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• Erotica author facing obscenity charge
• Traffic police push remote monitoring of buses
• Prominent activist charged over land protest
• MPs remove punishments from NGO bill
• Maritime University graduates unemployable without extra qualification
• Protests planned for detained minister
• New Prisons Law has no classification of prisoner level
• Teachers upset over new performance evaluation system
• Muslims in Meiktila asked to attend prayers mosques before Ramadan
• Jailed celebrities to lead party for Insein graduates

Erotica author facing obscenity charge Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:35 PM PDT Police have filed an obscenity charge against the author of a controversial new novel that some are describing as pornography.

Traffic police push remote monitoring of buses Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:31 PM PDT In their latest attempt to reduce accidents on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway, traffic police officials are encouraging bus lines to install tracking devices that could monitor their drivers remotely via a control centre.

Prominent activist charged over land protest Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:29 PM PDT Farmers' Union chief and prominent activist Daw Su Su Nway is facing legal action for leading a protest against land confiscations in Pyin Oo Lwin.

MPs remove punishments from NGO bill Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:24 PM PDT A new law on the registration of civil society organisations contains neither offences nor penalties, and is intended to strengthen the organisations, NGOs have been told.

Maritime University graduates unemployable without extra qualification Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:23 PM PDT Some graduates from the Myanmar Maritime University have complained that they are unemployable despite studying for five years because they are unable to attain a new internationally required qualification.

Protests planned for detained minister Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:22 PM PDT Supporters of former minister for religious affairs U San Sint announced plans to protest in Pathein this week over his recent sacking and arrest, as debate raged on Facebook as to whether he is a victim of a government plot.

New Prisons Law has no classification of prisoner level Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:19 PM PDT The government has ruled out a return to a colonial-era system under which some categories of prisoners would receive better conditions in prison - but advocates say it is needed because of continuing crackdowns on monks and political activists.

Teachers upset over new performance evaluation system Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:18 PM PDT The Myanmar Teachers' Federation has rejected the Ministry of Education's new evaluation system for teachers, which will be used to decide on promotions and transfers, describing it as "authoritarian" because it does not also apply to senior officials.

Muslims in Meiktila asked to attend prayers mosques before Ramadan Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:09 PM PDT Displaced Muslims sheltering in relief camps in Meiktila have requested permission from the authorities to attend prayers in more of the town's mosques ahead of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, which got underway on June 29.

Jailed celebrities to lead party for Insein graduates Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:05 PM PDT Jailed celebrities are planning on holding a celebration for two fellow inmates at Insein Prison who recently passed their matriculation exams, becoming the first to graduate from within Myanmar's prison system.

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