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• Rakhine border raids kill nine police officers
• US officially terminates sanctions order
• Speaker emphasises separation of powers
• Amendments to ward or village tract law to be discussed
• UNFC condemns ongoing military offensives
• Myanmar refugees comprise third-largest bloc admitted to US
• Reporters press for pay from shuttered paper
• ALP officer awarded prize for human rights work
• Police and Tatmadaw targeting money laundering, terrorism: minister
• ALD party prepares to reconvene

Rakhine border raids kill nine police officers Posted: 10 Oct 2016 12:05 AM PDT Nine Myanmar police officers were killed in coordinated attacks by insurgents on posts along the border with Bangladesh early yesterday, an official and police said.

US officially terminates sanctions order Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:59 PM PDT After imposing economic sanctions on Myanmar for nearly two decades, the US formally abolished the blacklist on October 7.

Speaker emphasises separation of powers Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:50 PM PDT At a press conference following the conclusion of the second regular sitting of the Pyithu Hluttaw on October 7, Speaker U Win Myint instructed lower house lawmakers to be mindful of the separation of powers in government.

Amendments to ward or village tract law to be discussed Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:46 PM PDT The debate over the "midnight inspections" law goes on. Though last month parliament finally agreed to remove from the law the requirement for householders to notify the authorities of any non-family member staying in their home overnight, the bill had yet to be finalised.

UNFC condemns ongoing military offensives Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:44 PM PDT In an effort to ease military tension in Kachin and northern Shan states, the United Nationalities Federal Council has called on the Tatmadaw to halt offensives in ethnic areas in a statement released by the group.

Myanmar refugees comprise third-largest bloc admitted to US Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:42 PM PDT Myanmar nationals made up the third-largest group of refugees resettled in the US over the past fiscal year, which concluded at the end of September.

Reporters press for pay from shuttered paper Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:38 PM PDT Reporters and editors from the now defunct Mandalay-based daily newspaper Mandalay Ahlin are seeking nearly K26 million in fees and damages which they believe they are owed.

ALP officer awarded prize for human rights work Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:25 PM PDT The family of a communications officer who has been detained on what many believe are politically motivated charges accepted an award on his behalf last week.

Police and Tatmadaw targeting money laundering, terrorism: minister Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:24 PM PDT Myanmar's police and the Tatmadaw are collaborating to curb money laundering, which they see as a potential source of funding for terrorists, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe said at a Pyithu Hluttaw session last week.

ALD party prepares to reconvene Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:22 PM PDT More than 100 former members of the Arakan National Party seem to be on the verge of forming a new political grouping after their expulsion from the ANP. They met on October 8-9 in Kyauktaw township, Rakhine State to discuss the new party, just days after the ANP's October 3-4 convention in Mrauk-U township.

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