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• Water bears brunt of dyeing industry
• Border Guard Force faces human rights complaint
• Confusion over state secrets charge as court readies for Unity verdict
• Terms of engagement: rights group calls on Tony Blair to disclose on advisory role
• Tada Oo hotel zone brings sleepless nights
• For the media, ASEAN summit marks a new low
• Lack of trust with KIO my fault, says U Aung Min
• Donor funds fail to flow for hospital redevelopment
• Govt eyes next turn as ASEAN chair
• Ethnic unity party to take on NLD, USDP

Water bears brunt of dyeing industry Posted: 14 May 2014 08:40 PM PDT The waters of Wundwin, the centre of Myanmar's traditional weaving industry, are to be cleaned up following years of pollution from fabric dyes.

Border Guard Force faces human rights complaint Posted: 14 May 2014 06:04 PM PDT A human rights organisation has accused an officer of a Border Guard Force in Kayin State of murdering two civilians because he feared they would disclose his involvement in illegal narcotics trading.

Confusion over state secrets charge as court readies for Unity verdict Posted: 14 May 2014 05:11 PM PDT AS the court hearing the Unity journal case prepares to hand down its verdict, defendants are calling for clarity on whether they have been charged with allegedly revealing state secrets as initially stated.

Terms of engagement: rights group calls on Tony Blair to disclose on advisory role Posted: 14 May 2014 04:51 PM PDT A UK-based rights group has called on former British PM Tony Blair to clarify the nature of his relationship with the government of Myanmar.

Tada Oo hotel zone brings sleepless nights Posted: 14 May 2014 02:22 PM PDT Farmers are accusing a development company of using rumours and threats to get them to sell their land for a hotel zone.

For the media, ASEAN summit marks a new low Posted: 14 May 2014 02:19 PM PDT Myanmar Times senior reporter Tim McLaughlin on the farcical media access at the most recent ASEAN summit in Nay Pyi Taw.

Lack of trust with KIO my fault, says U Aung Min Posted: 14 May 2014 12:39 PM PDT Lead government peace negotiator and Minister for the President's Office U Aung Min says he accepts responsibility for the government's inability to win the trust of the Kachin Independence Organisation.

Donor funds fail to flow for hospital redevelopment Posted: 14 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT Despite pledges of support from abroad, a much-publicised plan to renovate Yangon General Hospital is still completely reliant on government financing, fundraisers say.

Govt eyes next turn as ASEAN chair Posted: 14 May 2014 12:33 PM PDT Flushed with success from the first ASEAN Summit, the government is already setting its sights on chairing the regional bloc again in 10 years.

Ethnic unity party to take on NLD, USDP Posted: 14 May 2014 12:30 PM PDT THE Federal Union Party hopes to take advantage of ethnic minority populations in majority Burmese areas to compete against the major parties in the 2015 election, its deputy leader says.

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