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• Malaysia and Indonesia pledge to help migrants stranded at sea
• Government promises assistance, clampdown on trafficking
• Supreme Court rejects final appeal from jailed ‘Unity Five’
• Surgeons re-attach arm severed in family feud
• US slams population control bill
• Water shortage curse plagues Danu village
• Residents protest military factory
• PR applicants wait on president’s okay
• Myanmar minorities face 'critical' threats

Malaysia and Indonesia pledge to help migrants stranded at sea Posted: 20 May 2015 08:57 PM PDT Countries agree to offer temporary protection to migrants but call on international community to complete resettlement within one year.

Government promises assistance, clampdown on trafficking Posted: 20 May 2015 08:56 PM PDT Myanmar pledged yesterday to work with the international community to help victims of human trafficking stranded at sea and to crack down on smuggling gangs operating in Rakhine State.

Supreme Court rejects final appeal from jailed ‘Unity Five’ Posted: 20 May 2015 08:51 PM PDT The lawyer for the "Unity Five" – the four journalists and the CEO of the paper now serving seven-year jail terms – has criticised the Supreme Court's rejection of their appeal, suggesting the court had bowed to political pressure.

Surgeons re-attach arm severed in family feud Posted: 20 May 2015 08:41 PM PDT A surgical team has re-attached the arm of a patient after a six-hour operation at Yangon General Hospital.

US slams population control bill Posted: 20 May 2015 08:39 PM PDT The United States has criticised as "dangerous" a controversial population control bill backed by hardline nationalist Buddhists that is expected to become law within days.

Water shortage curse plagues Danu village Posted: 20 May 2015 08:34 PM PDT A bullock cart sways and creaks as it carries buckets filled with water slowly up the red-earth road to the village in the heat of a recent summer afternoon.

Residents protest military factory Posted: 20 May 2015 08:32 PM PDT Magwe Region villagers are determined to halt work on a military factory they say harms their livelihood.

PR applicants wait on president’s okay Posted: 20 May 2015 08:29 PM PDT Implementation committee has the power to approve applications but members instead decide to seek the president's approval for each case.

Myanmar minorities face 'critical' threats Posted: 20 May 2015 01:24 AM PDT As thousands of Bangladeshis and Rakhine State Muslims remain stuck aboard human smugglers' boats, an international rights group has named Myanmar as one the 10 nations where minorities are most at risk of persecution.

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