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• Old conflict flares again in northern Shan
• Police arrest Sagaing protest marchers
• EU envoys visit Shan State conflict zone
• Solving Myanmar’s drug trade means involving militias in the peace process
• NLD hopes for better relations with military
• CSOs tackle India-Myanmar narcotics trade
• Military leader to be interviewed over Kachin teachers’ deaths
• Rain forecast as Myanmar on ‘yellow alert’
• Alpine factory sued for public holiday shifts
• Defence to file Koh Tao murder trial appeal

Old conflict flares again in northern Shan Posted: 18 May 2016 10:23 AM PDT Tatmadaw aircraft were said to have bombed positions of the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) this afternoon as the new government stepped up preparations to hold a national peace conference.

Police arrest Sagaing protest marchers Posted: 18 May 2016 08:55 AM PDT Police have arrested 86 factory workers who marched over 185 miles (299 kilometres) from Sagaing Region to Nay Pyi Taw.

EU envoys visit Shan State conflict zone Posted: 18 May 2016 04:30 AM PDT European ambassadors have travelled to the conflict zone in northern Shan State on a fact-finding mission, meeting villagers displaced by fighting and holding discussions on the dangers of landmines and narcotics.

Solving Myanmar’s drug trade means involving militias in the peace process Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT To unravel Myanmar's drug trade and end the decades-long civil war, Tatmadaw-backed militias will need to be involved in the dialogue, experts say.

NLD hopes for better relations with military Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Although relations between the military and the government appear tense on the surface, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi are said to be developing a working relationship that the National League for Democracy hopes will deliver results, particularly for the peace process.

CSOs tackle India-Myanmar narcotics trade Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Civil society activists in northwest Myanmar are reaching out to their Indian counterparts in a bid to tackle the narcotics crisis along the border.

Military leader to be interviewed over Kachin teachers’ deaths Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The head of a Tatmadaw column which was widely believed by locals to be responsible for the 2015 rape and murder of two Kachin teachers will be interviewed by Lashio police today.

Rain forecast as Myanmar on ‘yellow alert’ Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The heat looks set to break and Myanmar is about to get doused, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

Alpine factory sued for public holiday shifts Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The government is suing the Alpine drinking water factory for forcing its staff to work over a holiday without offering them additional compensation, according to the Ministry of Labour.

Defence to file Koh Tao murder trial appeal Posted: 17 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Defence lawyers for two Myanmar men sentenced to death for the murder of two British tourists in Thailand have finished their appeal, and will file it by the May 23 deadline.

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