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• Hundreds infected in cholera outbreak
• Activists rally after Koh Tao accused retract confessions
• YCDC sets date for vote
• Life, and death, on the edge of Yangon
• Shan leaders meet UNFC
• Rule of law centres to open in November
• HIV legal review pushes case for reform, new laws
• DRR group to sign UN charter
• Lack of by-laws stalls state, region legislation
• Displaced continue to miss school

Hundreds infected in cholera outbreak Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:14 AM PDT Health officials were insisting last week a cholera outbreak in Yangon's South Okkalapa township was under control, after hundreds of patients presented at an emergency clinic and Thingangyun Sanpa Hospital for treatment.

Activists rally after Koh Tao accused retract confessions Posted: 12 Oct 2014 10:09 PM PDT A demonstration calling for justice for the two Myanmar citizens accused of the murder of British tourists in Thailand was shifted to Maha Bandoola Park last week, after the authorities refused to allow it to take place in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon as planned.

YCDC sets date for vote Posted: 12 Oct 2014 10:07 PM PDT Yangon City Development Committee will hold its controversial election in late December, and has dramatically expanded the number of people who will be able to vote.

Life, and death, on the edge of Yangon Posted: 12 Oct 2014 10:01 PM PDT Low access to healthcare services conjures up images of remote villages – but many who live less than 20 kilometres from downtown Yangon are unable to receive the medical care that they need.

Shan leaders meet UNFC Posted: 12 Oct 2014 09:59 PM PDT Shan leaders and the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) met in Thailand's Chiang Mai on October 6 to discuss the delay in the national ceasefire process and related matters, said Sao Pan Pha, central committee member of Shan State Progress Party (SSPP).

Rule of law centres to open in November Posted: 12 Oct 2014 09:52 PM PDT Rule of law centres are to open in Mandalay and Lashio, Shan State, a key parliamentary committee has announced.

HIV legal review pushes case for reform, new laws Posted: 12 Oct 2014 08:59 PM PDT People living with HIV and AIDS need stronger legal protections, international experts say, as victims of the disease still face widespread prejudice, discrimination and stigma that could prevent them from seeking early diagnosis and treatment.

DRR group to sign UN charter Posted: 12 Oct 2014 08:52 PM PDT Older people can help guard their communities against disaster, an international-backed local consortium has declared.

Lack of by-laws stalls state, region legislation Posted: 12 Oct 2014 08:03 PM PDT By-laws have been enacted for barely one-quarter of the more than 270 laws passed by regional parliaments since March 2011, the Attorney-General's Office said last week, resulting in many approved laws not yet coming into effect.

Displaced continue to miss school Posted: 12 Oct 2014 07:56 PM PDT Persistent outbreaks of fighting are depriving local children of education, say Kachin State officials.

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