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• Police to file charges after revelations of girls’ abuse, payout spark outcry
• Economic sanctions can no longer power Myanmar’s democratic transition, US ambassador says
• Drafting of national-level dialogues’ terms of reference under way
• Research project to collect data on migrant workers
• Rakhine minister warns ALP supporters from protesting court hearing
• Protest against Hkamti jade prospector arrests planned
• Sittwe vaccinates children against Japanese encephalitis
• Police net record drug seizure in Maungdaw
• School continues in war-afflicted Kayin State
• Counsellors combat gender-based violence in Kachin IDP camps

Police to file charges after revelations of girls’ abuse, payout spark outcry Posted: 21 Sep 2016 12:16 AM PDT Swift backlash against a compensation scheme brokered by the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission in the case of three girls tortured for years as housemaids in Yangon's Kyauktada township has prompted police to pursue legal action against the accused.

Economic sanctions can no longer power Myanmar’s democratic transition, US ambassador says Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:59 PM PDT US Ambassador to Myanmar Scot Marciel yesterday defended the decision to purge the sanctions list, referring to the embargoes as no longer politically expedient and a constraint on trade between the two countries.

Drafting of national-level dialogues’ terms of reference under way Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:21 PM PDT The writing of draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for three different national-level political dialogues has begun as Myanmar's peace process gets down to nuts and bolts after the largely symbolic 21st-century Panglong Conference concluded earlier this month.

Research project to collect data on migrant workers Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:19 PM PDT A research team is conducting a nine-month survey to determine the push and pull factors of migration from Myanmar.

Rakhine minister warns ALP supporters from protesting court hearing Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:16 PM PDT In an attempt to preemptively stave-off protests outside a coming hearing, Rakhine State officials yesterday warned the defendant's supporters that they will be arrested and charged should they assemble outside the court.

Protest against Hkamti jade prospector arrests planned Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:15 PM PDT A protest against the arrests of a number of jade prospectors will be staged in Hkamti township, Sagaing Region, following a government crackdown in the region that began on September 17.

Sittwe vaccinates children against Japanese encephalitis Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:14 PM PDT Health officials in Sittwe are inoculating tens of thousands of children aged from nine months to 15 years amid an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis.

Police net record drug seizure in Maungdaw Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:11 PM PDT Police have uncovered more than 6.2 million tablets of yaba at a factory owned by a local construction materials firm in Maungdaw township, Rakhine.

School continues in war-afflicted Kayin State Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:05 PM PDT Nearly 250 school children displaced by ongoing fighting in Kayin State are continuing their education in makeshift classrooms, without desks, textbooks or whiteboards.

Counsellors combat gender-based violence in Kachin IDP camps Posted: 20 Sep 2016 10:59 PM PDT "My husband forced me to have sex when I was pregnant. He threatened to beat me if I refused. He put me through hell," said the woman.

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