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• Ethnic armed groups still deadlocked over ceasefire signing
• Ex-political prisoner courts controversy in campaign speech
• USDP: We brought democracy to Myanmar
• Mandalay golf resort project faces land-grabbing claims
• Youth leaders debate new development goals
• Death toll rises after Mecca tragedy
• Inquiry launched after nurses in Sittwe walk off job
• Waste-to-power project to begin in October
• Teachers plan campaign on military appointees

Ethnic armed groups still deadlocked over ceasefire signing Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:55 PM PDT No breakthrough was reported yesterday as leaders of 18 of Myanmar's armed ethnic groups failed to resolve differences over how many would sign a nationwide ceasefire agreement with the government next month.

Ex-political prisoner courts controversy in campaign speech Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:51 PM PDT In the 2010 election, U Kaung Myint Htut made headlines as a young independent running against then-Yangon mayor U Aung Thein Linn in South Okkalapa.

USDP: We brought democracy to Myanmar Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:46 PM PDT Facing an election it is widely anticipated to lose by a landslide, the ruling party focuses on selling its track record of overseeing the political and economic changes brought in the wake of the 2011 transition, and hopes to bolster enough votes to elect the next president.

Mandalay golf resort project faces land-grabbing claims Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:42 PM PDT Defiant farmers in Mandalay Region are cultivating fields they say they own as negotiations with the local authorities broke down.

Youth leaders debate new development goals Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:40 PM PDT Forty young people from throughout the country gathered in Yangon on September 26 to exchange ideas about adopting sustainable development objectives in Myanmar.

Death toll rises after Mecca tragedy Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:38 PM PDT Another pilgrim from Myanmar has been confirmed dead following last week's disaster near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia that claimed over 700 lives, according to a local Muslim organisation.

Inquiry launched after nurses in Sittwe walk off job Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:37 PM PDT The Ministry of Health head office has dispatched two senior staff to the Rakhine State capital Sittwe after nurses staged a protest following an altercation between a doctor and two nurses.

Waste-to-power project to begin in October Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:35 PM PDT A power plant that will burn Yangon's trash to generate electricity will be built on 15 acres of land in Shwe Pyi Thar township starting from October, according to Yangon City Development Committee.

Teachers plan campaign on military appointees Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:30 PM PDT As politicians campaign for votes in townships across the country, Myanmar's teachers are planning a campaign of their own.

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