Wednesday, October 19, 2016

National News

National News

State counsellor meets Indian PM, other leaders at India forums

Posted: 19 Oct 2016 12:01 AM PDT

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Yangon today after a three-day trip to India, where she attended meetings of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the economic grouping of five nations known as BRICS.

Rations return, but delivery denied

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:18 PM PDT

Senior officials from the World Food Programme in Myanmar have said they are "very, very concerned" about the government's continued refusal to let them deliver food rations to thousands of people in trouble-hit northern Rakhine State.

Maungdaw district schools to reopen next week

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:16 PM PDT

Schools in Maungdaw district, closed since October 10 in the aftermath of deadly attacks on border guard posts, will reopen next week, according to the district administrative department.

Govt launches investigation into ferry

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:15 PM PDT

The government has launched a five-member team tasked with investigating the reason for the deadly sinking of the Aung Soe Moe Kyaw 2, a ferry that went under in Sagaing Region on October 15.

Activists launch campaign to reform telecoms law

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:14 PM PDT

Activists formerly imprisoned under the Telecommunications Law are demanding an overhaul of the legislation in order to guarantee internet users' freedom of expression.

More powercuts forecast for Yangon

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:13 PM PDT

Get ready for the blackouts. A regional minister has acknowledged that decayed powerlines and a surging demand for electricity will once again leave the commercial capital in the dark.

Senior Myanmar officials sued by migrant rights group

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:10 PM PDT

A Thailand-based migrant rights group is suing senior figures from the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation and the Ministry of Labour following accusations that the officials exploited the very workers they are meant to help.

Myanmar most disaster-prone in Southeast Asia: official

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:09 PM PDT

Myanmar has more natural disasters than any other country in Southeast Asia, according to Relief and Resettlement Department director U Win Htein Kyaw.

Shan State govt targets illegal tourism operators

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:08 PM PDT

Tourism authorities are planning a big shake-up in southern Shan State, cracking down on hotels and transportation companies offering tourism services without a licence. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism in the state says it will take legal action against offenders.

Enforcement of speed gauges for highway buses stepped up

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:07 PM PDT

Buses and trucks along the notorious "Death Highway" had better make sure they are hooked up to a Telematics system, which measures their speeds, according to police.
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Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan armies mourn death of Thai king

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 11:44 PM PDT

The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) have both released independent statements expressing their condolences after the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.


The RCSS/SSA statement, released on October 14, said that the Burmese ethnic the group is deeply saddened by the passing of the king.

"We offer our condolences to the Thai royal family and the people of Thailand," the statement read.

The Shan army declared that it would fly flags at their bases at half-mast for the next 15 days.

"The RCSS/SSA regularly holds the king's birthday celebration at our headquarters in Loi Tai Leng and along the border," said Lt-Col Sai Seng Murng, the spokesperson of the RCSS/SSA.

On October 17, the SSPP/SSA also published a statement.

"On behalf of the Shan people, we express deep condolences to the royal family and Thai people," it read. "The death of His Majesty the King was a great loss, not only for Thai people but also for Shan people."

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, passed away at Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital on October 13 at 3:52pm at the age of 88.

Having been on the throne for seven decades, the Thai king was widely respected, both at home and around the world.

Among scenes of grief, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who has led the country since a 2014 coup, declared that the king's son, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, would succeed the throne.

The government also announced that flags would be flown at half-mast for the next 30 days, and that a year-long official mourning period would be observed.
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