Wednesday, February 8, 2017

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

More Than 100 Rapes Reported Across Burma in January

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 07:53 AM PST

A total of 125 rape cases were reported in the country in early 2017, including 81 cases involving children, according to police records.

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Certificates of Identity to be Issued to Migrant Workers in Thailand

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 06:32 AM PST

Certificates of identity—a document for Burmese migrants proving they are Burmese citizens—will be provided at six different Thai service centers.

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Arakan and Chin Groups Frustrated by State Counselor’s Decision

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 04:37 AM PST

'I feel like the government is discriminating against us. My party members feel the same way, and my ethnic people feel it too,' says ALP leader.

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Burma and US Negotiate to Revive Air Service Agreement

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 04:29 AM PST

Burma and the US negotiate to revive an air service agreement signed 68 years ago between the two countries.

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Kachin, Mon Oppose Statues of General Aung San

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 04:22 AM PST

Ethnic groups say they cannot accept glorification of Burma's independence hero while his promises of peace and federalism remain unfulfilled.

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Ngapali Beach Hotel Found to be Operating Without a License

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 03:56 AM PST

Arakan State's minister for finance, revenue and economics confirms that the Merciel Resort and Retreat hotel does not have an official license.

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Burma Navy Opens Fire on Illegal Fishing Trawlers, Killing One

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 03:44 AM PST

The Burma Navy opened fire on fishing trawlers that trespassed on Burma's territorial waters in Arakan State, said the State Counselor's Office.

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Ministry Plans to Expand Kawthaung Airport to Boost Tourism

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 03:10 AM PST

"If we want to develop this region, we need to expand Kawthaung Airport so that it can receive direct international flights," says tourism minister.

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Upper House Votes to Abolish MICA

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 01:14 AM PST

The board of directors of the quasi-governmental investment agency was accused of corruption in December.

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Burma Army Seeks to License-Build Pakistani Fighter Jets

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:05 PM PST

The Burma Army has been looking to upgrade its defense capacities and to modernize its army, navy and air force since the 1990s.

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Burma Must Heal Past Wounds to Find Peace

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:24 PM PST

As long as Burma tries to bury its past, a future in which individuals can live peacefully without fear is impossible.

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National News

National News

Anti-measles campaign in five Yangon townships

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 12:10 AM PST

Concerned about the outbreak of measles in Yangon Region, the Department of Public Health has embarked on a mass vaccination campaign among children in five townships to curb the spread of the disease.

Government to probe alleged abuses in Rakhine State

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 12:05 AM PST

The government will investigate alleged abuses in Rakhine State, U Zaw Htay, a spokesperson for the President's Office, said yesterday.

Longer wait for final word on Myitsone dam project

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 12:00 AM PST

The struggle goes on over whether the controversial Myitsone dam and other hydropower projects along the Ayeyarwady River should be built, following indications that further reports on the projects are needed.

Myanmar garment workers’ rights abuse critical, says report

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:55 PM PST

Myanmar garment workers' rights have now reached critical levels under criteria set by international labour laws, a director of the Labour Rights Defenders and Promoters (LRDP) Daw Ei Shwe Zin Nyunt said yesterday.

NLD govt took office with US$9.5b in foreign debt: minister

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:53 PM PST

The NLD-led government was saddled with total foreign debt amounting to over US$9.5 billion up to March 31, 2016, when it took office, Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win told the Pyithu Hluttaw.

25 Bagan hotels get green light but only for 15 years

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:50 PM PST

Twenty-five unfinished hotels in Bagan which have been in limbo for over two years can now be completed, but there are conditions attached, one of which is that owners can only operate them for 15 years.

Security beef-up in Mandalay city

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:48 PM PST

A security beef-up around the clock for areas entering and exiting Mandalay city is in place to bring down crime rates, according to the district police head's office of Mandalay Region.

Sinmyar Shin Pagoda to undergo renovation

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:47 PM PST

The Sinmyar Shin Zedi (Pagoda) in Pabedan ward, Sagaing Region, which was destroyed in a 2012 earthquake will undergo large-scale restoration works led by renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Sitagu Sayadaw.

IFC says it’s not part of Myanmar hydropower projects

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:46 PM PST

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has said it is not part of any major hydropower project in Myanmar, in a statement the World Bank's arm released on February 3.

Objection to iron door for Thudamma Zayat Stall

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 11:40 PM PST

The installation of an iron door at the Thudamma Zayat Stall, located at the foot of Mandalay Hill is being objected to by the Archaeology and National Museum Department.
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Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan Herald Agency for News

Commentary on “U Win Htein: 'Godfather' of the NLD”

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 06:34 AM PST

Thank you for this insightful and useful short portrait of U Win Htein Ko Nyan Hlaing Lynn.

Lately, in an interview, he praised the late U Ko Ni for his service to the country and NLD as a valuable legal brain and added that he was a "hard-liner", where constitutional crisis is concerned; for he, together with the deceased U Win Tin, founder of the NLD and famous journalist with unmatched high moral ethics, were for total rewriting of the constitution than just amendments of the military-drafted constitution.

This is in a way buttressing and confirming the NLD's political posture of opting for the for the evolutionary-like approach, rather than the immediate constitutional amendment of its election manifesto, which basically means to let the two-tier system of governance continues: the military taking care of the ethnic issues and peace negotiation process; and the NLD regime taking unimportant ceremonial job as government administrator.

A correct assessment and a tribute to U Ko Ni that has to be taken into account for U Win Htein's appropriate remark, so to speak.

Link to the story:http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/u-win-htein-godfather-of-the-nld
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