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• Two arrested in Eleven Media murder case
• Ethnic minorities rail against costumes worn during rally
• Govt sponsors journalists on field visit to northern Rakhine
• Kachin IDPs flock to Laiza after fall of Gidon outpost
• Hundreds flee renewed fighting between Shan, Ta’ang ethnic armed groups
• Kachin residents forced to forage for food to survive
• MPs told to mind ministries’ promises
• Shortage of TB doctors leading to patient backlogs
• Passenger ferry, cargo vessel crash injures five
• Prisons Department seeks food budget bump

Two arrested in Eleven Media murder case Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:30 AM PST Two KTV managers have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Eleven Media reporter in Monywa, police confirmed yesterday. The two men were among the last people to have been in contact with the reporter before his body was discovered early in the morning on December 13.

Ethnic minorities rail against costumes worn during rally Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:27 AM PST Representatives from a number of Myanmar's ethnic groups have condemned what they say is the unauthorised appropriation of traditional ethnic costumes worn by marchers at a recent rally held in support of the Tatmadaw.

Govt sponsors journalists on field visit to northern Rakhine Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:25 AM PST The government has organised a press junket of 13 journalists to tour Maungdaw and Buthidaung, areas which has been under lockdown since October attacks on border guard posts.

Kachin IDPs flock to Laiza after fall of Gidon outpost Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:20 AM PST Thousands of people in Kachin State have been newly displaced in the aftermath of a military offensive that saw Tatmadaw troops overrun the Kachin Independence Army's Gidon mountaintop outpost.

Hundreds flee renewed fighting between Shan, Ta’ang ethnic armed groups Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:20 AM PST Clashes between the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State, across several villages in Shan State's Namtu township yesterday, displaced hundreds of civilians and killed one teenage girl.

Kachin residents forced to forage for food to survive Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:19 AM PST Skyrocketing transport costs and road blockages due to conflict have forced a number of villagers in northern Kachin State's Hsawlaw township to begin foraging for food in order to survive, according to Kachin MPs.

MPs told to mind ministries’ promises Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:07 AM PST Parliament has announced it will be holding ministries accountable to projects and tasks the government departments have promised to carry out.

Shortage of TB doctors leading to patient backlogs Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:05 AM PST Head doctors at hospitals around Myanmar are calling for more resources to be dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis, as a current shortfall in medical officers has left patients waiting on treatment.

Passenger ferry, cargo vessel crash injures five Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:02 AM PST A cargo vessel sunk on the evening of December 19 following a collision with a passenger ferry on Yangon's Toe River, leading to costly damages and five people sustaining injuries.

Prisons Department seeks food budget bump Posted: 21 Dec 2016 12:00 AM PST As commodity prices continue to soar across the country, the Prisons Department will ask the government to increase the cost of living allowance granted for each prisoner within the correctional system.

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