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• Saffron monks fire back at U Wirathu
• Defence lawyer probes Ma Ha Na on monastery ownership
• Sacked telecoms minister to contest his hometown seat
• After long campaign, Yangon park renamed to honour nationalist monk
• Myanmar third-worst for deforestation rate, says UN
• Kokang groups reject direct peace talks
• Government pulls back on cooking oil allegations
• Government suspends bus fare reform proposal
• Yangon lawyers defer judgement on ribbons
• Yangon traffic control system expected by end of the year

Saffron monks fire back at U Wirathu Posted: 10 Sep 2015 08:06 PM PDT Monks active in the 2007 protests dubbed the "Saffron Revolution" have publicly rebutted allegations levelled against them by anti-Muslim firebrand U Wirathu in a clash of the clerics in Mandalay.

Defence lawyer probes Ma Ha Na on monastery ownership Posted: 10 Sep 2015 08:02 PM PDT A court has rejected the latest attempt by the defence to raise questions about the legal grounds of the trial of a prominent Buddhist cleric and his associates.

Sacked telecoms minister to contest his hometown seat Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:58 PM PDT Former telecoms minister U Thein Tun – fired by U Thein Sein's government in 2013 on the eve of a major corruption investigation – is making a comeback bid.

After long campaign, Yangon park renamed to honour nationalist monk Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:53 PM PDT After years of campaigning, a park in central Yangon once again bears the name of U Ottama, a leading nationalist monk from Rakhine State who was repeatedly jailed under British colonial rule.

Myanmar third-worst for deforestation rate, says UN Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:49 PM PDT Myanmar's forests are in trouble. Two recent reports reveal the rapid loss of tree cover over the past five years has been so severe Myanmar ranks among the worst for deforestation in the world.

Kokang groups reject direct peace talks Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:45 PM PDT Kokang, Palaung and Rakhine groups fighting in Shan State insist they should be included in the nationwide ceasefire agreement.

Government pulls back on cooking oil allegations Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:43 PM PDT The Yangon Region government's consumer complaints assessment committee has retracted a statement alleging a cooking oil brand was selling substandard products.

Government suspends bus fare reform proposal Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:42 PM PDT The Yangon Region government has backtracked on a bus fare reform plan, putting it on hold indefinitely after earlier giving it the green light.

Yangon lawyers defer judgement on ribbons Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:41 PM PDT The newly launched yellow ribbon campaign against the militarisation of the judicial system has already hit a snag, just one day in: Yangon lawyers are not particularly supportive.

Yangon traffic control system expected by end of the year Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:35 PM PDT A new traffic control system that aims to reduce congestion while also cracking down on drivers who break traffic laws is now in the works.

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