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• Traffic study details illegal cat trade in two border towns
• Ceasefire negotiators target Union Day signing
• A military reporters' club suggested for ease of military information flow
• Police peacefully end City Hall land sit-in
• FDA to crack down on pesticide in dried fish
• YCDC website accepts corruption complaints
• Regional government happy to keep the bribes flowing
• Road traffic fines set for sharp increase
• Mogok residents object to gem association office project
• Breeding program needed to save Irrawaddy dolphin

Traffic study details illegal cat trade in two border towns Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:12 AM PST The trade in tiger and other wild cat parts from Myanmar into China has grown in recent years but diminished into Thailand, a new study released by wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic says.

Ceasefire negotiators target Union Day signing Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:12 AM PST Peace negotiators say they expect to sign a controversial nationwide ceasefire agreement on February 12, 2015, following two days of negotiations in Yangon last week.

A military reporters' club suggested for ease of military information flow Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:06 AM PST Dinner parties with the generals - that's how reporters could soon be getting their scoops from the military, if a proposal from a senior Tatmadaw officer is put into action.

Police peacefully end City Hall land sit-in Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:25 PM PST A 12-day sit-in protest at Yangon's City Hall over land confiscations in Thingangyun's Mee Gyaung Kan ward came to an end last week when 14 protesters were taken to court 15 hours after a meeting in which police warned of the coming action.

FDA to crack down on pesticide in dried fish Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:16 PM PST Health authorities have launched a crackdown to keep dangerous pesticides out of the food chain.

YCDC website accepts corruption complaints Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:12 PM PST Corrupt Yangon City Development Committee officials can now be reported through a newly launched website, www.ycdc.gov.mm.

Regional government happy to keep the bribes flowing Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:02 PM PST On December 12, Yangon Region Hluttaw representative U Thaung Kyaw submitted a proposal to "make a law and allow massage parlours in Yangon Region to operate according to a legal framework".

Road traffic fines set for sharp increase Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:59 PM PST Paltry fines for traffic violations set by out-of-date laws could soon increase dramatically, police say.

Mogok residents object to gem association office project Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:53 PM PST Residents and environmental activists in the famed ruby-mining town of Mogok have objected to a construction project beside an iconic lake in the town's centre.

Breeding program needed to save Irrawaddy dolphin Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:47 PM PST The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin needs a safe place to breed if it is to stave off the extinction, an adviser to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.

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