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• Two and a half year sentence in VGastro 'Buddha bar' case
• Insurer to compensate all victims of Rakhine ferry sinking
• Monks burned during Letpadaung protest to file suit against home affairs minister
• China, Myanmar investigate ‘bombing’
• Bus lines, cars diverted as work on Myaynigone flyover nears completion
• Kachin meet president and senior general
• Press freedom: A long and winding road
• Journal blacks out front page amid boycott call
• Disaster training centre planned
• 88 Generation dismisses Malaysia migrants MOU

Two and a half year sentence in VGastro 'Buddha bar' case Posted: 17 Mar 2015 03:03 AM PDT A New Zealand bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were sentenced this morning to two and a half years in jail by a Yangon court for using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night.

Insurer to compensate all victims of Rakhine ferry sinking Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:56 PM PDT State-run Myanma Insurance will pay compensation for those killed or injured in last week's ferry accident in Rakhine State – even if they didn't hold an official ticket.

Monks burned during Letpadaung protest to file suit against home affairs minister Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:51 PM PDT Two Buddhist monks who were severely burned in 2012 protests against a Chinese-backed copper mine in Letpadaung have announced plans to sue the government, including Minister for Home Affairs Major General Ko Ko.

China, Myanmar investigate ‘bombing’ Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:48 PM PDT Ethnic Kokang rebels reject government suggestions they orchestrated the March 13 incident, which left four people dead near Lincang.

Bus lines, cars diverted as work on Myaynigone flyover nears completion Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:29 PM PDT North-south traffic on Pyay Road will be diverted around Myaynigone junction until March 31 to enable workers to finish construction of a flyover bridge above the congestion hotspot.

Kachin meet president and senior general Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:22 PM PDT Kachin Independence Organisation delegation continues dialogue in capital ahead of Yangon talks.

Press freedom: A long and winding road Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:21 PM PDT Myanmar's media landscape has seen dramatic changes during the past four years.

Journal blacks out front page amid boycott call Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:16 PM PDT The Myanmar Post joins a Myanmar Journalist Network campaign to boycott government sources, three days after one of its reporters was released from jail.

Disaster training centre planned Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:09 PM PDT Myanmar will open a disaster management training centre in Hinthada, Ayeyarwady Region, in September, delegates at a world conference in Sendai, Japan, were told yesterday.

88 Generation dismisses Malaysia migrants MOU Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:08 PM PDT The 88 Generation has called on Malaysia to introduce legislation to protect Myanmar workers and dismissed a plan to sign of a bilateral memorandum of understanding as just for show.

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