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• Parties exchange electoral experiences
• Activists seek to rename Kayah
• Fighting continues to expand in Shan State
• NLD pledges not to axe bureaucrats
• Prayer protest case highlights pressure
• Trusted recruiters, friends leading domestic migrants to abuse: ILO report
• New group aims to help cut Myanmar road deaths by half
• Migrant workers pin hopes on NLD
• Smear campaign launched against defamation lawyer

Parties exchange electoral experiences Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST What went wrong? Or, alternatively, what went right? Representatives of 42 political parties met last week to share the experiences they accumulated during the campaign leading up to last month's election.

Activists seek to rename Kayah Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Kayah State should go back to its former name of "Karenni State", political activists say. The issue was discussed at the Karenni State Conference, held from December 15 to 19 at Bardo village in Loikaw township, Kayah State.

Fighting continues to expand in Shan State Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Fighting is spreading over larger areas of northern Shan State as the Tatmadaw and a newly allied ethnic armed group move in reinforcements, according to the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.

NLD pledges not to axe bureaucrats Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Civil servants appointed by the outgoing government can breathe easy; they will not be out of a job, but may instead stand for a promotion as the National League for Democracy takes over next year.

Prayer protest case highlights pressure Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST The sentencing of a senior Yangon reporter for taking part in a prayer event on behalf of persecuted colleagues has raised concerns that the military-backed government is not going to relent in its prosecution of journalists during its last few months in office.

Trusted recruiters, friends leading domestic migrants to abuse: ILO report Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST The government's labour recruitment offices are failing, leaving workers to scrounge for jobs through informal networks rife with opportunistic brokers, according to a new report.

New group aims to help cut Myanmar road deaths by half Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Road deaths need to be cut by 2000 a year or they will exceed regional targets, a new traffic-safety NGO says.

Migrant workers pin hopes on NLD Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST The National League for Democracy promised change and now overseas workers are eagerly awaiting an ensuing tide of reforms.

Smear campaign launched against defamation lawyer Posted: 20 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST An activist lawyer says she is being targeted by enemies who set up a fake Facebook page in her name. Daw Nandar Myint Thein, whose Mandalay law firm defends people accused of crimes regardless of their colour, race or religion, called a press conference on December 17 to air her complaints.

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