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• More trouble looms for Shwe Mann as urgent meeting called
• Over 5000 register for November’s election
• Ethnic party angered by NLD’s broken promises on seat-sharing
• Flooded religious sites to be restored
• Government accused of taking credit for UN aid
• Seeds scarce as replanting begins
• Armed groups face moment of truth
• Ethnic Kayin veterans remember World War II hero

More trouble looms for Shwe Mann as urgent meeting called Posted: 16 Aug 2015 09:07 PM PDT Days after Thura U Shwe Mann was swept out of the ruling party's leading seat in a midnight internal coup, the party may now be trying to cast him from parliament as well.

Over 5000 register for November’s election Posted: 16 Aug 2015 09:06 PM PDT A record number of candidates have signed on to contest November's general election.

Ethnic party angered by NLD’s broken promises on seat-sharing Posted: 16 Aug 2015 09:04 PM PDT A leading ethnic politician has accused the National League for Democracy of breaking its promise not to run a candidate against him.

Flooded religious sites to be restored Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:54 PM PDT Flood-hit religious sites and monuments will soon be mucked out and repaired following a damage assessment, religious affairs officials said.

Government accused of taking credit for UN aid Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:49 PM PDT A picture showing the Magwe government taking credit for boxes marked as UN flood donations has stirred outrage on Facebook.

Seeds scarce as replanting begins Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:48 PM PDT Disaster zones in Rakhine State urgently need paddy seeds, said a civil society organisation based in the state.

Armed groups face moment of truth Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:28 PM PDT After almost 20 months of talks, a single issue remains the main obstacle to ending six decades of civil war: the question of who can sign the nationwide ceasefire.

Ethnic Kayin veterans remember World War II hero Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:23 PM PDT Amid the rows of graves in the Yangon Commonwealth War Cemetery, one nondescript marker bears the name of Major Hugh Paul Seagrim, a British hero of the Burma Campaign who is mostly forgotten elsewhere in the world.

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