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- Myanmar citizen beheaded in Saudi
- US rights rep cautions MPs over religion bills
- Deputy rector snatches student flag during rally
- Rights commission urges charges against Sagaing police
- Civil society submits suggestions on election observers
- Yangon court rejects suit over Kempinski-linked hotel
- ‘Much more is needed’ in Rakhine: UN
- Thailand prisoner plan prompts protest
- Rakhine party to shun international dialogue
- Food, cosmetics testing lab to open in Nay Pyi Taw
| Myanmar citizen beheaded in Saudi Posted: 18 Jan 2015 07:56 PM PST A Myanmar woman beheaded in a Saudi street this week for killing her husband's young daughter is seen screaming her innocence in a video posted on YouTube last week. |
| US rights rep cautions MPs over religion bills Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:29 PM PST Top United States human rights official Tom Malinowski has warned that the divisive use of religion in upcoming elections would be like "playing with fire". |
| Deputy rector snatches student flag during rally Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:25 PM PST Students in Mandalay have complained that Mandalay Technological University deputy rector U Tin Lin Maung seized their flag during a mini-demonstration last week. |
| Rights commission urges charges against Sagaing police Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:23 PM PST Police bullets killed a local resident who died in a protest that turned violent last month, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has announced. |
| Civil society submits suggestions on election observers Posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:21 PM PST Civil society organisations have submitted proposed changes to a draft code of conduct and registration process for electoral observers to the Union Election Commission. |
| Yangon court rejects suit over Kempinski-linked hotel Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:50 PM PST Yangon Region High Court has rejected an application to sue the Myanmar Investment Commission, Yangon's chief minister and private investors over a controversial hotel project on Strand Road linked to global hotel chain Kempinski. |
| ‘Much more is needed’ in Rakhine: UN Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:46 PM PST Lives of IDP camp residents not yet improved, concludes United Nations special rapporteur, calling the situation still at "crisis stage" after second visit. |
| Thailand prisoner plan prompts protest Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:41 PM PST Nearly 50 human rights groups have released an open letter to the Thai government criticising a proposed program that would put prisoners to work on fishing boats in the Andaman Sea. |
| Rakhine party to shun international dialogue Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:41 PM PST Accusing the United Nations and other international groups of bias, the Rakhine National Party says it will no longer cooperate on Rakhine State-related issues. |
| Food, cosmetics testing lab to open in Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:35 PM PST A testing laboratory to ensure product quality is being built in Nay Pyi Taw, the government has announced. |
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