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• Tatmadaw silent on Kokang casualties
• Chinese timber smugglers face additional charges
• Founder of huge reclining Buddha dies
• Still no arrests in ferry sinking
• Thailand deports dozens of children over the holidays
• Return to Myanmar on the horizon for rescued fishermen
• NDF aims to maintain its ‘third force’ role
• In Hkamti, the slow death of a river

Tatmadaw silent on Kokang casualties Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:47 PM PDT Despite reports of heavy fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army in Shan State on April 23, the government has not released any information about casualty numbers related to the clashes.

Chinese timber smugglers face additional charges Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:45 PM PDT Chinese timber smugglers sentenced to six months' imprisonment still face charges that could put them behind bars for up to 10 years, police said yesterday.

Founder of huge reclining Buddha dies Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:41 PM PDT The Venerable Win Sein Taw Ya Sayadaw – founder of the world's largest reclining Buddha image, which is located in Mon State – passed away on April 26, but his body will be preserved in a glass coffin so visitors to his monastery can pay respects.

Still no arrests in ferry sinking Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:40 PM PDT Nearly three weeks after a commission of Rakhine State MPs submitted a report on the sinking of the Aung Takon 3 ferry, the regional government has yet to take action against those responsible for the March 13 incident that claimed at least 72 lives.

Thailand deports dozens of children over the holidays Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:38 PM PDT Over water festival, dozens of migrant families in Thailand received an unexpected early morning visit from police.

Return to Myanmar on the horizon for rescued fishermen Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:25 PM PDT Hundreds of Myanmar seamen who had for years been enslaved on fishing trawlers plying Indonesian waters are now awaiting citizenship verification before a long-awaited homecoming.

NDF aims to maintain its ‘third force’ role Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:20 PM PDT The National Democratic Force has set its sights on winning up to 100 seats in the coming election, promising voters an alternative to vision to that espoused by the country's political giants.

In Hkamti, the slow death of a river Posted: 27 Apr 2015 08:11 PM PDT Residents blame rampant illegal mining along the Chindwin River for increasing siltation and environmental damage to the river's banks.

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