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• NLD and 88 combine forces
• Shan parties make in-principle deal on merger
• SSA-South warns govt over raid on office
• Key ASEAN strategy announcement expected in Nay Pyi Taw
• Media code of conduct finalised
• Nay Pyi Taw highway to get more speed cameras
• Youth, civil society reps get replaced ahead of summit

NLD and 88 combine forces Posted: 08 May 2014 08:06 PM PDT The NLD has joined forces with the 88 Generation to drum up public support for changes in the 2008 Constitution that would enable NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to become president of Myanmar.

Shan parties make in-principle deal on merger Posted: 08 May 2014 07:07 PM PDT Two major ethnic parties, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) and the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) have agreed in principle to merge.

SSA-South warns govt over raid on office Posted: 08 May 2014 05:12 PM PDT Tensions between the government and the Restoration Council of Shan State – the political wing of the Shan State Army-South – have escalated following a May 6 raid by government security forces on an RCSS liaison office in Kengtung.

Key ASEAN strategy announcement expected in Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 08 May 2014 04:56 PM PDT Myanmar is set to unveil an agreement on regional connectivity – already dubbed the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration – at this weekend's ASEAN Summit in the capital, a government official says.

Media code of conduct finalised Posted: 08 May 2014 01:07 PM PDT The Interim Press Council has released the first official code of conduct for journalists and invited people to complain to the council if they believe a media organisation has behaved improperly.

Nay Pyi Taw highway to get more speed cameras Posted: 08 May 2014 01:03 PM PDT Highway police have ordered another 20 mobile speed cameras to ramp up efforts to combat reckless driving and reduce accidents on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway.

Youth, civil society reps get replaced ahead of summit Posted: 08 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT Some ASEAN leaders are attempting to replace independently selected civil society and youth delegates with state-sanctioned representatives ahead of a planned meeting on May 11, organisers say.

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