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• Rakhine Buddhists and Muslims form an unlikely alliance
• Fighting in two states leads to more IDPs
• Foreign visit earns Daw Aung San Suu Kyi local praise
• Lacking faith in the NLD, ethnic parties unite
• Govt preps peace talks as fighting spreads
• More fatalities after jade mine landslide
• NLD fix temporary truce at Letpadaung
• Government urged to tackle citizenship issue

Rakhine Buddhists and Muslims form an unlikely alliance Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT On a sweltering May day in an impoverished village in Rakhine State, sitting on the front porch of a house boasting several plastic chairs and, somewhat incongruously, a smart set of golf clubs, two men discuss local religious tensions surrounded by a bevy of curious neighbours.

Fighting in two states leads to more IDPs Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT An upsurge in fighting between two ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State has displaced as many as 2500 villagers over the past week, while clashes in Rakhine State have added to the wave of IDPs in the west of Myanmar, according to aid workers.

Foreign visit earns Daw Aung San Suu Kyi local praise Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Evident confusion over hierarchy within the government dominated social media reports on President U Htin Kyaw's first foreign visit.

Lacking faith in the NLD, ethnic parties unite Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Ethnic parties are disenchanted with the National League for Democracy and must forge their own agenda going forward with the peace process, according to the leader of one of the largest ethnic alliances.

Govt preps peace talks as fighting spreads Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Renewed fighting and a new wave of villagers seeking aid and shelter in northern Shan State have cast the spotlight on parallel efforts by ethnic armed groups and the government to revive Myanmar's stalled peace process.

More fatalities after jade mine landslide Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT A landslide caused by the collapse of a waste heap in Hpakant on May 5 killed at least 10 jade miners, according to local residents, who continue to call for better safety and environmental regulations.

NLD fix temporary truce at Letpadaung Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT As tensions between police and barricade-stampeding protesters continued to escalate outside the entrance to the Letpadaung copper mine over the weekend, the Sagaing chief minister agreed to broker emergency talks.

Government urged to tackle citizenship issue Posted: 08 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Rakhine MP is pressing parliament to debate resolving citizenship issues in the western state in accordance with the controversial 1982 citizenship law.

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