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• Refugees pour into China from Kokang
• Displaced hope for early return – to work
• Tatmadaw steps up offensive around Laukkai
• Final arguments to be heard in "Buddha Bar" case
• Union Day deal highlights deep divisions in KNU
• Experts focus on likely impact of future Yangon quake
• Secretariat rooms to open to public
• Drug resistant malaria heads west
• Judges feel the heat despite steps to reform

Refugees pour into China from Kokang Posted: 20 Feb 2015 05:48 AM PST Refugees fleeing into China from fighting between Myanmar troops and Kokang rebels say the exodus is far greater than reported by official media on both sides, and that the full extent of civilian casualties has not yet been tallied.

Displaced hope for early return – to work Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:37 AM PST People displaced by heavy fighting in the Kokang Self-administered Zone in northern Shan State between the Tatmadaw and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) say they want peace to be restored so they can go back to work.

Tatmadaw steps up offensive around Laukkai Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:45 AM PST The Tatmadaw has continued its offensive to flush out Kokang armed groups from areas around a flashpoint town on the northeastern border with China, state media said on February 20, in 11 days of fighting that have displaced tens of thousands of people.

Final arguments to be heard in "Buddha Bar" case Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:41 AM PST Final arguments in the "Buddha bar" court case are expected in early March, with the bar's New Zealand manager and two Myanmar nationals facing more than four years' prison.

Union Day deal highlights deep divisions in KNU Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:40 AM PST Cracks have once again emerged in the ranks of the Karen National Union as a result of the group's decision to sign the Union Day declaration on February 12.

Experts focus on likely impact of future Yangon quake Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:39 AM PST Earthquake experts met in Yangon this week to draw up plans to limit the damage that a seismic event could inflict on the city and its inhabitants.

Secretariat rooms to open to public Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:43 PM PST Sections of Yangon's colonial-era Secretariat building linked to Bogyoke Aung San are to be opened to the public, with the office in which he was assassinated, as well as the parliamentary building, set to become part of a museum.

Drug resistant malaria heads west Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:42 PM PST Parasites resistant to the frontline malaria drug have spread westward from southeast Asia to just short of the Indian border -- a gateway to Africa, researchers have warned.

Judges feel the heat despite steps to reform Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:44 PM PST The justice system strives for independence but is still being subjected to influence and pressures from the government, judges said at a workshop earlier this month.

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