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• State counsellor, US president to discuss sanctions on upcoming Washington trip
• Commission chair seeks to allay Rakhine bias concerns
• Bill committee submits law to protect citizens
• Nationalists plan another protest over advisory commission
• Magwe city gathers donations for Bagan restoration
• President: Kofi Annan can tackle Rakhine woes
• Zika virus found in pregnant Myanmar woman in Chiang Mai
• MPs want ethnic languages taught during school hours
• Ceasefire signatory KNU to hold leadership election in November
• Letpadaung protesters meet Sagaing ministers

State counsellor, US president to discuss sanctions on upcoming Washington trip Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:10 AM PDT Discussions over the remaining US sanctions on Myanmar will be on the table during the state counsellor's upcoming trip to Washington, a foreign affairs official confirmed to The Myanmar Times yesterday.

Commission chair seeks to allay Rakhine bias concerns Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:06 AM PDT Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has sought to assuage concerns over the potential partiality of the Rakhine State Advisory Commission, saying its mandate is to take on board concerns of both the state's Buddhist and Muslim communities, and not to police human rights.

Bill committee submits law to protect citizens Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:01 AM PDT A bill to enshrine the fundamental rights, privacy and security of individuals was submitted by the Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committee yesterday, one of the first legislative initiatives of the National League for Democracy-dominated legislature that has not concerned bureaucratic reform.

Nationalists plan another protest over advisory commission Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:55 PM PDT Undeterred by the defeat of a parliamentary motion on the matter this week, Buddhist nationalists suspicious of the involvement of international personalities in what they insist is a local Rakhine problem have announced plans to mount a demonstration on September 11 in Yangon.

Magwe city gathers donations for Bagan restoration Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:55 PM PDT Charity groups in Magwe city raised over US$10,000 in donations in just one day for restoring Bagan after an earthquake last month damaged some 400 historic pagodas.

President: Kofi Annan can tackle Rakhine woes Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:43 PM PDT President U Htin Kyaw yesterday expressed his confidence that the newly formed Rakhine State Advisory Commission can solve long-entrenched sectarian tensions in the western state.

Zika virus found in pregnant Myanmar woman in Chiang Mai Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:25 PM PDT A pregnant Myanmar woman in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has tested positive for Zika virus, the Myanmar consulate attaché said yesterday.

MPs want ethnic languages taught during school hours Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:23 PM PDT Lawmakers discussed a proposal yesterday to include ethnic languages lessons in the last 45 minutes of the school day, rather than outside typical classroom hours.

Ceasefire signatory KNU to hold leadership election in November Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:22 PM PDT In a move that could result in a shift of key negotiators in the peace process, the Karen National Union is set to hold a party congress and an election of new leadership this November.

Letpadaung protesters meet Sagaing ministers Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:21 PM PDT Locals opposing the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in Salingyi township met with two Sagaing Region ministers this week, the first concerted effort by the regional National League for Democracy government to address long-standing grievances about the project since its leadership was installed earlier this year.

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