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• Red tape delays Nepal quake disaster aid
• Army warns media off Kokang
• Thailand vows action after mass grave find
• Nation’s image harmed by threats to reporters: minister
• Voters go through the motions in Mandalay
• Minimum wage a ballot sticking point for labour protesters
• Myanmar once again among the worst offenders on American religious intolerance watch list
• Presidential adviser ‘retires’ due to links with new party
• Beach hotels ready for ‘green’ season
• Bus owners angry over favours for ‘special’ lines

Red tape delays Nepal quake disaster aid Posted: 04 May 2015 02:52 AM PDT Government inefficiency is hampering delivery of aid to victims of the Nepal earthquake – now known to have killed over 7000 people and injured more than 14,000.

Army warns media off Kokang Posted: 03 May 2015 08:07 PM PDT The military yesterday warned media outlets attending ceasefire talks held by various armed ethnic groups this week that they would be prosecuted if they carried statements by the ethnic Chinese faction fighting government forces in the Kokang region.

Thailand vows action after mass grave find Posted: 03 May 2015 08:02 PM PDT Twenty-six bodies, thought to be of migrants from Myanmar or Bangladesh, recovered from human trafficking camp in the jungle near Thai-Malaysia border.

Nation’s image harmed by threats to reporters: minister Posted: 03 May 2015 07:58 PM PDT Minister for Information U Ye Htut and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speak at World Press Freedom Day event.

Voters go through the motions in Mandalay Posted: 03 May 2015 07:57 PM PDT As voting closed in yesterday's municipal elections, officials manning polling stations said turnout appeared to be about 50 percent, but even those who bothered to vote seemed to do so unenthusiastically.

Minimum wage a ballot sticking point for labour protesters Posted: 03 May 2015 07:53 PM PDT Workers petitioning the government for a fixed minimum wage are trying out a new angle: holding votes hostage.

Myanmar once again among the worst offenders on American religious intolerance watch list Posted: 03 May 2015 07:52 PM PDT For the 16th year in a row, Myanmar is considered among the world's worst persecutors of religious minorities, according to a US government committee.

Presidential adviser ‘retires’ due to links with new party Posted: 03 May 2015 07:51 PM PDT A senior adviser to President U Thein Sein has "retired" because of his involvement with another political party, it was announced on April 30.

Beach hotels ready for ‘green’ season Posted: 03 May 2015 07:46 PM PDT The lights are on. The airport is open. The rain is falling. What more would anyone need to persuade them to take off for romantic Ngapali?

Bus owners angry over favours for ‘special’ lines Posted: 03 May 2015 07:45 PM PDT Older bus lines can charge fixed fares regardless of distance, while new lines are being forced to charge based on the travel distance.

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