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• Ex-president purges rivals from USDP
• NLD ‘iron rules’ stifle new parliamentarians
• ‘Peace process’ rumbles on without govt
• Myanmar media still repressed: watchdog
• Tempers and temperature flare amid blackout
• Myanmar signs climate deal
• At least eight killed as severe storms lash northern Myanmar

Ex-president purges rivals from USDP Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Former President U Thein Sein has strengthened his grip on the Union Solidarity and Development Party, expelling 17 senior members just days after resuming duties as party chair.

NLD ‘iron rules’ stifle new parliamentarians Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT They're banned from speaking to the media. They need permission to ask questions in parliament. They are forced to stay in Nay Pyi Taw's municipal guesthouses. Welcome to life as a National League for Democracy parliamentarian.

‘Peace process’ rumbles on without govt Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar's peace process appears to be on auto-pilot. As fighters on both sides of decades-long civil war wait for the new government to announce its policy initiatives, the machinery and personnel of official institutions that no longer exist are continuing to arrange negotiations with ethnic armed groups, although to what end is not clear.

Myanmar media still repressed: watchdog Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar remains one of the most repressive media environments in the world, according to a new report.

Tempers and temperature flare amid blackout Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Power outages struck across the country over the weekend after a spate of unusual weather in Mandalay Region damaged a transmission line.

Myanmar signs climate deal Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar joined 174 other countries in signing the landmark Paris climate change accord at United Nations Headquarters in New York on April 22. The ceremony was billed as the largest ever one-day signing of an international agreement.

At least eight killed as severe storms lash northern Myanmar Posted: 24 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Violent storms that saw hailstones the size of golf balls rain down across the north of the country have killed at least eight people, toppled pagodas and damaged thousands of buildings, according to officials.

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