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• After death, anger at Letpadaung simmers
• Calls grow for release of dirty drinking water report
• Govt to continue fight against illegal timber
• Crackdown launched on fake and wayward monks
• IDPs petition UN rep for right to leave camps
• Kayah parties form election alliance

After death, anger at Letpadaung simmers Posted: 15 Jan 2015 11:38 PM PST Fiona MacGregor reports from Letpadaung, in the wake of the shooting death of 56-year-old Daw Khin Win.

Calls grow for release of dirty drinking water report Posted: 15 Jan 2015 08:27 PM PST Pressure is growing on the Food and Drug Administration to publish a secret report on Yangon's dirty drinking water.

Govt to continue fight against illegal timber Posted: 15 Jan 2015 08:24 PM PST The government is planning further crackdowns on the illegal timber trade in northern Myanmar, a senior government official says, and also plans to reduce legal logging in the coming years.

Crackdown launched on fake and wayward monks Posted: 15 Jan 2015 07:36 PM PST More than 40 mendicant clergy, including imposters masquerading as Buddhist monks, have been detained following a crackdown by religious authorities against fraudsters profiting from public veneration for monks.

IDPs petition UN rep for right to leave camps Posted: 15 Jan 2015 07:34 PM PST Displaced persons living in camps in Rakhine State told the visiting UN special rapporteur for human rights last week that they want documents to allow them to leave the camps.

Kayah parties form election alliance Posted: 15 Jan 2015 07:31 PM PST Three parties based in or near Kayah State have decided to work together to increase their chances of success in the elections scheduled for later this year.

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