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• Presidential amnesty for 6966 prisoners includes 210 foreigners
• Three missing as Kalay underwater
• Bridges washed out in upper Myanmar
• Thousands displaced in Mrauk-Oo
• Aid group forced to stop helping flood victims on Ma Ba Tha orders
• Speaker dismisses recall petition
• Yangon chief minister out of election race
• Alliance ready for contest with NLD
• Draft travel law facing delays
• ‘Satisfied’ Min Oke Soe sentenced to life

Presidential amnesty for 6966 prisoners includes 210 foreigners Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:27 AM PDT President U Thein Sein announced today an amnesty for 6966 prisoners, including 210 foreigners. Civil society groups said the list was also believed to include political prisoners and former military intelligence officers jailed in a purge in 2004.

Three missing as Kalay underwater Posted: 29 Jul 2015 08:05 PM PDT As floods continued to ravage upper Myanmar yesterday, a boat carrying 20 people fleeing the floods in western Sagaing Region capsized, with three passengers unaccounted for as of last night.

Bridges washed out in upper Myanmar Posted: 29 Jul 2015 08:03 PM PDT Heavy rains have broken 21 bridges over rivers and creeks in upper Myanmar, the Ministry of Construction told a press conference yesterday.

Thousands displaced in Mrauk-Oo Posted: 29 Jul 2015 08:03 PM PDT More than 1000 people have been displaced by flooding in Mrauk-Oo township in Rakhine State as a result of heavy rain yesterday, a civil society leader in the town reported.

Aid group forced to stop helping flood victims on Ma Ba Tha orders Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:58 PM PDT Hardline group banishes volunteers back to Mandalay for failing to follow its instructions or coordinate relief efforts with local officials.

Speaker dismisses recall petition Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:54 PM PDT Parliament Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann has dismissed a petition to impeach him that is circulating on social media and claiming to have the backing of military residents of his Nay Pyi Taw constituency.

Yangon chief minister out of election race Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:53 PM PDT Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe, a former general with a reputation as a hardliner, will not stand for re-election and intends to retire, a senior official of the Union Solidarity and Development Party announced yesterday.

Alliance ready for contest with NLD Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:52 PM PDT The United Nationalities Alliance of ethnic parties said yesterday it was gearing up to fight against the National League for Democracy in the November elections as time was running out to reach an electoral compact.

Draft travel law facing delays Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:51 PM PDT A law designed to update and simplify the current 20-year-old legislation covering tourism, which has become a major source of income over the past few years, could be the victim of parliamentary deadlock.

‘Satisfied’ Min Oke Soe sentenced to life Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:47 PM PDT A prominent actor-director sentenced to life imprisonment for murder yesterday said he had no plan to appeal, as he was "satisfied" with the decision and expected to stay "comfortably" in prison.

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