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• Military accused of detaining villagers
• President-elect to explain ministry shake-up to MPs
• EU ends funding for MPC and says assets must stay
• NLD outlines broadcast media changes
• NLD to submit cabinet on March 24
• N Korea replaces sanctioned diplomat
• Monks vote not to fight ministry merger
• Magwe MPs to probe festival tenders
• Ignore anti-VP campaign, urges Christian group

Military accused of detaining villagers Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Ethnic Ta'ang activists have accused the military of detaining more than 100 villagers in northern Shan State this month on suspicion of supporting the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

President-elect to explain ministry shake-up to MPs Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT President-Elect U Htin Kyaw is due to explain his ministry shake-up plan to parliament today as the incoming NLD administration signals its first intention to make a clear break with the military-backed government of U Thein Sein.

EU ends funding for MPC and says assets must stay Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT The European Union says it will stop funding the Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) from the end of this month and has sought assurances that assets procured with EU money will not disappear.

NLD outlines broadcast media changes Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT The National League for Democracy, which has shed little light so far on its broadcast media policy, has said existing television companies will have to reapply to keep their broadcasting licences while all companies in the private sector will be given an equal chance to compete.

NLD to submit cabinet on March 24 Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Incoming president U Htin Kyaw is expected to submit his cabinet to parliament on March 24, a senior National League for Democracy official has confirmed.

N Korea replaces sanctioned diplomat Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT North Korea has replaced its ambassador to Myanmar. The move came after former ambassador Kim Sok Chol was recently blacklisted by the United States Department of the Treasury over alleged involvement in his nation's illicit weapons trade.

Monks vote not to fight ministry merger Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Senior monks on the national Sangha council have decided not to formally protest a decision to merge the ministries of Culture and Religious Affairs, but say they remain unhappy at the planned change.

Magwe MPs to probe festival tenders Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Magwe Region parliament has formed a committee to scrutinise the management of the country's largest pagoda festival.

Ignore anti-VP campaign, urges Christian group Posted: 20 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Turn the other cheek: That's the response a Christian student group is urging in the face of planned protests by nationalists over the appointment of a non-Buddhist politician as vice president.

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