National News

---

• NLD gives further hint on presidency
• Old loyalties drive rift in Arakan National Party
• Mandalay police make record drug bust
• Religious leaders take stand on violence against women
• Latest fighting prompts suggestions of proxy war
• Koh Tao petition reaches Thai embassy
• YCDC opens complaints section
• Holiday time delaying crackdown on fake medicine
• Climate change could cause 4450 deaths in Myanmar
• Four villages wait on rail compensation

NLD gives further hint on presidency Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Speculation over the identity of Myanmar's next head of state hit new levels of farce yesterday, with a senior National League for Democracy official telling reporters the president will have a name comprised of two words.

Old loyalties drive rift in Arakan National Party Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST The ethnic Rakhine party is continuing to fracture along the lines of its 2014 merger over the question of whether or not to collaborate with the National League for Democracy.

Mandalay police make record drug bust Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Police say a major drug bust in Mandalay over the weekend netted more than US$30 million worth of illicit substance, including heroin and Ecstasy. An anti-narcotics team arrested three alleged drug traffickers and seized heroin, opium, methamphetamine and precursor chemicals in a container truck and four cars.

Religious leaders take stand on violence against women Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Religious leaders from four major faiths in Myanmar called for an end to violence and discrimination against women during an International Women's Day debate in Yangon over the weekend.

Latest fighting prompts suggestions of proxy war Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST More clashes have been reported in northern Shan State and Rakhine State between the Tatmadaw and ethnic Palaung and Rakhine forces. The fighting has prompted suggestions from the government side that it could be fighting a proxy war against more powerful armed groups.

Koh Tao petition reaches Thai embassy Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition organised by nationalist groups against the death penalty verdict given to two Rakhine State natives.

YCDC opens complaints section Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Any complaints? Yangon City Development Committee has opened up a special department for you. As of March 4, any of Yangon's 5.21 million citizens can come to City Hall to pick a bone with the administration.

Holiday time delaying crackdown on fake medicine Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST A health official on leave is causing a hold-up in the government's response to counterfeit hepatitis medication.

Climate change could cause 4450 deaths in Myanmar Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Researchers have predicted that climate change will have such severe impact on food production that it could lead to 4450 deaths in Myanmar by 2050. The expected toll puts the country at the 10th-worst spot out of 155 nations in terms of deaths per capita.

Four villages wait on rail compensation Posted: 06 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Farmers in four villages in Natmauk township, Magwe Region, are still waiting to receive compensation nearly six years after their land was taken. The 48-kilometre (30-mile) railway that runs over their fields in Magwe and Natmauk townships was built in 2010.

You are subscribed to email updates from National News. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States