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• Home affairs ministry defiant on political prisoner definition
• Earthquake shakes Bago Region
• University rector preps for election
• Commission rejects request for more time on candidates
• Ethnic political parties seek alliance with NLD
• Court fines journalists for defamation
• Rain stops but tens of thousands homeless
• Ceasefire talks resume as clock ticks down
• Commission suggests postponing referendum
• After ‘saving’ Shwedagon, monk turns sights on Twante pagoda

Home affairs ministry defiant on political prisoner definition Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:35 PM PDT Despite opposition parliamentarians' efforts, the push for an official definition of "political prisoners" isn't picking up traction with the government, which maintains that there is neither a need nor a plan to establish the term.

Earthquake shakes Bago Region Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:33 PM PDT A slight 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted some townships in Bago Region yesterday morning, but no damage was reported.

University rector preps for election Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:29 PM PDT Outgoing Yangon University rector U Aung Thu says he has accepted an offer from the National League for Democracy to join the party and contest the November elections.

Commission rejects request for more time on candidates Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:02 PM PDT With the countdown to the November elections well under way, the National League for Democracy expressed fears yesterday that the party did not have enough time to select its candidates and submit its official lists.

Ethnic political parties seek alliance with NLD Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:01 PM PDT An alliance of ethnic political parties has formally proposed joining forces with the National League for Democracy for the November 8 general election.

Court fines journalists for defamation Posted: 21 Jul 2015 07:56 PM PDT Newspaper editors from the Myanmar Thandawsint were found guilty of defamation and slammed with heavy fines yesterday, amid concerns over the government's use of the recently enacted News Media Law to muzzle dissent.

Rain stops but tens of thousands homeless Posted: 21 Jul 2015 07:54 PM PDT Tens of thousands of Sagaing Region residents remain displaced as a result of recent flooding, which has still not subsided despite a halt to the rain.

Ceasefire talks resume as clock ticks down Posted: 21 Jul 2015 07:53 PM PDT Ethnic leaders and government delegates will launch today what could be a last-ditch attempt to reach a nationwide ceasefire agreement before the November elections.

Commission suggests postponing referendum Posted: 21 Jul 2015 07:52 PM PDT Parliamentarians will today discuss a proposal from the Union Election Commission to suspend a referendum on constitutional change until after this year.

After ‘saving’ Shwedagon, monk turns sights on Twante pagoda Posted: 21 Jul 2015 07:47 PM PDT Villagers accuse resident monks of breaching the law by living in the pagoda compound for an extended period.

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