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• Beach fire raises suspicions
• Thousands fleeing, in need of aid as Shan clashes continue
• NLD, ANP and military face off over Rakhine chief minister post
• Foreign politicians to lead MP training
• Makeshift IDP camps overflowing in northern Shan State
• Lost in transition: negotiations hit a snag
• ANP takes aim at militarised ministries
• After death threat, NLD leader’s security upped
• Magwe locals mark Union Day
• Bus upgrade offers commuters a reprieve

Beach fire raises suspicions Posted: 15 Feb 2016 02:02 AM PST Restaurant owners and residents whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a fire are being left in the lurch as powerful connections appear to have created a zone of impunity around the incident.

Thousands fleeing, in need of aid as Shan clashes continue Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST About 5000 civilians have been displaced by heavy fighting between two ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State since last week, refugee camp records showed yesterday.

NLD, ANP and military face off over Rakhine chief minister post Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Speculation is mounting over the identity of the next chief minister of Rakhine State, one of only two states and regions in the country where the National League for Democracy does not enjoy a thumping majority. The installation of U San Kyaw Hla, a member of the Arakan National Party, as Speaker of the Rakhine State Hluttaw last week has aroused hopes – and fears – that the chief minister will also be an ANP member.

Foreign politicians to lead MP training Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Parliamentarians from Australia, Pakistan and the Philippines will be among the experts helping to train new MPs in an induction workshop this week. The training will take place in Pyidaungsu Hluttaw's Thabin Hall from February 15 to 19.

Makeshift IDP camps overflowing in northern Shan State Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Temporary shelters in government-controlled Kyaukme are overflowing with more than 2000 civilians fleeing fighting that is spreading across northern Shan State.

Lost in transition: negotiations hit a snag Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Negotiations over the transition to a National League for Democracy-led government appear to be running into trouble, according to analysts trying to decipher the president's sudden cancellation of his trip to a US-ASEAN gathering in California as well as reports that the military commander-in-chief is giving himself five more years in office.

ANP takes aim at militarised ministries Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The Arakan National Party is taking issue with the profusion of retired military officials embedded within ministry ranks.

After death threat, NLD leader’s security upped Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been given extra security following a death threat on Facebook alluding to her presidential ambitions, officials said February 12.

Magwe locals mark Union Day Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST They left Magwe city early, when it was still cool. After walking all day and most of the next, the two arrived, on time, for a very special Union Day.

Bus upgrade offers commuters a reprieve Posted: 14 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST What is as cool and comfortable as a taxi but almost as cheap as a bus – though a safe bus with polite conductors? The new Bus Rapid Transport system, that's what. The BRT has launched its new service to favourable reviews from Yangon's long-suffering commuters last week.

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