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• Enviro groups call for law changes on elephant tourism
• Dalai Lama speaks out on religious violence
• Protest politicians agree to found party
• Lawyers head to China to discuss Letpadaung project
• U Shwe Mann dismisses NLD 436 campaign
• Monks detained in raid likely to get off lightly
• NCCT looks to finalise ceasefire in late July
• U San Sint makes emotional plea for freedom at court hearing
• Intha call for Inle conservation funding
• MPs pressure govt to return farmland

Enviro groups call for law changes on elephant tourism Posted: 06 Jul 2014 07:04 PM PDT Thailand's elephant tourism is fuelling an illegal trade in the animals from Myanmar and putting the country's wild elephant population at risk, says new report.

Dalai Lama speaks out on religious violence Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:58 PM PDT The Dalai Lama Sunday reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to halt violence against Muslims, in a speech to tens of thousands of devotees to mark his 79th birthday.

Protest politicians agree to found party Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:36 PM PDT A group of 30 politicians – all of whom have been in the past charged for conducting demonstrations without permission – have agreed to form a new political party.

Lawyers head to China to discuss Letpadaung project Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:25 PM PDT A delegation of lawyers working on land rights and the environment will travel to Bejing this week to consult with a network of Chinese lawyers who seek to aid communities that have been adversely affected by large scale industrial projects.

U Shwe Mann dismisses NLD 436 campaign Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:25 PM PDT The public campaign on constitutional reform led by the National League for Democracy and the 88 Generation will have no effect on the parliament's constitutional amendment process, Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann said last week.

Monks detained in raid likely to get off lightly Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:20 PM PDT New Minister for Religious Affairs U Soe Win has defended the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee's decision to raid Mahasantisukha Monastery but said five monks arrested during the raid are likely to face only light sentences.

NCCT looks to finalise ceasefire in late July Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT Ethnic leaders are expected to meet at the Kachin Independence Organisation headquarters in Laiza later this month to finalise details of a proposed nationwide ceasefire agreement ahead of further talks with the government.

U San Sint makes emotional plea for freedom at court hearing Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT Former minister for Religious Affairs U San Sint has emphatically denied misusing state funds and called on the public and Buddhist monks to help clear his name.

Intha call for Inle conservation funding Posted: 06 Jul 2014 11:58 AM PDT Intha Ethnic Affairs Minister U Win Myint has warned that more local and international funding if Inle Lake is to be properly conserved for the benefit of future generations.

MPs pressure govt to return farmland Posted: 06 Jul 2014 11:43 AM PDT The government is coming under increasing pressure for its perceived failure to hand back confiscated farmland as promised.

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