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• The fighting peacock spreads its tail: Final results graphics
• ‘The government is in the wrong’
• Hopes fade for jade mine landslide missing
• Fighting resumes as MPs call for aid
• Parties agree common points for ceasefire dialogue
• Landmine toll climbs as slow steps are made on de-mining
• Government targets restart of migrant registration
• Woman questioned over alleged housemaid abuse
• Israel, Myanmar to tighten defence ties

The fighting peacock spreads its tail: Final results graphics Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:36 AM PST Twenty-five years ago, the fall of socialism brought a stunning election victory for the National League for Democracy. But it would be two decades before the nation voted again, and a full quarter-century until the NLD could repeat its sweep to power. The Myanmar Times visualises the results of the 2010, 2012, and 2015 polls to help chart the NLD's climb to power.

‘The government is in the wrong’ Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:21 AM PST Throwing out the case against student protestors and setting them free is the best thing the government can do for its legacy, says U Robert San Aung, the lawyer for the students beaten and arrested at Letpadan last March.

Hopes fade for jade mine landslide missing Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:16 AM PST Rescuers are losing hope of finding survivors buried under a giant landslide at a jade mine in the northern township of Hpakant as only one more body was retrieved by yesterday afternoon, taking the confirmed death toll to 105 after three days of searching.

Fighting resumes as MPs call for aid Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:10 AM PST Clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Shan State Army-North have displaced an estimated 9000 people, who have fled as far as Lashio and Taunggyi to escape the conflict and who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, parliamentarians say.

Parties agree common points for ceasefire dialogue Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:09 AM PST Nearly 50 representatives from political parties meeting to push forward the peace process have agreed on common points to form the basis of political dialogue with the ethnic armed groups that signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement last month.

Landmine toll climbs as slow steps are made on de-mining Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:08 AM PST Deaths and injuries caused by landmines continue to rise in Myanmar, one of the world's most heavily mined countries, according to an annual report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

Government targets restart of migrant registration Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:01 AM PST Thailand and Myanmar still seem to be at odds over how and when the migrant workforce will be regularised and given legal papers.

Woman questioned over alleged housemaid abuse Posted: 23 Nov 2015 11:58 PM PST Police are questioning a woman in connection with the alleged abuse of an eight-year-old housemaid who worked at the Bahan township home of a military MP.

Israel, Myanmar to tighten defence ties Posted: 23 Nov 2015 11:57 PM PST After Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's visit to Israel earlier this year, the two countries are looking to further cement defence ties with a formal agreement that will head to parliament later this week.

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