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• Student unions left out of education law
• Ceasefire demands violate ‘national causes’: military
• Police unit seeks better relations with media
• MPs face restrictions in next week’s constitutional debate
• Defiant U Ye Htut says Yegu tender will continue
• Wheelchair-user gets driver’s licence
• Three-year study to examine waterways
• Myanmar to repatriate 37 more migrants to Bangladesh today
• Lawyers allege abuse as eight freed in Rakhine
• Village for homeless takes shape in Ayeyarwady delta

Student unions left out of education law Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:05 PM PDT The joint houses of parliament yesterday rejected key student demands in approving the final version of the amended National Education Law, ending months of controversy that had led to protests and mass arrests.

Ceasefire demands violate ‘national causes’: military Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:04 PM PDT The future of the national ceasefire process was looking dim yesterday as Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing made it clear that the military would be unlikely to accept all additional demands from the ethnic armed groups.

Police unit seeks better relations with media Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:59 PM PDT The Yangon Region Police Force has formed a new media unit aimed at building better relations between journalists and law enforcement officials.

MPs face restrictions in next week’s constitutional debate Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:57 PM PDT Scores of MPs have registered to debate long-awaited constitutional amendment bills next week but some have expressed concerns over restrictions on what can be discussed and the likely voting system.

Defiant U Ye Htut says Yegu tender will continue Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:53 PM PDT In apparent defiance of parliament, the government says it will continue with plans to sell off the 90-acre transmitter site at Yegu, in Yangon's Mayangone township.

Wheelchair-user gets driver’s licence Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:44 PM PDT Ko Nay Lin Soe has been unable to walk from an early age due to the effects of polio, but that has not stopped him from striving to live life as an able-bodied person.

Three-year study to examine waterways Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:43 PM PDT A project to gather data on the country's freshwater resources and the management of its river flows will take three years, workshop participants heard on June 16.

Myanmar to repatriate 37 more migrants to Bangladesh today Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:39 PM PDT Government officials say 187 of more than 700 people aboard a vessel rescued in late May are from Myanmar.

Lawyers allege abuse as eight freed in Rakhine Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:38 PM PDT Defence lawyers for the 32 people arrested in Rakhine State under the colonial-era Unlawful Association Act for alleged contacts with the Arakan Army claim their clients were beaten by the police while in custody.

Village for homeless takes shape in Ayeyarwady delta Posted: 18 Jun 2015 08:34 PM PDT Across the country, families are grappling with joblessness, drought, flooding, land-grabs and the effects of migration. For many, securing a place to sleep for the night is their highest aspiration.

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