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• President’s spokesperson rejects anti-Ooredoo campaign
• Kachin civilians suffer ‘systematic’ torture at hands of state security: rights group
• Police arrest woman accused of beating child housekeepers
• Bartenders to take on the region’s best
• Speaker chastises agriculture ministry
• Monks push to expand monastic education
• In Mandalay, relocated school waits for a saviour
• Regulators grapple with e-cigarettes
• Task force detains thousands of illegal miners in Hpakant
• Govt’s failure to deliver riles MPs, constituents

President’s spokesperson rejects anti-Ooredoo campaign Posted: 08 Jun 2014 07:02 PM PDT In a rare case of the government responding to anti-Muslim rhetoric, presidential spokesperson U Ye Htut has taken to Facebook to mildly register his disagreement with the campaign to boycott the Qatari telecom company Ooredoo.

Kachin civilians suffer ‘systematic’ torture at hands of state security: rights group Posted: 08 Jun 2014 06:13 PM PDT A new report from an international rights group has documented "widespread and systematic" use of torture by state security forces against civilians in Kachin and Shan states over the past three years.

Police arrest woman accused of beating child housekeepers Posted: 08 Jun 2014 05:11 PM PDT Police have arrested a woman from Lanmadaw township for allegedly abusing two young housekeepers, who were found trying to escape from her fourth-floor balcony.

Bartenders to take on the region’s best Posted: 08 Jun 2014 04:16 PM PDT If you can tell your Rusty Nails from your Harvey Wallbangers, you might be interested in the ASEAN Bartender Championship being hosted here in Myanmar on June 20.

Speaker chastises agriculture ministry Posted: 08 Jun 2014 04:14 PM PDT Deputy minister's response hits a nerve with Thura U Shwe Mann, who questions why Farmer Protection Law by-laws have been delayed.

Monks push to expand monastic education Posted: 08 Jun 2014 04:05 PM PDT Senior monks are asking the government to allow monastic schools to teach children at higher levels, allowing poor children in the countryside access to higher education than their parents can now afford.

In Mandalay, relocated school waits for a saviour Posted: 08 Jun 2014 04:01 PM PDT A monastic school for poor and orphan children is struggling to survive after being forced to relocate into the countryside.

Regulators grapple with e-cigarettes Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:35 PM PDT A certificate from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hangs on the shop wall. Behind the counter, small, thin battery-powered devices sit in rows, along with vials of what is known as "e-liquid".

Task force detains thousands of illegal miners in Hpakant Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:30 PM PDT A special task force set up by the President's Office has arrested 1300 miners in recent months and seized large quantities of mining equipment in a crackdown on illegal jade mining in Kachin State.

Govt’s failure to deliver riles MPs, constituents Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:25 PM PDT The government's failure to take action as promised in the parliament is causing difficulties for MPs, who say they are being forced to weather the blame from angry constituents.

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