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• Political stability, military dominate historic meeting
• How the USDP went from courting to spurning Rakhine State’s Muslims
• UNFC exit set to continue for Karen National Union
• Japanese firm donates audio guides to museum
• ‘Hundreds’ register for municipal vote
• Chinese firm vies for Ledo Road contract
• Nationwide ceasefire signing set to unleash aid windfall
• Sangha committee orders crackdown on fake monks
• New campaign forces buses into right lane

Political stability, military dominate historic meeting Posted: 02 Nov 2014 09:36 PM PST Myanmar's leading political figures have reached agreement on the military's role in politics and the desire for political stability, according to attendees at an historic meeting last week.

How the USDP went from courting to spurning Rakhine State’s Muslims Posted: 02 Nov 2014 09:24 PM PST In the lead-up to the 2010 general election, the Union Solidarity and Development Party faced a problem in Rakhine State.

UNFC exit set to continue for Karen National Union Posted: 02 Nov 2014 09:05 PM PST Leaders of the Karen National Union (KNU) have decided against rejoining an umbrella organisation set up to represent armed ethnic groups, after suspending its membership in late August.

Japanese firm donates audio guides to museum Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:59 PM PST A Japanese company has donated audio guides to the National Museum in Yangon to help visitors deepen their understanding of the exhibits.

‘Hundreds’ register for municipal vote Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:42 PM PST Yangon City Development Committee is expected to this week release a list of approved candidates for its December election, which will see 115 positions – including four on its central committee – up for grabs.

Chinese firm vies for Ledo Road contract Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:31 PM PST Northern Myanmar's legendary Ledo Road is to be upgraded, with companies from China and India presenting bids to parliament to restore an 82-kilometre (51-mile) stretch in Sagaing Region to a four-lane highway.

Nationwide ceasefire signing set to unleash aid windfall Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:27 PM PST The signing of a nationwide ceasefire agreement is likely to prompt a major rush of aid funding into previously conflict-ravaged parts of the country, with the European Union planning to double its spending to 200 million euros (US$254 million).

Sangha committee orders crackdown on fake monks Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:17 PM PST Senior clergy have launched a crackdown on mendicants who masquerade as monks to solicit money and food from passers-by, as well as abbots who send novices across the city to collect alms in popular tourist areas.

New campaign forces buses into right lane Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:15 PM PST Bus drivers are being warned to stick to right-hand lanes and not stop except in designated places as part of the latest traffic police campaign to improve safety and ease traffic congestion.

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