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• MPs hold little hope for next constitutional amendment proposals
• NLD members face trespassing charges
• Time running out for ceasefire deal
• KIA accused of shelling close to Muse trading zone
• Myanmar workers in Thailand see few advantages in permit scheme
• No national budget for maternity cash transfer
• Hluttaw considers updated Sky Net contract
• Monks defy order to leave monastery in Htauk Kyant

MPs hold little hope for next constitutional amendment proposals Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:47 PM PDT Parliament is to start debating today a second round of major changes to the constitution with MPs holding little hope that the military bloc, holding an effective power of veto, will give the necessary green light following their rejection last week of an earlier set of suggested amendments to Myanmar's 2008 charter.

NLD members face trespassing charges Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:44 PM PDT Opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has sprung to the defence of two members of her National League for Democracy party following their arrest for criminal trespass.

Time running out for ceasefire deal Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:38 PM PDT If an agreement is not signed by mid-August, any progress on a peace treaty will have to wait for at least one year from now, officials warn.

KIA accused of shelling close to Muse trading zone Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:34 PM PDT The Tatmadaw has accused the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) of firing several artillery rounds in the area of the 105 Mile trading zone in Muse township in northern Shan State, which is also the country's most important border crossing for trade with China.

Myanmar workers in Thailand see few advantages in permit scheme Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:29 PM PDT A scheme to regularise Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand seems to be running aground as workers find it is both unreliable and expensive.

No national budget for maternity cash transfer Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:28 PM PDT A plan to provide K15,000 a month to young mothers with children aged up to two years old has been shelved, at least temporarily, for lack of funding.

Hluttaw considers updated Sky Net contract Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:27 PM PDT MRTV's contract with Sky Net should be renegotiated to bring in more money for the government and allow cheaper subscriptions for the public, the parliamentary accounts committee has recommended.

Monks defy order to leave monastery in Htauk Kyant Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:25 PM PDT Sayadaw Ashin Khemacara says donation contract shows he is entitled to stay put as long as he is alive.

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