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• Govt confirms Daw Suu Kyi's Washington visit
• Sagaing residents displaced as Chindwin, Ayeyarwady swell
• Mai Ja Yang summit extended as ethnic armed groups discuss defence, security
• MPs and human rights commission spar
• Wa, Mongla groups to meet with commander-in-chief
• District court rejects activists’ appeal
• Law behind ‘midnight inspections’ reviewed
• Unusable state-confiscated vehicles to be melted down
• Ma Ba Tha releases video from Sangha conference
• Taunggyi University launches tourism BA

Govt confirms Daw Suu Kyi's Washington visit Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:30 AM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Washington, D.C. this coming September to conicide withthe 71st UN General Assembly session, spokesperson U Zaw Htay told The Myanmar Times

Sagaing residents displaced as Chindwin, Ayeyarwady swell Posted: 28 Jul 2016 11:58 PM PDT More than 17,000 people have been impacted by rising Chindwin River waters across five townships in Sagaing Region, with floodwaters in Hkamti township forcing 748 households to evacuate this week.

Mai Ja Yang summit extended as ethnic armed groups discuss defence, security Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Ethnic armed groups attending a summit in Kachin State's Mai Ja Yang will extend their talks by one day, it was announced yesterday, as participants discussed issues of security and defence.

MPs and human rights commission spar Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Parliamentarians criticised the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) yesterday, while discussing a report, about the commission's work over the last year.

Wa, Mongla groups to meet with commander-in-chief Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Two powerful ethnic armed groups, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS), will meet with Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing today in Nay Pyi Taw.

District court rejects activists’ appeal Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Sagaing Region district court rejected the appeal of three activists yesterday, upholding a conviction and the sentencing to 52 days in prison and K5000 each in fines.

Law behind ‘midnight inspections’ reviewed Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT In what is shaping up as a showdown between human rights and security, parliament yesterday debated whether or not to modify or remove the regulation requiring people to report overnight guests to the local authorities.

Unusable state-confiscated vehicles to be melted down Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Motor vehicles that have been seized by the government but cannot be repaired to working order will be melted down for their metal, said Deputy Planning and Finance Minister U Kyaw Myo at the Amyotha Hluttaw on July 27.

Ma Ba Tha releases video from Sangha conference Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Reeling from a series of blows that have seriously undermined its status and authority, the Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion appears to be trying to rehabilitate itself by claiming support from the last government.

Taunggyi University launches tourism BA Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT In a bid to strengthen its tourism market, the Shan State government is offering students the chance to get a degree in tourism and hospitality management from Taunggyi University.

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