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• President orders MIC to stop developments near Shwedagon Pagoda
• Kayin rebels demand jobs to end fresh clashes
• NLD meets election commission over voter list errors
• Police free eight more Rakhine suspects
• New press council to be formed ahead of election
• In looking to the past, the Red Shan find a new voice
• Kayin party plots regional domination
• Vehicle bill submitted to parliament
• Mandalay households to get 30-year land leases
• Experts stress need for public transport

President orders MIC to stop developments near Shwedagon Pagoda Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:51 AM PDT President U Thein Sein has instructed the Myanmar Investment Commission to stop controversial property projects near Shwedagon Pagoda, multiple sources have confirmed to The Myanmar Times, as activists announced plans to intensify their opposition to the developments.

Kayin rebels demand jobs to end fresh clashes Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:44 PM PDT Officials from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army are set to meet state government representatives in the Kayin State capital Hpa-an today to negotiate an end to recent skirmishes along the Asian Highway.

NLD meets election commission over voter list errors Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:36 PM PDT In a sign of increasing unease among the political parties concerning the integrity of provisional electoral rolls, National League for Democracy representatives met yesterday with officials of the Union Election Commission (UEC) to raise a number of concerns.

Police free eight more Rakhine suspects Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:28 PM PDT Another eight Rakhine people who were detained for alleged links to the Arakan Army were released from Kyauktaw township's police station on July 2.

New press council to be formed ahead of election Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:27 PM PDT Myanmar's interim press council may soon be able to drop the provisional epithet and evolve into a permanent organisation, a member of a newly created election commission said yesterday.

In looking to the past, the Red Shan find a new voice Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:18 PM PDT By forming a new party to represent the Red Shan, U Saw Win Tun is following in the footsteps of his father, a political activist who was found guilty of treason in 1972 for proposing a Red Shan state across northern Myanmar.

Kayin party plots regional domination Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:17 PM PDT An ethnic Kayin party has set its sights on winning control of Kayin State at November's elections.

Vehicle bill submitted to parliament Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:15 PM PDT The Ministry of Railway Transportation yesterday submitted a long-awaited Motor Vehicle Law to parliament, promising that it will ensure drivers are qualified before taking to the roads.

Mandalay households to get 30-year land leases Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:14 PM PDT Nearly 3000 households in Mandalay will be issued 30-year land lease grants in an effort to clear up their ownership status, local authorities say.

Experts stress need for public transport Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:12 PM PDT French public transport experts predict that the population of Mandalay will double within the next 10 years – and that a public transport system is required to serve them.

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