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• Military proposes 5.5pc budget increase for soldier pay rises
• No end yet to Setse beach land dispute
• Tatmadaw frees more child soldiers
• Govt, NGOs gear up for battle at Human Rights Council
• Scholarship winner headed to Australia
• The bell tolls for a new search team
• Student march passes police block
• Ancient silver pieces found in Mon State
• Nay Pyi Taw Council to build more staff housing
• NLD publication to relaunch as weekly paper amid circulation woes

Military proposes 5.5pc budget increase for soldier pay rises Posted: 27 Jan 2015 10:34 PM PST The military has sought approval for a 5.5 percent budget increase in 2015-16, with the additional K137 billion to be used to raise soldiers' wages in line with a salary increase for civil servants.

No end yet to Setse beach land dispute Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:47 PM PST Low-ranking local officials are defying a decision made by Mon State's chief minister to restore land confiscated more than 30 years ago, residents say.

Tatmadaw frees more child soldiers Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:46 PM PST Myanmar's military freed more than 400 child soldiers last year, the United Nations has confirmed, a record number since the Tatmadaw signed a 2012 pact with the UN on the issue.

Govt, NGOs gear up for battle at Human Rights Council Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:46 PM PST The battle lines are being drawn over Myanmar's human rights record ahead of a four-yearly United Nations review later in 2015.

Scholarship winner headed to Australia Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:45 PM PST A local medical student is set to begin post-graduate studies in Perth, Australia, next month after being chosen as the inaugural recipient of a new scholarship for Myanmar students by mining giant Woodside.

The bell tolls for a new search team Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:43 PM PST Four months after the latest search for the fabled Dhammazedi Bell resulted in claims of discovery, revelations of failure and accusations of fundraising fraud, a new team is having a go at the nation's favourite treasure-hunt.

Student march passes police block Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:41 PM PST Myanmar police briefly blocked the path of a major student protest march in a remote central region on January 27 as the government said it wanted to prevent "instability".

Ancient silver pieces found in Mon State Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST Renovations are usually a money pit, but for one homeowner in Mon State they've turned up a valuable find.

Nay Pyi Taw Council to build more staff housing Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:39 PM PST Nay Pyi Taw Council is to spend K20 billion (US$19.5 million) on housing for its staff, says council member U Kan Chun. The funds were not included in the original budget estimates for financial 2015-2016, but will come from a capital expenditure grant from the Union Financial Commission.

NLD publication to relaunch as weekly paper amid circulation woes Posted: 27 Jan 2015 07:32 PM PST Apparently gearing up for the general election later this year, the National League for Democracy will relaunch its party publication, D.Wave, in a bid to address declining circulation.

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