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• SNLD general secretary tipped for vice presidency
• ANP moves against dissenters
• Benefits of protecting migrants overlooked: UN
• NLD rebuts ‘fake’ statement
• New Yangon mayor and chief minister named
• Dolphin numbers bounce back
• Military sends in bulldozers to seized land
• Committees reshuffled after less than a month
• School bus program to start this year

SNLD general secretary tipped for vice presidency Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST A National League for Democracy official confirmed yesterday that the party will allocate a vice presidential position to the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy.

ANP moves against dissenters Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST The Arakan National Party has taken a tough response to dissenters within its ranks who this week broke with the party's official policy of opposing the incoming National League for Democracy government.

Benefits of protecting migrants overlooked: UN Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Migrant workers are often looked down on – even reviled – in their host countries, and ignored by or trafficked from their home countries. But policies to protect the rights of migrants benefit almost everyone involved and help drive economic growth, according to a new United Nations study.

NLD rebuts ‘fake’ statement Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST The National League for Democracy yesterday denounced as "fake" a widely circulated letter purporting to reveal its choice of proxy president, as speculation over who will take the role reaches fever pitch.

New Yangon mayor and chief minister named Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST More names have been leaked from the National League for Democracy's regional government picks, including who the party will appoint as Yangon's next chief minister and mayor.

Dolphin numbers bounce back Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Despite the constant menace of cyanide and mercury used in the search for gold, and the threat of electrocution from unscrupulous fishermen, the number of Irrawaddy dolphins has slightly increased this year, fisheries officials say.

Military sends in bulldozers to seized land Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST The military has sent bulldozers to dig up land claimed by farmers who say it was seized from them, without compensation, more than 20 years ago. The move came after the farmers, in Mekin Kone village, Patheingyi township, Mandalay Region, asked the authorities to restore their land to them.

Committees reshuffled after less than a month Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST All change. Striving to hit the ground running, the new parliament, led by the National League for Democracy, got off to a nimble start by allocating MPs to a number of committees in its first two weeks.

School bus program to start this year Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Yellow is for safety, schoolchildren will start learning next year, as new school buses in canary colours are drafted in to replace the motley fleet of vehicles now in use.

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