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• Ministers dispatched to Rakhine as security forces comb for militants
• Kayah residents protest planned Pwunchaung dam
• Warden suspended following Myingyan prison melee
• It’s a dog’s life: Yangon authorities neuter city’s many strays
• UEC announces April 2017 by-election date
• Displaced Meiktila Muslims stuck between floods and legacy of violence
• Caddies protest on Mandalay’s greens
• Free surgery gives clear vision for Yangon residents
• Recorded rabies cases ‘only the tip of the iceberg’
• Fish research centre to open

Ministers dispatched to Rakhine as security forces comb for militants Posted: 12 Oct 2016 12:01 AM PDT A Contingent of Union cabinet officials were joined by Myanmar's chief of police and the Rakhine State chief minister for a meeting yesterday with Rakhine elders and local political parties in Sittwe as the northern part of their state continues to reel from a deadly assault on border security posts this week.

Kayah residents protest planned Pwunchaung dam Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:18 PM PDT About 500 residents of Bawlakhe township, Kayah State, yesterday protested plans to build a dam on Pwunchaung Stream, as water and soil examination continues.

Warden suspended following Myingyan prison melee Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:17 PM PDT The warden of Myingyan Prison in Mandalay Region has been suspended following a melee that occurred yesterday morning between inmates and penitentiary guards.

It’s a dog’s life: Yangon authorities neuter city’s many strays Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:13 PM PDT The dart hits a fleeing street dog in the thigh, the bright orange tip sagging against his brown and white fur as he slows to a halt, his limbs succumbing to the sedatives.

UEC announces April 2017 by-election date Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:10 PM PDT The Union Election Commission announced the date for parliamentary by-elections yesterday, with voters in 18 constituencies set to head to the polls on April 1, 2017.

Displaced Meiktila Muslims stuck between floods and legacy of violence Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:08 PM PDT Early this month, a group of Muslim families from Mandalay Region's Meiktila township tried unsuccessfully to return home for the first time since 2013, when widespread communal violence left more than 40 dead and 12,000 displaced.

Caddies protest on Mandalay’s greens Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:06 PM PDT Mandalay's golfers could be left carrying their own bags following the suspension of 68 caddies from employment at Shwe Man Taung golf course in Mandalay after they conducted a demonstration protesting anti-union actions taken by their employer.

Free surgery gives clear vision for Yangon residents Posted: 11 Oct 2016 11:02 PM PDT Two hundred Yangonites will be able to see more clearly thanks to the Brightness Journey program sponsored by the Yunan Friendship Foundation and the Visakha Foundation, which is providing free cataract surgery to people in need.

Recorded rabies cases ‘only the tip of the iceberg’ Posted: 11 Oct 2016 10:58 PM PDT Far more people in Myanmar are infected with rabies than the number officially recorded, according to medical experts speaking at an event on October 3 to mark World Rabies Day.

Fish research centre to open Posted: 11 Oct 2016 10:53 PM PDT The country's first research centre for freshwater fish breeding is slated to open in 2017, according to the Department of Fisheries.

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