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• Ma Ba Tha suffers another blow as defamation suit filed against U Wirathu
• Myanmar ‘studying impact’ of South China Sea ruling
• Teams organised to compile roster of illegal dwellings
• Sagaing labour protesters punished for civil disobedience
• Low-cost housing not going to neediest: MP
• Military chief condemns religious extremism
• Teacher threatens suit after Ma Ba Tha backers hurl insults
• Shan State workshop builds ethnic youth ties
• Sagaing locals fight to save 200-year-old trees
• Shan rights group demands justice for 7 killed villagers

Ma Ba Tha suffers another blow as defamation suit filed against U Wirathu Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A charity group has filed a defamation lawsuit against firebrand monk U Wirathu, a Tarmwe township police officer confirmed yesterday.

Myanmar ‘studying impact’ of South China Sea ruling Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs weighed in on this week's landmark ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague, which ruled in favour of fellow ASEAN member state the Philippines in a suit it brought against China over contentious claims in the South China Sea.

Teams organised to compile roster of illegal dwellings Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Teams have been formed to compile a list of unofficial residents in Yangon Region as the government attempts to sort out the profusion of illegal settlements in the commercial capital.

Sagaing labour protesters punished for civil disobedience Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Sagaing workers, facing trial for their protest march to the capital, will be sentenced to a month in prison or a K5000 fine after being held in contempt of court yesterday. The workers irritated court staffers by refusing to take the proceedings seriously and instead staging civil disobedience by yelling out and singing during four straight hearings.

Low-cost housing not going to neediest: MP Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Housing authorities need to find a better way of selecting tenants to occupy government-built low-cost homes, MPs say. The traditional method of drawing lots from among the applicants isn't working, as too many successful applicants promptly sell or lease their apartment.

Military chief condemns religious extremism Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT During a trip to Sittwe this week, head of the armed forces Senior General Min Aung Hlaing urged citizens to avoid religious extremism.

Teacher threatens suit after Ma Ba Tha backers hurl insults Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Daw Phyu Phyu Win plans to file a lawsuit against supporters of Ma Ba Tha, the controversial nationalist Buddhist lobby group, if they do not remove Facebook posts made about her that she deems defamatory.

Shan State workshop builds ethnic youth ties Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT More than 100 people representing over half a dozen ethnic groups participated in a peace workshop held in Lashio on July 11 and 12, the first of several planned community discussions.

Sagaing locals fight to save 200-year-old trees Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Administrator, spare that tree, officials are being told in Sagaing Region. The regional government wants to widen the road between Monywa and Tharsi-Naung Gyi Aine, which would require felling more than 200 trees that have stood there since colonial days. Local residents oppose the move.

Shan rights group demands justice for 7 killed villagers Posted: 13 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Shan Human Rights Foundation is calling for an urgent inquiry into the murders of seven Shan State villagers believed to have been killed by the Tatmadaw in the last week of June.

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