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• Sangha clamps down on illegal monasteries
• Govt dismisses Quintana accusations
• Meiktila convoy attack a 'misunderstanding'
• Drug-resistant TB rates 'alarming'
• Myanmar’s religious diversity: Dialogue trumps violence

Sangha clamps down on illegal monasteries Posted: 23 Aug 2013 03:53 AM PDT The Sanga Association has demolished nine small illegally-constructed monastic buildings near Mandalay.

Govt dismisses Quintana accusations Posted: 23 Aug 2013 03:51 AM PDT UN human rights envoy never in any danger, presidential spokesperson says, but an 88 Generation leader concedes the protest could damage the group's image.

Meiktila convoy attack a 'misunderstanding' Posted: 23 Aug 2013 01:10 AM PDT Myanmar police have countered allegations that a convoy carrying a UN rights envoy though Meiktila was attacked by a mob, calling the incident a "misunderstanding".

Drug-resistant TB rates 'alarming' Posted: 23 Aug 2013 12:06 AM PDT Health officials have called for urgent action to tackle "alarming" rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Myanmar where nearly 9,000 people catch the strain of the infectious disease each year.

Myanmar’s religious diversity: Dialogue trumps violence Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:30 PM PDT Archbishop Charles Maung Bo and author Benedict Rogers say promoting an open and honest dialogue is the way forward in easing religious tensions.

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