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• “Myanmar is still the third-most malnourished country in Southeast Asia”
• NLD resists expansion of military ministries
• Up to 30 feared dead in two Hpakant landslips
• Weather radar to be installed for Mandalay airport
• Missing monk was ‘resting’
• Kachin poppy destroyers halted by armed growers
• Confusion over release of NZ bar manager
• Hundreds of families evicted from Mingalardon
• Farmers fear more rain as unseasonal storms hit Myanmar
• Mandalay crackdown on illegal sidewalk eateries

“Myanmar is still the third-most malnourished country in Southeast Asia” Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Despite a rice surplus, malnutrition is high and there are many food insecure areas in the country, says the head of WFP, the UN's food agency

NLD resists expansion of military ministries Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST A last-minute proposal by President U Thein Sein to bring the Ministry of Immigration under the wing of the military-controlled Ministry of Home Affairs ran into opposition yesterday from the National League for Democracy, which says the merger would deprive the party of a key post in the next government.

Up to 30 feared dead in two Hpakant landslips Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Deadly landslips have brought more death to Kachin State as two separate collapses in one day at the Hpakant jade mines claimed an unknown number of victims. Local residents fear as many as 30 people may have lost their lives.

Weather radar to be installed for Mandalay airport Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Work is under way to install the second of three weather radar stations to predict storms and help prepare defences. The station will be located near Mandalay International Airport, said U Kyaw Lwin Oo, director of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (upper Myanmar branch).

Missing monk was ‘resting’ Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST A prominent monk deemed missing by his followers since January 24 contacted them yesterday to say he was simply resting and did not want to be disturbed.

Kachin poppy destroyers halted by armed growers Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Activists with a Christian-based anti-narcotics group granted police protection for the clearing of poppy fields in Kachin State say a large group of armed and angry field owners have forced them to reconsider their plans.

Confusion over release of NZ bar manager Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Confusion surrounds the expected release of former Yangon bar manager Phil Blackwood who was included in last week's amnesty of 102 prisoners after serving nearly a year of hard labour for "insulting religion".

Hundreds of families evicted from Mingalardon Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Heavy machinery reduced the homes of several hundred families to rubble in Yangon's Mingalardon township early yesterday, leaving residents in the rain with their meager possessions.

Farmers fear more rain as unseasonal storms hit Myanmar Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Yesterday's unseasonal rain will be back, says the weatherman. The product of strong east winds and a high-pressure system in China, downpours drenched much of the country.

Mandalay crackdown on illegal sidewalk eateries Posted: 26 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST If you want a job done properly …Mandalay City Development Committee has threatened to carry out street-by-street sweeps to catch businesses illegally spilling out onto the pavement, the gutter, and even into the roads.

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