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• UWSA pulls out of Panglong
• Speech highlights from Panglong Conference opening ceremony
• Recently tipped Rakhine commission chair Kofi Annan to visit Myanmar
• Long day’s journey into peace begins at Panglong
• Draft Hate Speech Law sent to attorney general
• No break from armed hostilities as peace conference starts
• Second cache of illegal wood found on military compound
• Embassy seeks Thai help to recoup Myanmar migrant workers’ back pay
• The pivot toward closer India-Myanmar ties
• Damaged pagodas covered in quake-hit Bagan

UWSA pulls out of Panglong Posted: 01 Sep 2016 04:26 AM PDT Just one day into the peace conference and Myanmar's biggest armed ethnic group, the powerful United Wa State Army, has pulled out after yet another organisational mishap.

Speech highlights from Panglong Conference opening ceremony Posted: 01 Sep 2016 12:49 AM PDT In his opening remarks at a conference where ethnic armed groups are pushing for greater autonomy, the Tatmadaw chief stressed the need for "national unification".

Recently tipped Rakhine commission chair Kofi Annan to visit Myanmar Posted: 01 Sep 2016 12:31 AM PDT Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, who was picked last week to chair the newly created Rakhine State advisory commission, will pay a visit to Myanmar within the next week, according to a Rakhine State government official.

Long day’s journey into peace begins at Panglong Posted: 01 Sep 2016 12:09 AM PDT Mired in discontent, the National League for Democracy's bid to end decades of armed conflict launched yesterday sizzling with tension.

Draft Hate Speech Law sent to attorney general Posted: 01 Sep 2016 12:00 AM PDT The second draft of the Hate Speech Law has been completed and will be submitted to parliament soon, the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs said yesterday.

No break from armed hostilities as peace conference starts Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:52 PM PDT As the country's attention focused on Nay Pyi Taw and preparations for the Union Peace Conference earlier this week, fighting continued between the Myanmar army and ethnic armed groups in Kachin and Shan states, according to a report released by the Free Burma Rangers on August 29.

Second cache of illegal wood found on military compound Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:42 PM PDT Environmentalists are demanding action after the discovery of a second cache of illegally harvested timber on premises owned by the military. Troops reportedly cordoned off the area following the second find.

Embassy seeks Thai help to recoup Myanmar migrant workers’ back pay Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:30 PM PDT The Myanmar embassy in Bangkok has asked for the Thai government's assistance in recouping unpaid wages for more than 60 undocumented Myanmar migrant workers previously employed at a vermicelli noodle factory in Ban Pon town, Thailand, according to embassy officials.

The pivot toward closer India-Myanmar ties Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:25 PM PDT India and Myanmar have gone to great lengths to paint President U Htin Kyaw's recent four-day visit as a historic cementing of bilateral ties. The neighbouring countries' relations, long overshadowed by China's more aggressive overtures, have forged ahead under the National League for Democracy-led administration.

Damaged pagodas covered in quake-hit Bagan Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:18 PM PDT Officials in Bagan are rushing to cover pagodas badly damaged in last week's earthquake before rain can cause further erosion.

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