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• As the USDP departs, will checks on power go too?
• Speaker, Daw Suu discuss hluttaw transition
• Uni rector suspended amid bribe accusations
• Land tensions rise after talks snub
• Bagan hotels in limbo as government blocks licences
• NLD leader complains over media scrum
• Peace talks to continue into extra day
• Mandalay candidates stay under expense cap
• Outgoing MPs set for K5 million windfall
• Thousands gather for Shan New Year

As the USDP departs, will checks on power go too? Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST With the dust well and truly settled on the National League for Democracy's crushing election win, attention is quickly turning to who will be given the key positions of power: the presidency, chief ministers, parliamentary speakers and ministerial roles.

Speaker, Daw Suu discuss hluttaw transition Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST A series of meetings between National League for Democracy chair Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and parliamentary speaker Thura U Shwe Mann appears to be paying off in the form of a smooth transition from the outgoing parliament to the incoming.

Uni rector suspended amid bribe accusations Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST The rector of Meiktila University is facing charges for allegedly taking bribes to the tune of nearly K11 million from a construction company tasked with building a new wing.

Land tensions rise after talks snub Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Already tired of lengthy delays on the promised return of confiscated land, farmers in Pyin Oo Lwin district are now furious officials stood them up at a negotiation meeting.

Bagan hotels in limbo as government blocks licences Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Up to 50 under-construction and completed hotels have been unable to open due to restrictions on development.

NLD leader complains over media scrum Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met yesterday with selected journalists – to ask them to give her less coverage.

Peace talks to continue into extra day Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST With a call to resolve their differences on the basis of "brotherhood", the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee met yesterday with the clock ticking to draw up a framework for the long-awaited political dialogue set to begin next month.

Mandalay candidates stay under expense cap Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Candidate expense forms have been filed just in time to squeeze past the deadline, with no politician contesting in Mandalay Region reporting over budget.

Outgoing MPs set for K5 million windfall Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST In a development that will surely soften the blow of election defeat, MPs who lost their seats on November 8 have been told they will each receive a K5 million payment for service.

Thousands gather for Shan New Year Posted: 14 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST More than 10,000 merrymakers welcomed in the Shan year of 2110 on December 12 in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region.

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