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• China promises to shore up border as foreign minister’s trip ends
• USDP looks to rebound from 2015 election drubbing
• Govt mulls rejection of US$300 million loan from China
• Religious leaders pray for children ahead of meet-up
• MOEAF members sign code of conduct
• Kayah political parties boycott Panglong Conference
• Calls for action after brutal acid attack
• Hunger strike for marchers proves just a rumour
• Ministry calls for police budget boost
• Pokemon players swarm Nay Pyi Taw

China promises to shore up border as foreign minister’s trip ends Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:11 AM PDT Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has ended her five-day trip to China, returning to Yangon yesterday.

USDP looks to rebound from 2015 election drubbing Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:10 AM PDT Humbled at the ballot box more than nine months ago, the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party convenes its convention today with senior members promising both big changes and more of the same as the party eyes a 2020 comeback.

Govt mulls rejection of US$300 million loan from China Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:07 AM PDT Thanks but no thanks, the Myanmar government may be preparing to say to a major Chinese lender.

Religious leaders pray for children ahead of meet-up Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:05 AM PDT A multi-faith gathering calling for prayers for peace and social order for the sake of children was held yesterday, in advance of the 21st-century Panglong Conference, at Chatrium Hotel in Yangon.

MOEAF members sign code of conduct Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:05 AM PDT As controversy continues to swirl around allegations that the Myanmar government was condoning the "legal trafficking" of migrant workers to overseas jobs, it has emerged that more than 100 employment agencies have signed up to a new code of conduct.

Kayah political parties boycott Panglong Conference Posted: 21 Aug 2016 11:58 PM PDT Kayah State-based political parties have rejected an invitation to next week's 21st-century Panglong Conference, expressing dissatisfaction at the meagre representational quota they have been granted as unsuccessful contestants in last year's election.

Calls for action after brutal acid attack Posted: 21 Aug 2016 11:55 PM PDT Women's rights groups are demanding action at the highest levels after a recent acid attack in Mon State. A 23-year old woman, who has not been named, was attacked by her ex-boyfriend with a corrosive substance on May 22.

Hunger strike for marchers proves just a rumour Posted: 21 Aug 2016 11:52 PM PDT Rumours that activist Ko Aung Hmaing San will stage a hunger strike aimed at the release of Sagaing Region wood factory worker protesters are not true.

Ministry calls for police budget boost Posted: 21 Aug 2016 11:37 PM PDT The Myanmar Police Force needs to expand, says the Ministry of Home Affairs, as the current police-to-public ratio falls well below international norms.

Pokemon players swarm Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 21 Aug 2016 11:30 PM PDT Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw's Pobbathiri township has been packed with Pokemon Go players – so much so that at closing time, security uses megaphones to get the players to leave, photography teacher U Aung Myin told The Myanmar Times.

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