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• Anger as Hindu festival delayed
• Government called to answer for armbanded civilian force
• Tourism workshop sets sights on Kayah
• Ethnic armies support CSO peace role – after ceasefire
• Police release 20 more Letpadan detainees
• New judge in NLD official’s trial vows to ignore ‘pressure’
• Anawmar owner takes to Facebook to dispel controversy
• NLD official questions election commission over voter list rules
• Rakhine party eyes state hluttaw control
• UEC to spend $3m on poll staff

Anger as Hindu festival delayed Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:33 PM PDT The All Myanmar Hindu Central Council cites a one-day overlap with school exams as the reason for shifting astrologically approved festival dates, but worshippers who planned on marking the 135th anniversary of a Hindu temple call the postponing "a violation" of cultural rights.

Government called to answer for armbanded civilian force Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:32 PM PDT The government's recent deployment of notorious plain-clothed vigilantes has raised a furor, with media and politicians yesterday both demanding an explanation.

Tourism workshop sets sights on Kayah Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:29 PM PDT The International Trade Centre is training tour operators to build up Kayah State as a tourist destination.

Ethnic armies support CSO peace role – after ceasefire Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:27 PM PDT Civil society organisations should be brought into the political dialogue between the government and armed ethnic groups once a nationwide ceasefire agreement is reached, according to Colonel Khun Okkar of the Pa-Oh National Liberation Organization.

Police release 20 more Letpadan detainees Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:23 PM PDT Police have released another batch of the 127 people arrested during the crackdown on student-led protests in Letpadan as 20 residents of the area walked free from Tharyarwady Prison yesterday evening.

New judge in NLD official’s trial vows to ignore ‘pressure’ Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:12 PM PDT The new judge in charge of the trial of a prominent National League for Democracy member who stands accused of insulting religion has promised he will not be influenced by outside pressure.

Anawmar owner takes to Facebook to dispel controversy Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:10 PM PDT The general's daughter at the centre of a social media storm over a party in the Secretariat has described the furore as a "misunderstanding".

NLD official questions election commission over voter list rules Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:09 PM PDT A prominent opposition party member has questioned rules set by the Union Election Commission for scrutinising voters' lists.

Rakhine party eyes state hluttaw control Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:05 PM PDT The Rakhine National Party (RNP) will contest 75 constituencies in the November election in a bid to win control of the Rakhine State Hluttaw – and possibly the regional government, if the constitution is changed to give legislatures power to form them.

UEC to spend $3m on poll staff Posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:03 PM PDT Organising and supervising November's elections could cost as much as K3.458 billion in staff costs, the Union Election Commission has calculated.

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