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• NLD withdraws charges against student protestors
• Freed from prison hell in northern Shan – by the Tatmadaw
• Hospital facilities blamed for deadly infection
• Arbitration body win for worker
• Govt reveals amnesty plan
• Police continue Thingyan sex drug campaign
• Comedians to escape charge after apology
• Canada to restart scholarships
• Report lays bare forestry sector’s ills
• One-year road safety campaign kicks off

NLD withdraws charges against student protestors Posted: 08 Apr 2016 08:39 AM PDT The National League for Democracy government withdrew charges against detained political prisoners and education activists as more than 80 people were released from the Insein prison this morning on the eighth day of the new government's term.

Freed from prison hell in northern Shan – by the Tatmadaw Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT It started with a traffic jam on the infamous Lashio to Muse mountain road. Six weeks later, a bizarre series of events involving abduction, torture, the apparent resurrection of two headless corpses, a secret prison and forced labour ended with a rare moment in Myanmar when ethnic villagers were very glad of Tatmadaw intervention.

Hospital facilities blamed for deadly infection Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Twenty-eight newborns who became critically ill at Bago General Hospital last month were infected not by a vaccine but by bacteria carried by the nurses and mothers, according to a Ministry of Health investigation.

Arbitration body win for worker Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT A garment worker from the Han Jen Factory must be rehired and compensated, the Arbitration Council has ruled in a rare victory in a labourer's favour.

Govt reveals amnesty plan Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT The government says it intends to bypass the military-controlled National Defence and Security Council to free political prisoners and activists on trial for political offences "as soon as possible".

Police continue Thingyan sex drug campaign Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Authorities are continuing to crack down on sex-related products before Thingyan, though they said they will avoid birth control this year after raising the ire of rights groups and the Ministry of Health for pulling legitimate contraceptives last April.

Comedians to escape charge after apology Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Four comedians are likely to escape charges of insulting religion after making an apology to a senior monk from a Buddhist nationalist group.

Canada to restart scholarships Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Canada has agreed to restart a scholarship program for Myanmar students and increase cultural exchanges. Stephane Dion discussed the scholarship program with President U Htin Kyaw during a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, a President's Office spokesperson said.

Report lays bare forestry sector’s ills Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT Poor law enforcement and weak governance have been blamed for rapid deforestation in Myanmar over the past 25 years, during which time more than a quarter of forest cover has been lost.

One-year road safety campaign kicks off Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT A pre-Thingyan campaign involving a Dutch beer maker, an Italian NGO and the government aims to stem the soaring numbers of people killed on the roads, especially during water festival – a peak time for fatal accidents.

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