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• Captain arrested, compensation announced for Aung Soe Moe Kyaw tragedy
• Nationwide ceasefire non-signatories defend cautious approach to peace process engagement
• Three Mandalay projects delayed pending review
• Private company’s donation to Yangon Region government prompts questions
• Further delays to workplace health and safety law expected
• Anniversary of UN resolution sparks women, peace talks
• Forum highlights Myanmar’s drug woes and efforts to reform narcotics legislation
• Thai forced labour case pushed to November 28
• Fatal road accidents on the rise
• Magwe activists threatened by loggers

Captain arrested, compensation announced for Aung Soe Moe Kyaw tragedy Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:50 PM PDT The captain of the Aung Soe Moe Kyaw 2 ferry, which sank earlier this month in a disaster that led to dozens of deaths, has handed himself in to police, according to the Sagaing Region station.

Nationwide ceasefire non-signatories defend cautious approach to peace process engagement Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:48 PM PDT Non-signatories to the nationwide ceasefire agreement have insisted that they are taking the necessary time to prepare for future dialogues, not delaying the peace process, as State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi implied at last week's meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) in Nay Pyi Taw.

Three Mandalay projects delayed pending review Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:46 PM PDT Three Mandalay Region development projects approved under the previous government are being reconsidered under the National League for Democracy administration

Private company’s donation to Yangon Region government prompts questions Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:45 PM PDT A Yangon Region lawmaker is calling for budgetary scrutiny after a private business donated K100 million to the region government, with the company chair alleging that the gift was made at the behest of the chief minister.

Further delays to workplace health and safety law expected Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:44 PM PDT Despite being in the works since 2012, there is no end in sight for enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Law, which has not yet reached the floor of the hluttaw for a vote.

Anniversary of UN resolution sparks women, peace talks Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:42 PM PDT The glaring gender imbalance in the nation's peace process – and how to remedy the disparity – were the subject of a discussion at a panel held yesterday to coincide with the 16th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1325, which reaffirms the important role female perspectives can play in conflict prevention and resolution.

Forum highlights Myanmar’s drug woes and efforts to reform narcotics legislation Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:40 PM PDT Proposed changes to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law would likely decriminalise drug addiction, sending drug users to rehabilitation centres instead of jail, a police officer said earlier this week.

Thai forced labour case pushed to November 28 Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:40 PM PDT A forced labour case involving 14 Myanmar workers and a giant poultry exporter in Thailand's Lopburi province went unresolved in court yesterday.

Fatal road accidents on the rise Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:38 PM PDT Despite a pledge to reduce road deaths by half, the number of casualties has continued to increase in the first eight months of this year. Nearly 3500 people have died on Myanmar's roads from the start of the year until September 30, police officials announced at a conference held this week in Nay Pyi Taw.

Magwe activists threatened by loggers Posted: 31 Oct 2016 11:35 PM PDT Members of a local environmental conservation group in Magwe Region say they have been threatened by illegal timber traders, reportedly following leaks from the region's Forestry Department.

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