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• State counsellor addresses Rakhine attacks while in India
• Supervisory body knew of Sagaing ferry’s overloading: survivor
• UEC lays out official by-election schedule
• Party foul? Tribunal to question NLD’s U Win Htein over Shan State dismissals
• Two villagers detained for alleged KIA connections
• Election monitor confronts UEC over by-election voter lists
• Traffic light sensor system delayed
• PR minister says spokesperson criticism unwarranted
• Youth policy held back to allow for more inclusion
• Hungry poachers target great hornbills in Magwe Region

State counsellor addresses Rakhine attacks while in India Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:41 AM PDT "We as a nation are struggling to make the democratic culture take root," State Counsellor Daw Aung Suu Kyi told reporters after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.

Supervisory body knew of Sagaing ferry’s overloading: survivor Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:38 AM PDT Survivors of a ferry disaster in Sagaing Region that killed at least 50 passengers have alleged that the supervisory body tasked with monitoring private vessels knew the boat was overloaded beyond capacity, but chose not to act. A complaint has been lodged with the region government.

UEC lays out official by-election schedule Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:32 AM PDT All political hopefuls seeking to participant in next year's by-election must register their candidacy during a 10-day window from November 28 to December 7, the Union Election Commission announced this week.

Party foul? Tribunal to question NLD’s U Win Htein over Shan State dismissals Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:30 AM PDT An internal probe into the controversial dismissal of five members of the Shan State National League for Democracy leadership by senior party figure U Win Htein is set to begin next week.

Two villagers detained for alleged KIA connections Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:29 AM PDT Two villagers from the Mong Si village tract of Shan State's Kutkai township were detained on October 17 because police suspected that they were providing food to members of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), locals told The Myanmar Times.

Election monitor confronts UEC over by-election voter lists Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:20 AM PDT The People's Alliance for Credible Elections is planning to negotiate for access to voter lists ahead of the recently announced April by-election, after an initial rebuff by the polling arbiter.

Traffic light sensor system delayed Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:17 AM PDT A traffic control system aimed at reducing gridlock in Yangon that was supposed to be in place on August 2 is still not close to being finished, Yangon Region lawmakers revealed yesterday.

PR minister says spokesperson criticism unwarranted Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:15 AM PDT Despite clamouring from the public and the media about lack of access to information from government officials, the situation has greatly improved, the country's ringmaster of public relations said yesterday.

Youth policy held back to allow for more inclusion Posted: 19 Oct 2016 11:18 PM PDT The release of the government's slated youth policy plan has been delayed in order to allow for greater input by young people, according to the Department of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.

Hungry poachers target great hornbills in Magwe Region Posted: 19 Oct 2016 11:16 PM PDT Great hornbill birds are in danger of dying out in Magwe Region if nothing is done to curb the increasing rate at which they are illegally hunted for food, according to a local youth group.

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