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• Press council to talk with chief minister over Eleven media suit
• Rights violations alleged as Tatmadaw, TNLA fighting continues in northern Shan State
• For one Kachin IDP, hope undimmed by hardship
• Public cooperation lacking in Nay Pyi Taw law enforcement: police chief
• Sagaing Region farmers demand land back from factory
• Analysing Yangon’s earthquake safety
• Crops, homes, roads destroyed in Tatkon flooding after dam overflows
• Unofficial tenants warned to move off explosive gas pipelines
• 45 children receive hearing aids at Mandalay School for the Deaf
• Nutrition program coming to Chin State in 2017

Press council to talk with chief minister over Eleven media suit Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:37 PM PST In an effort to get the CEO and chief editor of Eleven Media Group out of Insein Prison, Myanmar Press Council officials say they will try to persuade Yangon Region's chief minister to withdraw his defamation suit against the two men.

Rights violations alleged as Tatmadaw, TNLA fighting continues in northern Shan State Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:33 PM PST Clashes between the military and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army have been ongoing since October 29, with human rights violations linked to the hostilities also reported.

For one Kachin IDP, hope undimmed by hardship Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:12 PM PST "If I were a bird, I would fly from this cage," said the young woman. But escape has, for years, not been possible.

Public cooperation lacking in Nay Pyi Taw law enforcement: police chief Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:06 PM PST Efforts to crack down on crime in Nay Pyi Taw have been hampered by a lack of cooperation from the public, according to Police Major U Win Myint of the capital's regional law enforcement office.

Sagaing Region farmers demand land back from factory Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:05 PM PST About 300 farmers in Sagaing Region's Htigyaing township protested a longstanding feud with a Chinese-backed nickel-processing plant on November 10, claiming that the factory confiscated their lands without proper compensation.

Analysing Yangon’s earthquake safety Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:01 PM PST Fifty buildings in Yangon will be analysed for earthquake safety later this month using visual screening technology in a new joint project.

Crops, homes, roads destroyed in Tatkon flooding after dam overflows Posted: 13 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Thousands of acres of farmland in Nay Pyi Taw's Tatkon township were destroyed after water flooded over the Nan Won dam on November 11, according to local officials.

Unofficial tenants warned to move off explosive gas pipelines Posted: 13 Nov 2016 10:59 PM PST Several unofficial shanty towns erected around Yangon are at risk of triggering an explosion as they were built above old, unreliable gas pipelines, according to a government official.

45 children receive hearing aids at Mandalay School for the Deaf Posted: 13 Nov 2016 10:57 PM PST Initially a one-to-one class run out of the home of a British expat, the Mandalay School for the Deaf is now providing students with hearing aids and integrating them into hearing-mixed classes.

Nutrition program coming to Chin State in 2017 Posted: 13 Nov 2016 10:48 PM PST The Maternal and Child Cash Transfer program will expand to Chin State starting in 2017, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement announced.

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