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• Supreme Court judge urges MPs to approve monogamy bill
• Civil society calls for foreign pressure
• Government promises to free ‘real’ students
• Campaigns launched for protesters
• Students to return to talks in capital
• YCDC looks to private sector to solve trash problem
• Pandal permits to be revealed on March 17
• Mandalay authorities seek to ease Thingyan congestion
• Election body formed for municipal vote
• Climate change adaptation for dry zone to launch in April

Supreme Court judge urges MPs to approve monogamy bill Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:23 PM PDT A bill to promote happy and monogamous marriages has been submitted to parliament. The bill was put forward by Supreme Court Judge U Soe Nyunt yesterday for debate in the Pyithu Hluttaw.

Civil society calls for foreign pressure Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:23 PM PDT Civil society leaders have condemned a police crackdown on student protesters in Letpadan on March 10 as "inhumane" and called on the international community to closely monitor the government and security forces to ensure there is no repeat of the violence.

Government promises to free ‘real’ students Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:18 PM PDT The government announced last night it will release demonstrators detained at Letpadan on March 10 if they can prove they are "real" students, as more than 100 people appeared in court yesterday under heavy police guard.

Campaigns launched for protesters Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:16 PM PDT Yangon students and activists have announced plans for a series of armband campaigns in response to the violence at Letpadan.

Students to return to talks in capital Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:14 PM PDT Following a week of violent clashes between student protesters and police, the Action Committee for Democratic Education announced yesterday that it will renew talks with parliament over contested changes to the National Education Law.

YCDC looks to private sector to solve trash problem Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:04 PM PDT Yangon is handing over its massive trash problem to the highest bidder.

Pandal permits to be revealed on March 17 Posted: 11 Mar 2015 09:56 PM PDT Yangon authorities will announce next week how many pandals will be set up for this year's water festivities.

Mandalay authorities seek to ease Thingyan congestion Posted: 11 Mar 2015 09:30 PM PDT To relieve congestion in one of Mandalay's most crowded areas during the water festival, local authorities have decided to reduce the number of permits for pandals.

Election body formed for municipal vote Posted: 11 Mar 2015 09:27 PM PDT Who runs Mandalay? Amid hopes that more democracy will improve the city's development, residents will soon have the chance to elect members of the city's development committee – effectively, the city council.

Climate change adaptation for dry zone to launch in April Posted: 11 Mar 2015 08:50 PM PDT A four-year project to bring water to dry-zone villages will start next month, the environment ministry has announced.

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