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• Youth ethnic alliance emerges after summit
• Advocates demand inclusive education for disabled students
• Parliamentarians told to pay up on guesthouse tax
• Pyin Oo Lwin residents permitted to transfer land ownership
• U Bein Bridge closed to pedestrians amid flooding
• A tale of two teens, as Panglong awakens at last
• Rains trigger more landslides in northern Chin State
• Thousands displaced as floods hit five regions, one state
• Ministry of Home Affairs seeks bigger budget for drug crackdown
• Hunted elephant found dead in Bago Region

Youth ethnic alliance emerges after summit Posted: 03 Aug 2016 12:12 AM PDT A major new national ethnic youth alliance has been formed this week with its first vow being to ensure the inclusion of young people in the forthcoming 21st-century Panglong Conference – despite government chiefs' attempts to dismiss them.

Advocates demand inclusive education for disabled students Posted: 03 Aug 2016 12:02 AM PDT A consortium of organisations advocating for people with disabilities has urged the Ministry of Education to form an Inclusive Education Department.

Parliamentarians told to pay up on guesthouse tax Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:59 PM PDT Lawmakers dorming in state-owned accommodation in the capital will now be subject to a 5 percent commercial tax, according to the Nay Pyi Taw City Development Committee.

Pyin Oo Lwin residents permitted to transfer land ownership Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:54 PM PDT Villagers in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay Region, are benefiting from cuts in red tape that allow them to transfer ownership of land, or to change the use to which the land is put. The new system came into force on July 28, said regional hluttaw MP U Aung Min (NLD).

U Bein Bridge closed to pedestrians amid flooding Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:47 PM PDT A sudden, rapid influx of water into Mandalay's Taungthaman Lake has forced authorities to block access to the city's famed U Bein Bridge. Barriers were erected on both sides of the bridge to block pedestrian access on August 1 after the waters of the lake rose almost to the level of the bridge walkway.

A tale of two teens, as Panglong awakens at last Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:43 PM PDT "I regret it now!" The Panglong Conference was a pivotal moment in Myanmar history and its significance resonates throughout the country even 70 years later, but at the time 19-year-old U Tun Shwe just wasn't that interested.

Rains trigger more landslides in northern Chin State Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:27 PM PDT After five days of heavy rain, landslides struck northern Chin State yesterday, breaking down transportation in the area.

Thousands displaced as floods hit five regions, one state Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:22 PM PDT Nearly 100,000 people across five regions and one state have been relocated due to flooding, according to data from the Department of Relief and Resettlement covering the period from the last week of July to yesterday.

Ministry of Home Affairs seeks bigger budget for drug crackdown Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:19 PM PDT The Ministry of Home Affairs will request a separate budget allocation to crack down on use and distribution of illicit narcotics, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Major General Aung Soe said at yesterday's Amyotha Hluttaw session, one week after an MP from Shan State urged the government to get tough on drugs.

Hunted elephant found dead in Bago Region Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:17 PM PDT A dead elephant was discovered in a Bago Region dam's reservoir with a poison arrow in its neck on July 29.

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