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• Amid backlash on tailoring case, rights commission members resign
• Parliamentary staffer stabbed outside Pyithu Hluttaw
• Proposal to upgrade railway kicks up friction, gets no traction
• Mandalay townships to get new development committees
• Formerly enslaved fishermen appeal to government for wages
• Myanmar needs a motion picture law: minister
• Bill on protecting citizens’ freedom divides upper house
• DVD bootleggers suffer amid crackdown on unlicensed and uncensored vendors
• KNU entreaty seeks to bring splinter group into the fold
• Journalist found guilty of defamation

Amid backlash on tailoring case, rights commission members resign Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:01 AM PDT Four members of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission have submitted their resignations today, according to an announcement from the President's Office.

Parliamentary staffer stabbed outside Pyithu Hluttaw Posted: 06 Oct 2016 12:31 AM PDT A Parliamentary staff member was stabbed on the stairs of the hluttaw building yesterday morning, and was transported soon after to the hospital with a non-life-threatening wound.

Proposal to upgrade railway kicks up friction, gets no traction Posted: 06 Oct 2016 12:26 AM PDT A move to upgrade the nation's railways to international standards has been shunted onto the sidelines as the transport minister told parliament his department is just too busy.

Mandalay townships to get new development committees Posted: 06 Oct 2016 12:22 AM PDT Development committees throughout Mandalay are expected to get newly appointed members this month, a regional official said.

Formerly enslaved fishermen appeal to government for wages Posted: 06 Oct 2016 12:21 AM PDT Myanmar fishermen who were enslaved on Thai fishing boats are calling on the government to help them secure their years of unpaid wages, they said in a press conference yesterday.

Myanmar needs a motion picture law: minister Posted: 06 Oct 2016 12:16 AM PDT The minister for information has called for the drafting of a film law to improve Myanmar's movie industry and help give it a boost into international markets.

Bill on protecting citizens’ freedom divides upper house Posted: 06 Oct 2016 12:11 AM PDT A bill meant to protect individual freedom and security would open the door to a flood of evils, including drug dealers, money launderers and terrorists, parliament heard yesterday. It was also unconstitutional, said opponents.

DVD bootleggers suffer amid crackdown on unlicensed and uncensored vendors Posted: 05 Oct 2016 11:24 PM PDT Authorities have launched a crackdown on shops selling unlicensed and uncensored DVDs at the request of the Myanmar Music Association, according to a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

KNU entreaty seeks to bring splinter group into the fold Posted: 05 Oct 2016 11:20 PM PDT The Karen National Union (KNU) has reached out to a Karen splinter group that clashed with the Tatmadaw last month, telling the group its soldiers can fall into the KNU ranks if it renounces a statement made early this year.

Journalist found guilty of defamation Posted: 05 Oct 2016 11:19 PM PDT A journalist for a Tanintharyi publication has been found guilty of defamation and was sentenced to pay a K30,000 fine or serve a three-month sentence.

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