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• NLD leader’s physician tipped to take part in peace process
• U Shwe Mann fights party expulsion
• Rakhine chief minister says IDPs from all communities need aid
• Fourteen refugees found abandoned in forest a year after Thai crackdown
• Ma Hta Tha acts on holiday graft
• From blogger to MP, Nay Phone Latt talks on land grabs and bribes
• Landmine scare rocks Shan trekking hopes
• Police find head, body in Pazundaung creek

NLD leader’s physician tipped to take part in peace process Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Officially wading into the peace process for the first time since the National League for Democracy administration took office, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday revealed a rough outline for the path the new government intends to chart, as well as who could be leading it.

U Shwe Mann fights party expulsion Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Ousted Union Solidarity and Development Party leader Thura U Shwe Mann says he will keep fighting against his expulsion from the former ruling party, dismissing speculation that he intends to set up a new political organisation or join the National League for Democracy.

Rakhine chief minister says IDPs from all communities need aid Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Rakhine State's new chief minister says both Buddhist and Muslim communities displaced by conflict need more aid before the onset of the monsoon season.

Fourteen refugees found abandoned in forest a year after Thai crackdown Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT More than a dozen refugees abandoned by people smugglers have been found in a southern Thai forest, police said yesterday, almost a year after a crackdown which has forced traffickers to find new routes.

Ma Hta Tha acts on holiday graft Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Transport chiefs say holiday ticket touts have struck again, ignoring stern warnings against overcharging passengers eager to get home for Thingyan. U Nyunt Wai, chair of Ma Hta Tha, the Yangon Region Supervisory Committee for Motor Vehicles, said it had fined 35 bus companies nearly K4 million after receiving dozens of complaints.

From blogger to MP, Nay Phone Latt talks on land grabs and bribes Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT A well-known blogger and new National League for Democracy MP, Nay Phone Latt, won a seat in Yangon Region parliament in Thingangyun township in November's election, becoming one the NLD's youngest MPs. Born in 1980 as Nay Myo Kyaw, he adopted his pen name for his writings during the former junta.

Landmine scare rocks Shan trekking hopes Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT A landmine explosion that injured two foreign tourists and their guide while trekking in Shan State has served as a bleak reminder of the deadly legacy of decades of civil war – just as poorer remote areas of Myanmar were looking forward to an economic boost from the democracy dividend.

Police find head, body in Pazundaung creek Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Police found a headless body and body-less head near a creek in Dawabon township, but said the two don't belong together.

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