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• Parliament accepts urgent proposal for Shan State ceasefire, immediate aid
• Drug-fighting vigilantes set to resume campaign
• Shan IDPs fear wider communal conflict
• MP confirms Ayeyarwady chief minister speculation
• NLD promises to review plan for two more Yangon flyovers
• Bodies of missing Ta’Ang men found in forest
• SSPP to moderate talks, aims to end northern Shan fighting
• Parliament should not be a ‘wrestling circle’: NLD leader
• Unofficial Hlaing Tharyar renters fear looming eviction
• Rice course to build up agriculture expertise

Parliament accepts urgent proposal for Shan State ceasefire, immediate aid Posted: 16 Feb 2016 08:02 AM PST Shan State politicians are urging parliament to immediately address renewed clashes in the northern end of the state which have already displaced thousands of civilians and trapped several thousand more.

Drug-fighting vigilantes set to resume campaign Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST An army of anti-narcotics activists encamped in the Kachin Manaw compound in Waingmaw township, Kachin State, will today re-launch their campaign against local poppy growers, despite the threat of violence and lack of government support. As many as 3000 campaigners are expected to march on fields in the Sadon-Kambaiti over the next two days.

Shan IDPs fear wider communal conflict Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Refugees fleeing fighting between two Shan and Ta'Ang armed groups say they fear this latest war in northern Shan State will trigger a broader communal conflict in areas where people have long lived side by side.

MP confirms Ayeyarwady chief minister speculation Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST A National League for Democracy representative says he expects to be nominated for the position of chief minister of Ayeyarwady Region by his party's leader.

NLD promises to review plan for two more Yangon flyovers Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Two more flyovers planned for Yangon city might not get off the ground, incoming National League for Democracy MPs warned yesterday.

Bodies of missing Ta’Ang men found in forest Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The charred remains of two Ta'Ang men who went missing this month while guiding watermelon traders have been found in forests in northern Shan State, local activists said yesterday.

SSPP to moderate talks, aims to end northern Shan fighting Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Fighting continued yesterday in northern Shan State as an influential ethnic Shan armed group attempted to mediate in the conflict which is estimated to have displaced more than 5000 people in recent weeks.

Parliament should not be a ‘wrestling circle’: NLD leader Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST MPs have been sent to boot camp in Nay Pyi Taw this week in response to fears that the influx of novice parliamentarians has stripped the country's legislature of its institutional knowledge.

Unofficial Hlaing Tharyar renters fear looming eviction Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Over 200 residents of Shwelinban ward on the industrial outer ring of Yangon fear they will imminently be swept from their homes and driven from the area. They believe eviction is inevitable, after a similar neighbourhood in Mingalardon township was forcibly dismantled on January 26.

Rice course to build up agriculture expertise Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Myanmar is to develop a corps of rice experts, specialists who will be tasked with making the most of what may be the country's single most important product.

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