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• Convoy rescues villagers as fighting escalates in Shan State
• Nationalists demand US ambassador out
• New govt to walk old peace platform
• Govt to launch citizenship scrutiny process
• State counsellor urges avoidance of words ‘Rohingya’ and ‘Bengali’
• Revisions to overnight guest registration debated
• Cyclone Roanu leaves IDP residents more exposed
• KIO-owned power company accused of overcharging
• Increase to medical licensing fees suspended after anger

Convoy rescues villagers as fighting escalates in Shan State Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT We saw her before we heard the sound. The tiny old lady struggled up the muddy path with her prized possessions stuffed into a bag almost as big as she was.

Nationalists demand US ambassador out Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Nationalist protestors have again urged the government to denounce the existence of the Rohingya identity in Myanmar and are now calling on the US ambassador to be sent home.

New govt to walk old peace platform Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The "21st-century Panglong Conference" will be held by the end of July, despite an earlier announcement from the state counsellor that the meeting would be held a month earlier, according to an adviser to the peace process.

Govt to launch citizenship scrutiny process Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT As a part of the immigration and population ministry's 100-day plan, citizenship scrutiny will be carried out nationwide despite possible challenges, Minister U Thein Swe told the Pyithu Hluttaw on May 20.

State counsellor urges avoidance of words ‘Rohingya’ and ‘Bengali’ Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Speaking for the first time since taking office about the issue of inter-communal violence in Rakhine State, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi told reporters in a press briefing yesterday that she did not support the use of either of the terms "Rohingya" or "Bengali".

Revisions to overnight guest registration debated Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Changes to a controversial law requiring citizens to report overnight guests were debated in parliament on May 20. The proposed amendments faced heavy criticism from the military.

Cyclone Roanu leaves IDP residents more exposed Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The first cyclonic system of the monsoon season appears to have passed over northwestern Rakhine State causing minimal disruption to its major centres, with initial reports indicating no casualties. Residents in makeshift shelters at IDP camps outside of Sittwe appeared yesterday to have suffered the worst brunt of the storm in Myanmar.

KIO-owned power company accused of overcharging Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT A power company run by the Kachin Independence Organisation is being criticised both for overcharging and for persistent power cuts. Residents of Myitkyina and Waingmaw townships, Kachin State, say the KIO-owned company, known as Buga, should halve its charges.

Increase to medical licensing fees suspended after anger Posted: 22 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Myanmar Medical Council temporary suspended a planned uptick in medical licensing fees after doctors protested the issue, a council official told The Myanmar Times.

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