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- Death toll tops 40 in Rakhine border raid aftermath as skirmishes continue
- Oppression’s spawn plagues Rakhine State with death and dread
- In wake of MPs’ legal issues, Right to Recall law discussed
- Media group threatens libel suit after former employees of closed newspaper demand back pay
- UNFC to meet with govt peace commission
- FREDA plans Yangon tree project
- Mandalay to crack down on child beggars
- YCDC aims to wean off ground- water
- Ministry pushes to reduce chemical use in crops
- Jade curse tests post-sanctions Myanmar
| Death toll tops 40 in Rakhine border raid aftermath as skirmishes continue Posted: 14 Oct 2016 12:48 AM PDT The death toll in northern Rakhine State has risen to more than 40 as security forces and unidentified insurgents continue to clash in the aftermath of a brazen October 9 assault on border security posts in Maungdaw and Rathedaung townships. |
| Oppression’s spawn plagues Rakhine State with death and dread Posted: 14 Oct 2016 12:21 AM PDT A nightmare has become reality in this country: A Chimera has been born out of oppression, fear, deliberate provocation and complicit silence whose gestation has been surprisingly long but, having materialised, has already claimed dozens of lives. |
| In wake of MPs’ legal issues, Right to Recall law discussed Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:46 PM PDT As two National League for Democracy MPs sorted out sticky legal issues this month, some want to see the passage of a long-discussed law allowing the public to recall elected officials. |
| Media group threatens libel suit after former employees of closed newspaper demand back pay Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:31 PM PDT A Fierce row over claims for millions in compensation following the sudden closure of a Mandalay newspaper has intensified, as the publisher concerned has threatened critics with a libel suit. |
| UNFC to meet with govt peace commission Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:30 PM PDT The Delegation for Political Negotiation is meeting in Nay Pyi Taw tomorrow with the government's peace commission, a member of the commission said yesterday. |
| FREDA plans Yangon tree project Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:27 PM PDT Yangon's streets will again be lined with trees, as they were 30 years and more ago, city officials and conservationists say. Planting is to begin before the end of the year. Many of the trees that used to line the streets have been cut down because of road widening or to make way for light poles. |
| Mandalay to crack down on child beggars Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:23 PM PDT "Fagins " who train children to beg from passers-by will face a government crackdown as part of the drive to take homeless youngsters off the streets and protect them from a life of crime. |
| YCDC aims to wean off ground- water Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:14 PM PDT Yangon City Development Committee hopes to cut its reliance on groundwater by 2025, Water and Sanitation Department deputy head U Myo Thein told The Myanmar Times. |
| Ministry pushes to reduce chemical use in crops Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:13 PM PDT In a move toward the eventual introduction of organic agriculture and away from the overuse of harmful chemicals, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is taking steps to protect rice and other crops meant for domestic consumption and export from hazardous chemicals. |
| Jade curse tests post-sanctions Myanmar Posted: 13 Oct 2016 11:09 PM PDT
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