Friday, February 26, 2016

National News

National News

Could U Zaw Myint Maung be Mandalay’s next chief minister?

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Speculation over the identity of the next chief minister of Mandalay seems to be increasingly concentrating on a single figure: U Zaw Myint Maung, a highly popular local MP and medical doctor who is known to be close to National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

ASEAN integration fuelling trafficking, crime

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Southeast Asia is witnessing an explosion of organised crime thanks to increasing economic integration, according to a new United Nations report.

Pat Ja San reports being ambushed on poppy mission

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Dozens of Kachin anti-narcotics campaigners were injured after a poppy eradication campaign was met with gunfire and grenades yesterday.

TNLA field clearing suspended by air strikes

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Tatmadaw air strikes have put a quick end to an ethnic armed group's foray into poppy field eradication.

Tiger killed after attack in Kayin State

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

A Tiger was killed yesterday in Kayin State after it attacked and injured two fishermen.

Tensions high in Shan State as Tatmadaw offensive looms

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Tensions remain high among the Shan and Palaung armies in northern Shan State, after the Tatmadaw warned it was planning a "clearance operation" against the groups unless they pull back their forces.

Govt, firms dismiss hacking report

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

A Report claiming to expose the culprits of major cyber breaches and attacks on local media has been dismissed by the government and drawn the ire of individuals named.
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