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• Blow by blow: Timeline of the Kokang conflict
• Military rule descends on Kokang
• In Kokang, Tatmadaw comes in from cold
• Johns Hopkins shuts down Yangon University project
• YCDC to begin air pollution monitoring at 15 locations
• Firecrackers spark Gamone Pwint fire
• Voices from the street: Laukkai fighting - VOX POP
• Second Red Cross convoy under fire
• Tribunal rules white-card voting unconstitutional

Blow by blow: Timeline of the Kokang conflict Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:21 AM PST A timeline of fighting in the area around the border town of Laukkai in northern Shan State between government forces and the rebel Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and its allies.

Military rule descends on Kokang Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:17 AM PST Government shows it means business as it attempts to restore order following dramatic offensive by ethnic Kokang rebel soldiers.

In Kokang, Tatmadaw comes in from cold Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:01 AM PST A baby kisses a photo of a deceased soldier, surrounded by the fallen man's crying relatives.

Johns Hopkins shuts down Yangon University project Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:29 AM PST A renowned United States university has pulled out of a project at Yangon's arts and sciences campus after failing to secure a memorandum of understanding guaranteeing academic freedom.

YCDC to begin air pollution monitoring at 15 locations Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:20 AM PST In an attempt to combat worsening air quality, Yangon City Development Committee are installing 15 air quality control machines throughout the city, assistant chief engineer of the pollution and cleansing department U Aung Myint Maw says.

Firecrackers spark Gamone Pwint fire Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:14 AM PST A man has been charged with negligence leading to the outbreak of a fire at the Gamone Pwint shopping centre on Kabar Aye Pagoda Road in Yangon's Mayangone township.

Voices from the street: Laukkai fighting - VOX POP Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:10 AM PST U Myo Lwin, 41, teashop owner, Botahtaung township - Pheung Kya-shin was long a drug criminal under the former government but was never given any sort of punishment.

Second Red Cross convoy under fire Posted: 23 Feb 2015 12:55 AM PST Five people including a relief worker were wounded in an attack on a Myanmar Red Cross Convoy in conflict-torn northeastern Myanmar, the second such attack within a week.

Tribunal rules white-card voting unconstitutional Posted: 23 Feb 2015 12:54 AM PST The Constitutional Tribunal has instructed parliament that people holding temporary citizenship documents – so-called white-card holders – cannot vote in the forthcoming referendum on possible amendments to the constitution.

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