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• US embassy in Yangon apologises for training exercise gone wrong
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi praised after first ASEAN meet
• MP proposes anti-narcotics crusade
• Hluttaw Speaker urges MPs to follow procedures
• Are frosty NLD-military relations finally thawing?
• State counsellor to meet Wa, Mongla
• Myanmar to submit disputed parkland for heritage designation
• Catholic leader asks religion ministry for minority representatives
• Outbound tour company said to defraud travellers
• Donated Singaporean GPS units to track risk of megaquake

US embassy in Yangon apologises for training exercise gone wrong Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The American embassy in Yangon apologised yesterday after a tear gas test gone awry led to erroneous reports of a bombing and temporarily affected the flow of traffic along University Avenue, where the mission is located.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi praised after first ASEAN meet Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Asean unity may be under severe strain, but Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from her first ministerial meeting without a scratch on her international reputation, according to analysts, who praised the leader's diplomacy.

MP proposes anti-narcotics crusade Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Shan State parliamentarian wants the government to include an anti-narcotics drive in its so-called "100-day" plans if such an initiative is not already part of the National League for Democracy's vision for its early days in office.

Hluttaw Speaker urges MPs to follow procedures Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT As MPs get settled into the second parliamentary session, the lower house Speaker has warned them to stick to the straight-and-narrow.

Are frosty NLD-military relations finally thawing? Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Observers are cautiously parsing two recent events featuring prominent military officers in the hope of reading their implications for national reconciliation and the success of the 21st-century Panglong Conference due to begin next month.

State counsellor to meet Wa, Mongla Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with two powerhouse ethnic armed groups in the capital later this week, as the government lays the groundwork for the much-anticipated Panglong Conference slated for next month.

Myanmar to submit disputed parkland for heritage designation Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar officials plan to submit land being claimed by Thailand for consideration as its own UNESCO World Heritage Site, U Than Zaw Oo, director of the Myanmar branch of the World Heritage Site committee, said yesterday.

Catholic leader asks religion ministry for minority representatives Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Cardinal is calling for minority religions to be better represented in the Ministry of Religion and Culture.

Outbound tour company said to defraud travellers Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Complaints to police about a Yangon Region travel company from angry customers have highlighted the weaknesses of the law governing tour companies, industry experts say.

Donated Singaporean GPS units to track risk of megaquake Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT To better monitor the fault lines under Myanmar and keep watch for a megaquake, a Singaporean research network has donated 10 fault-tracking global positioning system (GPS) devices to be installed across the country.

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