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• Two ethnic armed groups agree to defuse territorial dispute at upcoming talks
• Family attempts suicide due to TB
• Commissioners start training for April 1 by-election
• MPs to attend budget boot camp ahead of hluttaw restart
• Struggling farmers want more government support
• Myanmar to get $824 million loan from Japan
• The skincare fad threatening Myanmar’s elephants
• Tanintharyi CSO forum tackles development needs

Two ethnic armed groups agree to defuse territorial dispute at upcoming talks Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:29 AM PST After clashes again broke out between two ethnic armed groups in Tanintharyi Region earlier this month, leaders have agreed to negotiate their territorial feud off the battle field in a January 25 meeting.

Family attempts suicide due to TB Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:25 AM PST A family in Mandalay attempted to commit suicide after suffering from depression and isolation when they were quarantined for having drug-resistant tuberculosis. A one-year-old infant was killed and two young boys remain in the hospital after their parents forced them to ingest rat poisoning and then attacked them with knives on January 21, according to a local administrative official.

Commissioners start training for April 1 by-election Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:24 AM PST Election commission leaders from all states and regions have descended on Nay Pyi Taw to attend a two-day training program in anticipation of the April by-election.

MPs to attend budget boot camp ahead of hluttaw restart Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:20 AM PST Lawmakers will be called back to parliament a day early to talk finances.

Struggling farmers want more government support Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:18 AM PST On a recent morning, Ko Zeyar Lin was tending to his watermelons, which he grows in dry season after the rice harvest, at his farm near Thandwe town, in southern Rakhine State.

Myanmar to get $824 million loan from Japan Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:09 AM PST Myanmar will receive a 93.97-billion yen (US$824 million) soft loan from Japan for five infrastructure development projects.

The skincare fad threatening Myanmar’s elephants Posted: 24 Jan 2017 12:05 AM PST Under the shadow of the famed "Golden Rock" punters haggle for the latest traditional medicine cure – slices of skin from the country's fast disappearing wild elephants sold for a few dollars per square inch.

Tanintharyi CSO forum tackles development needs Posted: 23 Jan 2017 11:49 PM PST Controversial development projects, electricity costs, drug trafficking and combatting violence against women topped the agenda at the CSO peace forum held in Tanintharyi Region.

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