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- UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for ‘strengthened’ peace process
- As the Panglong Conference begins, where are the women?
- A female face on the front line of peace negotiations
- Families displaced by war in Kachin feel the pinch of dwindling supplies
- Legal commission chair has eyes on the government
- Pyithu Hluttaw to debate foreigners’ inclusion on Rakhine commission following MP’s motion
- Protests and fresh clashes loom over Panglong Conference
- Row stoked by omission of rank from name cards
- Religious leaders appeal to govt for release of two Muslim activists
- Mandalay protests judicial corruption
| UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for ‘strengthened’ peace process Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:43 PM PDT
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| As the Panglong Conference begins, where are the women? Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:37 PM PDT
The much-heralded Union Peace Conference is finally here and delegates from across Myanmar and the world are gathering in Nay Pyi Taw for an event that recalls the negotiations of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's beloved father with ethnic minority leaders almost seven decades ago. |
| A female face on the front line of peace negotiations Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:22 PM PDT
"I think women have advantages in terms of negotiation skills and can be involved – by speaking nicely, not through hard words – in making peace." |
| Families displaced by war in Kachin feel the pinch of dwindling supplies Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:06 PM PDT As the government kicks off its major five-day peace talks today, civilians displaced by fighting in Kachin State say they are running out of food and medicine and have been unable to return to their homes for several years. |
| Legal commission chair has eyes on the government Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:01 PM PDT Former parliamentary Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann revealed yesterday that he is keeping a sharp eye on how the government handles the peace process and the ongoing inter-communal troubles in Rakhine State, and said he will not hesitate to release a torrent of criticism if he deems that those efforts have deviated from benefitting the country's citizens. |
| Pyithu Hluttaw to debate foreigners’ inclusion on Rakhine commission following MP’s motion Posted: 30 Aug 2016 11:00 PM PDT An Arakan National Party lawmaker has formally objected to the inclusion of foreigners on a recently created advisory commission for Rakhine State, submitting an urgent proposal to the Pyithu Hluttaw recommending that the body be comprised of only local experts. |
| Protests and fresh clashes loom over Panglong Conference Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:56 PM PDT
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| Row stoked by omission of rank from name cards Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:52 PM PDT Controversy swirled this week over the printing of name cards for attendees of a preparatory committee meeting ahead of the 21st-century Panglong Conference, as leaders of ethnic armed groups were not enumerated along with their military rank, in contrast to their Tatmadaw counterparts. |
| Religious leaders appeal to govt for release of two Muslim activists Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:47 PM PDT
Religious leaders are calling on the government to intervene in the case of two Muslim activists imprisoned for unlawful association, charges that were internationally decried as politically motivated. |
| Mandalay protests judicial corruption Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:43 PM PDT Angry protesters took to the streets demanding the removal of judges for alleged corruption after a Mandalay Region township court threatened to send a teenager to prison for a year, or invoke a K300,000 fine. |
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