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• NLD leader to head parliamentary group
• NLD to slash ministries in proposed shake-up
• Magwe village burned to ground
• Babies struggling after vaccines
• Lawyers, activists press for Justice Ministry
• Military pledges its total cooperation with new president
• Ministry shake-up: ‘Small is beautiful’
• Nationalists to protest against Christian as VP
• Bus authorities warn on Thingyan price gouging
• Teenager shot in Shan State clashes

NLD leader to head parliamentary group Posted: 17 Mar 2016 10:07 AM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been named chair of a parliamentary team, the National League for Democracy announced today, fuelling expectations that the NLD leader does not intend to take a formal position in the new government.

NLD to slash ministries in proposed shake-up Posted: 17 Mar 2016 02:05 AM PDT President-elect U Htin Kyaw's government has proposed slashing the number of ministries in a shake-up that would create two mega-economic ministries.

Magwe village burned to ground Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Fire has devastated a Magwe Region village, destroying more than 90 percent of homes and leaving 738 people homeless.

Babies struggling after vaccines Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT More than 20 newborns remain hospitalised in intensive care units but appear to be improving nearly two weeks after showing signs of blood poisoning following a hepatitis B vaccine.

Lawyers, activists press for Justice Ministry Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Lawyers and former political prisoners call on the National League for Democracy to form a Ministry of Justice, with president-elect U Htin Kyaw to submit his list of ministries to the Union Parliament today.

Military pledges its total cooperation with new president Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT The military has congratulated U Htin Kyaw over his election as president and pledged its cooperation, even as members of the National League for Democracy are asking how he will handle the Tatmadaw's choice of vice president – an ex-general and hardliner on the list of US sanctions.

Ministry shake-up: ‘Small is beautiful’ Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT National League for Democracy spokesperson U Zaw Myint Maung appears to be an admirer of the late economist EF Schumacher.

Nationalists to protest against Christian as VP Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Buddhist nationalists have applied for permission to hold a protest in Yangon against the appointment of Henry Van Thio, an ethnic Chin and a Christian, as vice president.

Bus authorities warn on Thingyan price gouging Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT In a renewed annual effort to prevent price gouging and black marketeering, the regional transport authorities have again instructed bus lines not to raise their prices in advance of the Thingyan Water Festival. They have also told them not to sell tickets too early.

Teenager shot in Shan State clashes Posted: 16 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Tatmadaw soldiers have been accused of shooting a 17-year-old girl in Namkham township, where government forces are battling the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.

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