National News

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• Court rejects bail for Gambira
• Hundreds flee ethnic conflict in Shan State
• Police arrest seller of male sex drugs
• Flood victims to get extra rice
• Deputy speaker set to lead budgeting committee
• Polio campaign to target almost 5m children
• Malaysia visa fee increase waived for thousands of workers
• Constitution debate divides Ma Ba Tha
• Rakhine MP set to appeal conviction
• The parliament Speaker’s better half

Court rejects bail for Gambira Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Protesting his innocence, a former leader of the Saffron Revolution was denied bail at a hearing at Maha Aung Myay Township Court, Mandalay Region, yesterday. U Nyi Nyi Lwin, who was known during his time as a monk as U Gambira, faces three years in prison for immigration-related offences.

Hundreds flee ethnic conflict in Shan State Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Renewed fighting in northern Shan State has led to an exodus of more than 500 villagers fearing the advance of an ethnic Shan armed group believed to be forcibly recruiting civilians, a Ta'ang youth organisation said yesterday.

Police arrest seller of male sex drugs Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Police are on the lookout for peddlers of knock-off sexual performance enhancing drugs. In order to create a safer Valentine's Day, Yangon officers say they are cracking down on illicit, unregistered and fake sex drugs.

Flood victims to get extra rice Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The United Nations World Food Programme will support flood-affected people in Chin State with 500 tonnes of rice, as they continue to struggle after landslides and flood waters ravaged swathes of land in the country's poorest state last year.

Deputy speaker set to lead budgeting committee Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Proposed members of a key parliamentary committee were put forward by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khine Than yesterday, as MPs approved the list of nominees for the Joint Bill Committee.

Polio campaign to target almost 5m children Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Striking what they hope will be a death blow against polio, health officials are preparing for a nationwide assault. The Supplementary Polio Immunisation Campaign will take place from February 20 to 22, National Immunisation Day (NID).

Malaysia visa fee increase waived for thousands of workers Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST More than 2400 workers left in the lurch while Malaysia and Myanmar dispute a visa fee will have their applications processed under the previous – much cheaper – payment schedule, according to the Ministry of Labour.

Constitution debate divides Ma Ba Tha Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Fierce political debate over whether the constitution should be changed to allow Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to assume the presidency has led to rifts within the nationalist Buddhist lobby led by Ma Ba Tha.

Rakhine MP set to appeal conviction Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Mrauk-U District Court will next week hear an appeal against a six-month prison term handed down to an Arakan National Party politician who won a seat in last year's election.

The parliament Speaker’s better half Posted: 10 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Daw Cho Cho has endured the struggles of a political activist, but says the perks that come with her husband's new role "mean nothing".

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