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• State counsellor leaves London, heads to Washington
• KNU urges end to Kayin State fighting
• NLD official in hot water over sexist online ‘teasing’
• Government to crack down on illegal hotels at Golden Rock pagoda
• Loud and proud, campaigning for MCDC election irks Mandalay residents
• TNP offers to negotiate peace between rival groups in Shan State
• Govt seeks foreign loans totalling over $200 million
• Govt to intervene in Panda textile row
• Sitagu Sayadaw attends interfaith summit in Israel
• Owner of closed garment factory compensates workers at last

State counsellor leaves London, heads to Washington Posted: 14 Sep 2016 12:45 AM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her delegation will arrive the US today where she is expected to meet with US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden before sitting in on Congress and dining with business leaders during the two-day trip.

KNU urges end to Kayin State fighting Posted: 14 Sep 2016 12:34 AM PDT The powerful Karen National Union (KNU) has called for a cessation of hostilities between the Tatmadaw, a Border Guard Force (BGF) group and a splinter faction of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), following recent clashes in the Mae Tha Wor area of Kayin State's Hpapun township.

NLD official in hot water over sexist online ‘teasing’ Posted: 14 Sep 2016 12:26 AM PDT A National League for Democracy official from Pyin Oo Lwin could face legal action after comments he made online regarding two local women caused significant offence and a minor scandal.

Government to crack down on illegal hotels at Golden Rock pagoda Posted: 14 Sep 2016 12:04 AM PDT Illegal hoteliers and guesthouse owners at the iconic Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda are about to face consequences, according to a September 12 statement from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture.

Loud and proud, campaigning for MCDC election irks Mandalay residents Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:59 PM PDT Rowdy early campaigning for seats on Mandalay City Development Committee has some residents of Myanmar's second city longing for a more disciplined democratic exercise.

TNP offers to negotiate peace between rival groups in Shan State Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:58 PM PDT The Ta'ang National Party is trying to broker a ceasefire to stop ongoing fighting between two rival ethnic armed groups in Shan State, said representatives attending peace talks in Chiang Mai, Thailand, this week.

Govt seeks foreign loans totalling over $200 million Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:57 PM PDT In a letter sent to the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the President's Office has proposed taking loans totalling more than US$200 million from the Asian Development Bank and the French Development Agency to implement a handful of development projects. The loans would be divided among three ministries – Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Education; and Health and Sports.

Govt to intervene in Panda textile row Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:55 PM PDT The industry minister is to step into a long-running dispute involving Panda Textile Factory, whose workers say management has broken an agreement on pay and labour conditions. The management has denied the accusation.

Sitagu Sayadaw attends interfaith summit in Israel Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:52 PM PDT Prominent monk Sitagu Sayadaw has been received by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as the abbot travelled to represent Myanmar's Buddhist population at an interfaith conference.

Owner of closed garment factory compensates workers at last Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:49 PM PDT More than two months after the manufacturing operation's closure, the South Korean owner of Hla Won Htet Tha garment factory has finally paid his 85 former employees in full, according to the Hlaing Tharyar township Labour Relations Department.

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