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• After guilty verdict, families of killed Mong Yaw villagers await compensation
• Saffron monk calls for poverty ‘master plan’ at revolution’s anniversary
• Political parties rail against Rakhine State commission
• Restoration prioritised at quake-affected Thatbyinnyu Pagoda
• Union legislature to tackle protest law differences
• Workers in Mandalay protest Arbitration Council reps
• No end in sight to deadly Kayin State clashes
• State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi receives humanitarian award from Harvard
• Myanmar to fight ozone harm
• Prayers of peace offered for war-weary Myanmar

After guilty verdict, families of killed Mong Yaw villagers await compensation Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:24 AM PDT In a rare admission of military misconduct, a Tatmadaw court martial has found seven soldiers guilty of murdering Shan villagers during a botched interrogation. But family members of the deceased victims told The Myanmar Times that the verdict, with its minimal prison terms, fell far short of delivering justice for their loved ones.

Saffron monk calls for poverty ‘master plan’ at revolution’s anniversary Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:17 AM PDT A leader of the Saffron Revolution yesterday called for a "master plan" to eradicate poverty in Myanmar, at an event marking the ninth anniversary of the popular uprising, which was sparked by deteriorating economic conditions in the country.

Political parties rail against Rakhine State commission Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:08 AM PDT Further buttressing complaints about the Rakhine State Advisory Commission, 11 political parties put out a joint statement calling for the disbanding of the "illegitimate" new body.

Restoration prioritised at quake-affected Thatbyinnyu Pagoda Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:06 AM PDT The famous Thatbyinnyu Pagoda in Bagan will be repaired as a priority following damage incurred in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake last month, according to government officials.

Union legislature to tackle protest law differences Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:05 AM PDT With the upper and lower houses unable to reconcile differences over draft amendments to the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law, the Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker announced last week that lawmakers would hash out their disagreements in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.

Workers in Mandalay protest Arbitration Council reps Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:04 AM PDT Members of labour organisations in Mandalay Region yesterday brought more pressure on the Arbitration Council's labour delegates, demonstrating in favour of re-selecting those seats on the dispute settlement body.

No end in sight to deadly Kayin State clashes Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:03 AM PDT Deadly clashes are continuing to flare in Hpapun township, Kayin State, three weeks after fighting first broke out. Negotiations between armed factions last week appear to have failed to staunch the fighting.

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi receives humanitarian award from Harvard Posted: 18 Sep 2016 11:50 PM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was honoured at a ceremony at Harvard University this weekend, where she received the presitigious school's 2016 Humanitarian Award.

Myanmar to fight ozone harm Posted: 18 Sep 2016 11:45 PM PDT Myanmar will work with other countries to reduce usage of ozone-depleting substances, U Khin Maung Yi, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, announced at a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw marking International Ozone Preservation Day.

Prayers of peace offered for war-weary Myanmar Posted: 18 Sep 2016 11:42 PM PDT Amid ongoing conflict and in the wake of the 21st-century Panglong Conference earlier this month, religious leaders joined members of civil society yesterday at a Yangon gathering to offer their prayers for peace.

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