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• Ethnic military leaders urged to sign ceasefire accord
• Ethnic politicians urge president to go further
• Voter lists incomplete, say absent MPs
• Obama urges an end to discrimination
• Nationalists warn government against hosting boat migrants
• Writer, activist jailed for two years for ‘insulting religion’
• Monastic school to offer university classes
• Villagers afraid to break silence over militia murder allegations
• Traffic and staff shortages stall licence testing department
• New cabbies struggle to get to grips with Yangon streets

Ethnic military leaders urged to sign ceasefire accord Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:27 PM PDT Leaders of armed ethnic groups meeting yesterday to debate the closing stages of the national ceasefire process were urged to lay down their arms and take up political negotiations.

Ethnic politicians urge president to go further Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:25 PM PDT Ethnic politicians yesterday urged President U Thein Sein to go beyond his latest proposals to amend sections of the constitution to establish a genuine federal state.

Voter lists incomplete, say absent MPs Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:24 PM PDT Yangon Region electoral officials are scrambling to correct voters' lists that contain some surprising omissions. U Kyaw, Yangon Region MP for Thingangyun township, says his name is not on the list.

Obama urges an end to discrimination Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:18 PM PDT US President Barack Obama has urged Myanmar to end its discrimination against the Rohingya minority as key part of its democratic transition, while US officials called for a detained boat believed to be carrying more than 700 trafficking victims to be allowed to land.

Nationalists warn government against hosting boat migrants Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:15 PM PDT Over 700 people set to disembark from smugglers boats in Rakhine State today are raising alarm among nationalist groups.

Writer, activist jailed for two years for ‘insulting religion’ Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:01 PM PDT A writer and opposition activist was claiming victory yesterday even as a judge sent him to prison for two years with hard labour on a charge of insulting religion in a literary talk.

Monastic school to offer university classes Posted: 02 Jun 2015 08:00 PM PDT Phaung Daw Oo monastic school in Mandalay plans to offer a university-level education for teachers and students of monastic schools throughout Myanmar, according to its teaching director.

Villagers afraid to break silence over militia murder allegations Posted: 02 Jun 2015 07:54 PM PDT A civilian found dead in the kitchen of a Kayan National Guard soldier is the third victim connected to the militia in the last three months.

Traffic and staff shortages stall licence testing department Posted: 02 Jun 2015 07:50 PM PDT Traffic congestion and lack of human resources push licensing department to abandon practical driving tests, while only one-third pass theory exams.

New cabbies struggle to get to grips with Yangon streets Posted: 02 Jun 2015 07:49 PM PDT Taxi drivers from out of town are lost in Yangon, exasperated passengers are complaining.

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