yaw told the Amyotha Hluttaw yesterday.

NLD members in court Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Four members of the National League for Democracy are on trial in Nay Pyi Taw for allegedly removing ballot boxes from a polling station on election day, November 8, 2015. They deny the charges, which were brought on a complaint from the Union Solidarity and Development Party.

Unions demand prison time for bosses who flout law Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Bosses who flout labour laws should be jailed, workers' representatives say. They want the incoming NLD government to strengthen laws that now allow rogue employers to walk away with a fine.

Whale shark return highlights challenges of conservation Posted: 06 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Recent whale sharks sightings off two popular tourist beaches in western Myanmar have underscored the poaching risks facing the world's largest fish, as well as the challenge of enforcing laws against hunting the vulnerable species.

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