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• Rakhine advisory commission gets to work with IDP camp visits
• At least three drown in Rakhine boat sinking
• Mon group opposes dam planned for Salween River
• Japan offers US$1.3 billion to Myanmar at ASEAN summits
• Tatmadaw denies India is providing ‘weaponry and gadgets’
• Trio convicted for sword attack on Thaketa NLD candidate
• Despite pledges for reform, addicts sent to prison instead of rehab
• Murals damaged at more than 40 Bagan pagodas
• Farmers demand return of golf course land
• Tsunami drill tests real-time preparedness

Rakhine advisory commission gets to work with IDP camp visits Posted: 07 Sep 2016 11:44 PM PDT Torrential rain did not deter a crowd of well over 100 people turning out to witness Kofi Annan's arrival in the Muslim ghetto of Aung Mingalar yesterday.

At least three drown in Rakhine boat sinking Posted: 07 Sep 2016 11:34 PM PDT Three women drowned and three remain missing after a motorboat travelling between the Rakhine State townships of Taunggok and Rambre sank amid high waves, according to township administrator U Hla Moe Oo.

Mon group opposes dam planned for Salween River Posted: 07 Sep 2016 11:04 PM PDT Mon activists yesterday attacked dam projects slated for the Salween River, releasing a report about the potential negative impacts.

Japan offers US$1.3 billion to Myanmar at ASEAN summits Posted: 07 Sep 2016 11:03 PM PDT Japan has pledged 135 billion yen (US$1.33 billion) to Myanmar as its Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi held bilateral talks yesterday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos.

Tatmadaw denies India is providing ‘weaponry and gadgets’ Posted: 07 Sep 2016 11:02 PM PDT The Tatmdaw has denied claims made in Indian media that New Delhi is providing arms and helicopters to Myanmar to flush out insurgent groups along the two nations' shared border.

Trio convicted for sword attack on Thaketa NLD candidate Posted: 07 Sep 2016 11:00 PM PDT The sword-wielding assailant and two accomplices involved in an attack on a National League for Democracy candidate during campaigning for last year's election were sentenced to prison terms on multiple counts this week.

Despite pledges for reform, addicts sent to prison instead of rehab Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:58 PM PDT Police in Muse township raided a drug user's house and sent 11 addicts to prison last week, claiming that the nearest rehabilitation camp was too far to arrange a transfer.

Murals damaged at more than 40 Bagan pagodas Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:58 PM PDT As the full extent of the damage becomes clearer, the Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library's deputy director general U Thein Lwin said this week that murals were affected at more than 40 pagodas after a powerful earthquake rocked Bagan on August 24.

Farmers demand return of golf course land Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:56 PM PDT Farmers in Magwe Region's Minbu township are demanding back 200 acres they allege was taken from them in 1994.

Tsunami drill tests real-time preparedness Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:52 PM PDT Myanmar is one of 24 countries involved in a two-day simulation of what could be the largest tsunami drill ever staged.

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