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• DKBA rejects link to journalist
• Wake up and smell the ‘budding rose’, UN rep tells rapporteur
• Activists charged after protesting reporter death
• Media law will force ministries to respond to information requests
• Police accept complaint from wife of slain journalist
• Drug dealers descend on Mingalar Taung Nyunt
• ASEAN Summit delays peace meeting

DKBA rejects link to journalist Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:43 AM PDT The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army has rejected Tatmadaw allegations that a freelance journalist killed in military custody was one of its members.

Wake up and smell the ‘budding rose’, UN rep tells rapporteur Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:37 AM PDT Myanmar's top diplomat at the United Nations has reiterated calls for the country to be dropped from the group's human rights agenda, as he accused the international community of overlooking the reforms undertaken by the government over the past three years.

Activists charged after protesting reporter death Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:28 AM PDT Mandalay activists face charges after holding a candlelight protest on October 27 to call for an investigation into the death of journalist Ko Par Gyi.

Media law will force ministries to respond to information requests Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:23 AM PDT Draft by-laws for the News Media Law will require government ministries to reply to media enquiries within 24 hours and take action against staff who do not respond in time, a senior Myanmar Press Council (Interim) official says.

Police accept complaint from wife of slain journalist Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:23 AM PDT Police at Kyaikmayaw in Mon State have accepted a complaint from the wife of journalist Ko Par Gyi, who was shot and killed while in military custody earlier this month.

Drug dealers descend on Mingalar Taung Nyunt Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:22 AM PDT Drug dealers from across the country are increasingly setting up shop in Mingalar Taung Nyunt township, police say, taking advantage of its large and ethnically diverse population, access to wholesale markets and thriving nightlife to peddle illicit substances.

ASEAN Summit delays peace meeting Posted: 31 Oct 2014 05:21 AM PDT Talks between the government and representatives of armed ethnic groups aimed at reaching a nationwide ceasefire will resume after the ASEAN Summit in November, a member of the Myanmar Peace Center said last week, but denied suggestions the delay was due to a "deadlock" in talks.

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