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• Fire sweeps through Rohingya IDP camp
• Parliament approves urgent debate on Rakhine fighting
• Parliament to debate axing junta-era law
• Nationalists plan another rally outside US embassy
• Reintegration needs many years, Rakhine chief minister says
• Disloyalty means party expulsion, says USDP
• List of political prisoners prepared
• Minister says Kachin govt should heed local protests over jade mines
• More foreign ministers to meet new government
• More than 1000 tonnes of illegal wood seized in Pyin Oo Lwin

Fire sweeps through Rohingya IDP camp Posted: 03 May 2016 03:30 AM PDT As many as 2000 displaced Muslims have lost their shelters after a fire swept through the Baw Du Ba 2 IDP camp near the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe this morning, according to aid workers.

Parliament approves urgent debate on Rakhine fighting Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT An urgent proposal to discuss clashes in Rakhine State – and have the Arakan Army invited to participate in the peace process – was approved despite objections by military MPs yesterday.

Parliament to debate axing junta-era law Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT In a move that will undoubtedly gain widespread public support, the Union parliament will discuss revoking an oppressive law used to imprison activists under the military junta.

Nationalists plan another rally outside US embassy Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Fury over the US embassy's use of the term "Rohingya" continues unabated as nationalists pledge to regroup on May 5 with an even larger camp moving in from Ayeyarwady Region. This time, they also plan to denounce the government for not publicly objecting to the embassy's statement.

Reintegration needs many years, Rakhine chief minister says Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Rakhine State's chief minister says it will take more than one five-year term under the NLD-led government to bring the state's divided Buddhist and Muslim communities together again.

Disloyalty means party expulsion, says USDP Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Disloyalty and a breach of rules led to the expulsion of former chair Thura U Shwe Mann and his allies, according to U Htay Oo, deputy chair of the former ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party.

List of political prisoners prepared Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Urging the government to oversee another round of amnesties, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said it will soon submit a list of the remaining prisoners of conscience.

Minister says Kachin govt should heed local protests over jade mines Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Jade mining in Kachin State is continuing although the government will respond to complaints made by the public over damage to the environment, according to U La Aung, state minister for natural resources.

More foreign ministers to meet new government Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Japanese delegation is next in line as high-level envoys prepare to meet the new government.

More than 1000 tonnes of illegal wood seized in Pyin Oo Lwin Posted: 02 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT A civil society group in Pyin Oo Lwin has criticised the district's forestry department for a lack of transparency about its crackdown on illegal logging.

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