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• Officials deny ‘squatters’ census
• Arakan Army soldiers convicted of unlawful association
• UN special rapporteur starts 12-day tour
• MPs push for international university in Nay Pyi Taw
• Malaysia bolsters efforts to attract medical tourists from Myanmar
• Husband wields knife against family, wife charged with murder
• Jade miners’ hopes of fortune often become tragedy of addiction
• New rural healthcare centres aim to improve maternal, child health

Officials deny ‘squatters’ census Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Yangon township administrators have denied stories carried by state-owned and other media stating that officials are conducting a census of Yangon Region's squatter population. They say the immigration department is in fact preparing household lists for workers across the country who moved from their home state or region and have been living at their current address for more than six months.

Arakan Army soldiers convicted of unlawful association Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Soldiers of the Arakan Army were convicted under Myanmar's Unlawful Association Act and sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour last week.

UN special rapporteur starts 12-day tour Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar begins her fourth official field visit to the country today.

MPs push for international university in Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Several parliamentarians are hoping to establish a new university in the nation's capital, which now only has an agricultural institution of higher learning.

Malaysia bolsters efforts to attract medical tourists from Myanmar Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Malaysia is stepping up efforts to compete with Singapore and Thailand to attract Myanmar medical tourists.

Husband wields knife against family, wife charged with murder Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT A woman in Yangon Region has been charged with murder after allegedly seizing a knife wielded by her drunken husband and stabbing him once. The man subsequently died of his wound.

Jade miners’ hopes of fortune often become tragedy of addiction Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Tens of thousands of poor labourers from across Myanmar seek riches at Hpakant's jade mines, only to see their lives ruined by drug addiction.

New rural healthcare centres aim to improve maternal, child health Posted: 19 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Nearly 80 health centres will be built in rural Myanmar to improve services and reduce inequality, according to the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund.

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