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• Nine villagers still detained by TNLA in Kyaukme
• Speaker not speaking out on telecoms law defamation
• UN OCHA details country’s assistance needs for 2017
• Myanmar workers plan to sue Thai pet food factory
• Remove the comment and lawsuit will be dropped, U Hla Swe says
• Speaker crunches numbers as parliament adjourns
• Investors see potential in Kabyarwa beach
• KBZ signs deal for remittance service for migrants in Thailand
• As tempers flare in hluttaw, MP challenges Speaker to a debate
• Hluttaw greenlights Greater Mekong Sub-region tourism project

Nine villagers still detained by TNLA in Kyaukme Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:37 AM PST Nine residents of Pan Kwan village in Shan State's Kyaukme township are still being held by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), despite several others being released last week, according to a Shan party.

Speaker not speaking out on telecoms law defamation Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:34 AM PST Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint has declined to wade into the debate over the Telecommunications Law's controversial defamation clause, saying he would not comment on whether the provision should be amended.

UN OCHA details country’s assistance needs for 2017 Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:21 AM PST The humanitarian needs forecast for 2017 make for a lengthy, bleak list, according to a new UN report.

Myanmar workers plan to sue Thai pet food factory Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:19 AM PST More than 100 Myanmar migrant workers will sue the owner of a pet food factory in Thailand's Samut Prakan province, claiming compensation for being fired without sufficient cause.

Remove the comment and lawsuit will be dropped, U Hla Swe says Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:17 AM PST After filing a defamation suit against a Magwe volunteer over a Facebook comment, former ruling party MP U Hla Swe announced yesterday that he would be willing to drop the case as soon as the post is removed from social media.

Speaker crunches numbers as parliament adjourns Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:16 AM PST The third regular session of the Pyithu Hluttaw has drawn to a close, wrapping up yesterday after just 19 days of sitting.

Investors see potential in Kabyarwa beach Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:14 AM PST Sleepy Kabyarwa village in Mon State could be transformed into the new Chaungtha Beach if an ambitious tourism scheme goes ahead. Developers want to build a three-star, 100-room hotel that would attract Thai and other international guests.

KBZ signs deal for remittance service for migrants in Thailand Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:09 AM PST Myanmar's Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) is developing a mobile banking remittance service for Myanmar migrants in Thailand, inking a deal with Thailand's Kasikorn Bank yesterday.

As tempers flare in hluttaw, MP challenges Speaker to a debate Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:08 AM PST A Rakhine lawmaker is challenging the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker to a public debate after the two exchanged warning shots over a jettisoned proposal related to the peace process.

Hluttaw greenlights Greater Mekong Sub-region tourism project Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:07 AM PST The hluttaw has voted in favour of a proposal by President U Htin Kyaw which would see the country join a tourism coordination project for the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

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