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• State Sangha disowns Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion
• Govt speeds up peace process planning, appoints state counsellor to head rebranded peace centre
• Kayin model IDP town short on government teachers
• Rights groups give NLD poor marks on party’s ‘100 days’ record
• Myanmar migrants in Malaysia face imprisonment over passport delays
• Migrant workers detained in Malaysia return home
• Mandalay Region dams up for government review
• Up to 82% of Mandalay to get electricity in 2016-17 fiscal year
• Kachin State village seeks heritage status

State Sangha disowns Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The state Buddhist authority has agreed to disband the controversial nationalist lobby Ma Ba Tha, according to a state media announcement.

Govt speeds up peace process planning, appoints state counsellor to head rebranded peace centre Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has taken on yet another title, now at the helm of the re-named National Reconciliation and Peace Centre.

Kayin model IDP town short on government teachers Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A model village for war-displaced families in Kayin State is sorely short on teachers. With just seven government-assigned tutors in the newly formed Lay Kay Kaw town, each teacher would have to take on 100 pupils if all students attended the public classes.

Rights groups give NLD poor marks on party’s ‘100 days’ record Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Two international advocacy organisations have slammed the new Myanmar government for failing to address fundamental human rights shortcomings in its first 100 days in office, echoing recent criticism from the international community.

Myanmar migrants in Malaysia face imprisonment over passport delays Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar migrants in Malaysia are facing arrest and imprisonment because the Myanmar embassy is taking too long to extend expiring passports, according to workers and activists.

Migrant workers detained in Malaysia return home Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT More than 60 Myanmar workers who have been detained at various camps across Malaysia are heading home today, Malaysia-based Kepong Free Funeral Services said.

Mandalay Region dams up for government review Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The new government is taking a closer look at five hydropower projects along the Dokhtawady River in Mandalay Region, mindful of the local opposition its predecessor frequently ran into at several proposed dam sites over the years.

Up to 82% of Mandalay to get electricity in 2016-17 fiscal year Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Nearly 400 villages in Mandalay Region will soon be hooked up to the grid.

Kachin State village seeks heritage status Posted: 12 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Villagers in Kachin State are hoping the government will agree to designate their home town an ancient heritage site, attracting visitors and investors. Myo Haung (old city) village in Mogaung township, Kachin State, is home to many pagodas and cultural buildings of Bamar and Shan origin.

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