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• NLD candidates quietly break from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s message
• Kachin State warlord ordered to let opponents campaign
• Nationwide ceasefire accord collapses
• Ma Ba Tha branch steps up activities in Shan State
• With legal assistance, a single mother seeks justice
• Government reveals vague low-cost housing plan
• Ten years’ prison for human traffickers
• Applications rise at Magwe passport office as farmers seek jobs abroad
• ‘World’s largest book’ gets a touch-up
• Government allocates K20 billion for road reconstruction

NLD candidates quietly break from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s message Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:28 PM PDT Party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi might be telling voters to only consider the party when voting, but National League for Democracy candidates in Yangon's Pabedan township insist it's important residents know who they are supporting.

Kachin State warlord ordered to let opponents campaign Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:27 PM PDT Election commission mediates after NDA-K chief warns NLD candidates not to campaign in his territory.

Nationwide ceasefire accord collapses Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:23 PM PDT Government hopes of signing a genuine nationwide ceasefire agreement after nearly two years of negotiations appeared to have collapsed last night after leaders of only seven armed ethnic groups said they were ready to sign, possibly next month.

Ma Ba Tha branch steps up activities in Shan State Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:21 PM PDT Leaders of the Ma Ba Tha branch in northern Shan State say they are targeting Muslim cattle smugglers, amid concerns that the organisation is raising religious tension ahead of the elections.

With legal assistance, a single mother seeks justice Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:18 PM PDT A "cheating" offence in the century-old criminal code is often the only recourse for abandoned mothers.

Government reveals vague low-cost housing plan Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:14 PM PDT The government unveiled a tentative plan yesterday to create permanent homes for squatters across Myanmar with the development of low-cost apartments.

Ten years’ prison for human traffickers Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:13 PM PDT Two women have been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for luring two sisters to Kawthoung and forcing them to work as prostitutes.

Applications rise at Magwe passport office as farmers seek jobs abroad Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:12 PM PDT The number of passports being issued at a new office in Magwe is rising as more young people turn away from life on the farm and seek work abroad.

‘World’s largest book’ gets a touch-up Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:09 PM PDT The famous marble slabs at Mandalay's Kuthodaw Pagoda have been undergoing a major scrubbing since last month, with more than 600 of the 729 stones already cleansed of lime, graffiti and paint.

Government allocates K20 billion for road reconstruction Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:08 PM PDT The Union government has allocated more than K20 billion to the Ministry of Construction to reconstruct roads and bridges destroyed by flooding between June and August.

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