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• Tatmadaw to investigate ‘training’ video
• House of nationalities launches, eyes reconciliation
• Struggle over the presidency appears to postpone nomination
• Ethnic MPs get ready to take on the majority
• Saffron leader’s trial starts with glitches, sends him back to jail
• Outspoken former MP still feuding over defeat in November 8 election
• ‘Fifth Estate’ app aims for govt accountability
• A town beyond the law: Hlaing Tharyar

Tatmadaw to investigate ‘training’ video Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The Tatmadaw said it has launched an investigation into a video depicting junior soldiers being severely beaten which spread rapidly on social media yesterday.

House of nationalities launches, eyes reconciliation Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST True to its name, the Amyotha Hluttaw – the house of ethnic peoples – yesterday duly elected two members of ethnic minorities as its Speaker and deputy speaker.

Struggle over the presidency appears to postpone nomination Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi revealed yesterday that her party's highly anticipated nomination for the presidency could take longer than expected.

Ethnic MPs get ready to take on the majority Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST "I feel like I am in a different country. This place is very different from our poor region," said U Kham Khan Thang, Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Chin State's Tonzang township. It is his very first time in Nay Pyi Taw and, having grown up in a poor town in Chin State, he was taken aback by the grandeur of the buildings and electric lights all along the wide lanes of the nation's capital.

Saffron leader’s trial starts with glitches, sends him back to jail Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST It was a long wait for activists, embassy officials, family members and media gathered yesterday morning for the trial of former Saffron Revolution leader and political prisoner U Gambira, who has been arrested on immigration charges.

Outspoken former MP still feuding over defeat in November 8 election Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST An outspoken former parliamentarian just won't let his election loss go.

‘Fifth Estate’ app aims for govt accountability Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST In a country now saturated with smartphones and an information-hungry population, it was only a matter of time before someone developed an app for civic engagement with the newly elected National League for Democracy-led government.

A town beyond the law: Hlaing Tharyar Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Hlaing Tharyar is a township of fear, beyond police control, say residents.

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