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• YCDC, heritage trust to press on with conservation law
• Bodies found in mass graves hint at larger network of secret ‘death camps’
• Teachers pressure government
• Myanmar crew on ship seized by Iran
• President calls for quick start to political dialogue
• Officials urge public transport investment to cut road toll
• MCDC vote cancelled
• Lab technicians call for laws, standards to protect patients
• Student union plans ceremony to mark arrests
• Banned sayadaw preaches in Sagaing, Ayeyarwady regions

YCDC, heritage trust to press on with conservation law Posted: 04 May 2015 08:51 PM PDT Yangon Heritage Trust says two draft conservation laws recently published by the Ministry of Culture in state media will not offer effective protection to the city's heritage buildings, and further legislation will be needed.

Bodies found in mass graves hint at larger network of secret ‘death camps’ Posted: 04 May 2015 08:47 PM PDT When Thai police discovered human remains in shallow graves at a make-shift camp just a handful of kilometres from the Malaysian border, "they only scratched the surface" of a much larger operation, according to migrant rights activists.

Teachers pressure government Posted: 04 May 2015 08:45 PM PDT The government is afraid of educating the people, teachers were told on May 3. The accusation was made at the conference of the Myanmar Teachers' Federation, held in Myanmar for the first time.

Myanmar crew on ship seized by Iran Posted: 04 May 2015 08:44 PM PDT The 13 Myanmar crew members of the Maersk Tigris cargo ship seized by Iran in the Straits of Hormuz on April 28 were reported yesterday to be well and in contact with their families.

President calls for quick start to political dialogue Posted: 04 May 2015 08:42 PM PDT President U Thein Sein declared yesterday that his government wanted to start a political dialogue with armed ethnic groups "as soon as possible" to leave a peace process in place for the next administration that will take office after parliamentary elections later this year.

Officials urge public transport investment to cut road toll Posted: 04 May 2015 08:39 PM PDT Investment in public transport will protect children from road accidents, a road safety seminar heard yesterday.

MCDC vote cancelled Posted: 04 May 2015 08:37 PM PDT First, the good news: the turnout in Mandalay's municipal election on May 3 was a surprising 60 percent.

Lab technicians call for laws, standards to protect patients Posted: 04 May 2015 08:33 PM PDT Laboratory practitioners are demanding stronger laws governing lab testing in order to protect patients and improve standards.

Student union plans ceremony to mark arrests Posted: 04 May 2015 08:32 PM PDT The All Burma Federation of Student Unions will hold a ceremony next week to mark both its 79th anniversary and two months having passed since a police crackdown on student demonstrators at Letpadan in Bago Region.

Banned sayadaw preaches in Sagaing, Ayeyarwady regions Posted: 04 May 2015 08:28 PM PDT A prominent monk has defied a ban by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee and given sermons in Sagaing and Ayeyarwady regions.

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