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• Koh Tao trial opens as families call for justice
• Confusion as MP speaks out against lifting retirement age
• Warnings for peace process as amendments rejected
• Save Shwedagon Committee leader takes aim at hluttaw
• Thanlwin dam projects ‘unjust’: civil society
• Resident shot as clash erupts near mines
• Kengtong hotel to be renovated by Amazing group
• 3MDG Fund backs cash transfers to TB patients
• Police to add officers for election security
• Sparks of intellect ignite lively debate

Koh Tao trial opens as families call for justice Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:42 PM PDT The trial of two Myanmar migrant workers accused of murdering a pair of British backpackers opened yesterday with a Thai police witness describing the discovery of the deceased on an idyllic tourist beach in Koh Tao, Thailand.

Confusion as MP speaks out against lifting retirement age Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:35 PM PDT An urgent proposal in parliament to keep the civil service retirement age at 60 has set MPs wondering: Who says different?

Warnings for peace process as amendments rejected Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:34 PM PDT Two years of debate and discussion on constitutional change have come to virtually nought, with all proposed amendments to the main text of the charter voted down in parliament yesterday.

Save Shwedagon Committee leader takes aim at hluttaw Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:29 PM PDT Fresh from its victory over the Dagon City developers, the Save Shwedagon Committee has revealed plans to expand the scope of its activities to other religious sites in Yangon.

Thanlwin dam projects ‘unjust’: civil society Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:27 PM PDT A plan to build six dams along the Thanlwin River – and then sell most of the hydropower they generated to China and Thailand – would be "unjust", campaigners claimed on July 7.

Resident shot as clash erupts near mines Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:24 PM PDT Faulty land records are at the root of the latest clash between villagers and mining companies, civil society representatives say.

Kengtong hotel to be renovated by Amazing group Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:23 PM PDT Hotel group Amazing has won a tender for a formerly state-owned hotel in Kengtung that was called after the company that won the original tender two years ago handed the property back to the government.

3MDG Fund backs cash transfers to TB patients Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:21 PM PDT Patients suffering from a particularly virulent form of tuberculosis now being treated under an international health program will be able to receive cash support every month to help cure their disease, the Three Millennium Development Goals Fund (3MDG) announced yesterday.

Police to add officers for election security Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:19 PM PDT Police in Mandalay will be stretched to the limit providing security for November's general election, the force says.

Sparks of intellect ignite lively debate Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:13 PM PDT Horizon International School team Triple J takes first place in English debate tournament celebrating 60th anniversary of Technological University (Mandalay).

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