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• Heroines, heroes and villains
• Civil society organisations (CSOs) urge Chinese president to terminate Myitsone project
• FM in China with dam project on agenda
• Shan oppose dams on Thanlwin
• Still without invite, Kokang groups willing to attend Panglong
• International experts study dolphin tourism
• Kaman Muslims in Sittwe receive long-sought ID cards
• Military funds repatriation of workers from Malaysia
• Heavy rain expected to bring more flooding

Heroines, heroes and villains Posted: 19 Aug 2016 01:09 AM PDT Over the past 75 years, Western comic books with a Burma theme have been dominated by stories set during World War II. There were some noteworthy exceptions but, even when new characters appeared and the plots changed, descriptions of the country and its population rarely did.

Civil society organisations (CSOs) urge Chinese president to terminate Myitsone project Posted: 19 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT Sixty civil society organisations (CSOs) in Myanmar asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to stop the Myitsone dam project on the Ayeyarwady River in a letter sent yesterday through the Chinese ambassador in Yangon.

FM in China with dam project on agenda Posted: 19 Aug 2016 12:52 AM PDT Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday as Myanmar seeks to cement ties with Beijing – long the former military junta's protector.

Shan oppose dams on Thanlwin Posted: 19 Aug 2016 12:38 AM PDT Over 20,000 residents of communities along Shan State's Thanlwin River have signed a petition to present to State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, voicing their opposition to various planned hydropower projects in the area.

Still without invite, Kokang groups willing to attend Panglong Posted: 18 Aug 2016 11:21 PM PDT Three ethnic armed groups have announced that they would willingly participate in the 21st-century Pang­long conference, scheduled to start on August 31, despite the fact they have not been extended an invitation.

International experts study dolphin tourism Posted: 18 Aug 2016 11:16 PM PDT International experts are conducting a study of how to enhance trips to see endangered Irrawaddy dolphins, said U Han Win of the Irrawaddy Dolphin Conservation Team, as part of a drive to promote tourism in the dolphin conservation zone.

Kaman Muslims in Sittwe receive long-sought ID cards Posted: 18 Aug 2016 11:08 PM PDT Thousands of Kaman Muslims from the Rakhine State capital Sittwe obtained identity cards this week, some two years after they applied for the documents.

Military funds repatriation of workers from Malaysia Posted: 18 Aug 2016 11:06 PM PDT Nearly 140 detained Myanmar migrant workers from camps around Malaysia are scheduled to return home today with help from the military.

Heavy rain expected to bring more flooding Posted: 18 Aug 2016 11:03 PM PDT Eight people have died, nearly half a million have been driven from their homes or face imminent threat of flooding, and nearly K700 million (US$590,000) has been spent on flood-relief measures as heavy rain continues to batter most states and regions of the country.

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