Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Four Students Killed in Truck Accident En Route to Exam

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 06:50 AM PST

Four students and the truck's driver were killed, while 17 people were injured in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State.

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State Counselor to Meet UNFC’s Peace Negotiation Team

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 06:41 AM PST

Although a date has yet to be decided upon, the meeting will reportedly take place in early March.

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Displaced Civilians Endure Camp Hardships, Resent Armies on Both Sides

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 06:34 AM PST

IDP camp residents in northern Shan State complain of forced labor, beatings by soldiers, and the lack of food and jobs while they wait for war to end.

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School Headmaster Arrested for ‘Unnatural Offenses’

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 04:55 AM PST

Local police in Myaungmya Township arrest a village school headmaster for allegedly sexually abusing his male students.

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18 Million Methamphetamine Pills Seized in Arakan State Last Year

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 01:39 AM PST

Arakan State police arrested 149 suspected methamphetamine drug dealers—127 men and 22 women—and filed 88 court cases in 2016.

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Construction Company Owner Sentenced to Five Years for Fraud

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:41 PM PST

A court in Rangoon's Latha Township sentences U Kyaw Myint, former owner of Father Land Construction, to five years in prison with labor for fraud.

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Bangladesh Calls for Efforts to Curb Influx of Refugees

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:32 PM PST

Bangladesh's foreign minister says the arrival of refugees from Burma is having an adverse impact on the local population and undermining security.

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Ten Things to do in Rangoon This Week

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 06:40 PM PST

Boats, books, jobs, and electronic dance music: This week features river cruises, a book fair, a job fair, an EDM festival, and more.

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National News

National News

Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda festival raises K100 million

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 12:01 AM PST

The Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival has collected K106.6 million in donations in 18 days since the celebrations began on February 1.

Nurses, midwives urged to adhere to ethics and council laws

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:59 PM PST

The Myanmar Nurse and Midwife Council (MNMC) has urged all nurses and midwives to adhere to ethics and council laws to improve the level of professionalism in the industry.

Villagers demand action against police

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:57 PM PST

Two suspected kidnappers who were caught by residents at Htone Bo village in Patheingyi township, Mandalay Region, escaped while in police custody, prompting calls for action to be taken against the "negligent" officers.

Company boss sentenced for cheating

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:56 PM PST

A construction company chair, who was constructing a building without permit, was sentenced to five years jail by the Latha township court on February 20 for cheating and forging documents.

Over K100b alcohol, cigarette tax collected in nine months

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:49 PM PST

The government has received more than K100 billion in taxes from the production and sale of alcohol and cigarettes in Myanmar over a period of nine months, said Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win.

New housing projects for Yangon

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:43 PM PST

In addition to the New Yangon city project, which is going to start at the end of February in the Kyeemyindaing township on the other side of the Yangon river, work to upgrade old houses and construct new housing for squatters and government employees will kick off at the same time, according to Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein.

Complete hearing cases to avoid backlog: CJ

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:40 PM PST

An increase in criminal prosecutions last year makes it imperative for judges to complete hearing cases so as to avoid a backlog, said chief of Union Supreme Court U Tun Tun Oo.

Eight prisoners at Ohbo will sit for matriculation exams

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:39 PM PST

Eight inmates from Mandalay's Ohbo Prison will sit for matriculation exams, the Prison Department said on February 18.

Committee for Chin dialogue formed

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:36 PM PST

A supervisory committee of nine members to oversee the national-level political dialogue in Chin State was formed yesterday.

Dr Aye Zan tipped to be the next Mon Chief Minister

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:31 PM PST

In the aftermath of Mon Chief Minister U Min Min Oo's resignation from the cabinet, state MP of Kyaikto township Dr Aye Zan has been nominated as the new chief minister for Mon State, according to the National League for Democracy (NLD).
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Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan Herald Agency for News

ENAC hosts forum to discuss federal union policies

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 07:48 PM PST

Members of the Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Centre (ENAC) are hosting talks with Burmese government representatives to discuss the nine ethnic affairs points drafted to support ambitions for the establishment of a federal union in Burma.


Civil society groups and members of the public have also been invited to the two-day forum, branded the ENAC Policy Field Consultation Workshop, which began yesterday in Shan State capital Taunggyi.

ENAC describes itself as an independent organization that supports the peace process and the development of democratic institutions in Burma.

Sai Nyunt Lwin, a member of ENAC's board of directors and general secretary of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), said that the aim of this workshop is to clarify the policy recommendations so that they may be included in the drafting of a new constitution.

"Nine points were drafted on policies, including education, health, trade and investment, natural resources and taxation," he said.

According to Sai Nyunt Lwin, ENAC previously held similar workshops in Yangon, Mon State's Mawlamyine, Karen State's Hpa-an, eastern Shan State's Kengtung township and northern Shan State's Lashio township. He said that they will continue to host forums in other parts of Burma in order to draw suggestions from the public.

"We aim to host such conferences in the areas where we have not already done so," he said. "The next workshop may be in Chin State or Rakhine State."


"We want to reach out to the public to hear their voices on this drafting policy," he added.



Founded in July 2013, ENAC has been conducting trainings and workshops on the issues of economics, politics, security, land rights and resource management to civil society groups, ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and political parties. 

By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
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