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• NLD to bring forward presidential nomination
• Arakan Army denies drug trade accusations
• U Shwe Mann up for chairing commission
• Workers in Thailand told to re-register for pink cards
• UEC, political parties look back on November election
• More calls to halt private hospital construction
• Chin literature on Magwe hluttaw agenda
• Residents form body to watch jade miners
• Cigarette packs to carry graphic health warnings

NLD to bring forward presidential nomination Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Parliment will today accelerate the process of selecting Myanmar's next president, with the National League for Democracy having all but given up on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi being able to lead the incoming government.

Arakan Army denies drug trade accusations Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Arakan Army officers have strongly denied a government accusation that they fund their military activities and weapons purchases through the sale of illegal drugs. The United League for Arakan, the group's political wing, has lashed out at a story in state-owned media yesterday that stated the movement funded its activities with illegal narcotics sales.

U Shwe Mann up for chairing commission Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Former Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann is today likely to be confirmed in his new role as chair of a powerful legal review committee in Nay Pyi Taw. Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaint Than announced that Thura U Shwe Mann had been nominated to chair the new Commission for the Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Issues.

Workers in Thailand told to re-register for pink cards Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST In yet another capricious policy shift with repercussions for millions of workers, Thailand has announced that migrant labourers must re-register for temporary documents known as "pink cards".

UEC, political parties look back on November election Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Members of the Union Election Commission, political parties and civil society groups yesterday reflected on the successes and shortcomings of the country's unprecedented election last November.

More calls to halt private hospital construction Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The student union of the University of Medicine in Magwe has joined the campaign against the construction of a US$70 million private hospital on public land near Yangon General Hospital.

Chin literature on Magwe hluttaw agenda Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The formation of an Ethnic Affairs Committee in the Magwe Region Hluttaw will spur the introduction of Chin literature classes in the region, an MP says.

Residents form body to watch jade miners Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Protesters angry at the activities of jade mining companies in Kachin State have set up a watch committee to supervise the dismantling of a dangerous tailings mountain. The move follows a three-day protest earlier this month mounted by local residents against what they see as risky exploitation practices, according to one resident in Seikmu village, Hpakant township.

Cigarette packs to carry graphic health warnings Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Starting September 1, health warnings and graphic pictures illustrating the dangers of tobacco will appear on all brands of cigarette and other tobacco products available in Myanmar, the government said yesterday.

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