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• Three 'handmade bombs' explode in Thaketa supermarket: official
• Ethnic armed groups launch attack near Muse
• NCA breakdown led to Tatmadaw-RCSS clashes: ceasefire monitoring body
• Calls for transparency mount amid weekend cabinet shake-up
• What Myanmar could learn from Singapore about urban water management
• 30,000 displaced by violence in northern Rakhine State: UN
• Exorcist says he was ‘possessed’ when he murdered children
• Pregnant Irrawaddy dolphin believed killed by electro-fisher
• New tuberculosis study coming in 2017
• MATA activists head to high court to appeal copper mine case

Three 'handmade bombs' explode in Thaketa supermarket: official Posted: 21 Nov 2016 03:30 AM PST Three suspected handmade bombs exploded in a supermarket in southern Yangon last night authorities said, although no casualties were reported.

Ethnic armed groups launch attack near Muse Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:11 PM PST A combined force of ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State yesterday launched an offensive against police and military outposts near the border town of Muse early yesterday morning, with at least eight people killed in the assault.

NCA breakdown led to Tatmadaw-RCSS clashes: ceasefire monitoring body Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:10 PM PST Breaches of the terms of the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) by both the Tatmadaw and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) caused clashes in early October, the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) has determined, following an investigative field trip to the affected area.

Calls for transparency mount amid weekend cabinet shake-up Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:09 PM PST The president has axed a deputy minister, the first cabinet termination to occur since the National League for Democracy-led government took office at the end of March.

What Myanmar could learn from Singapore about urban water management Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:07 PM PST Here is a vision of Yangon's future. Its 17 reservoirs, fed by 8000 kilometres (5000 miles) of drains, rivers and canals, provide ample fresh water to residents, while also serving as boating lakes and beachfront attractions. Its sewers and gutters are cleared of garbage, its streets are never flooded, and water is drinkable straight from the tap. Sadly, Yangon's present is nothing like this. The vision comes, in fact, from Singapore.

30,000 displaced by violence in northern Rakhine State: UN Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:06 PM PST Up to 30,000 people have been displaced by renewed violence in northern Rakhine State, the UN said on November 18. Half of the displacement occurred over the course of the previous week, when dozens of people died in clashes with the military.

Exorcist says he was ‘possessed’ when he murdered children Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:05 PM PST A self-proclaimed sorcerer who allegedly beat three children to death in an exorcism ritual appeared in court on November 18 when he told reporters he was possessed by a "dark spirit" at the time of the killings.

Pregnant Irrawaddy dolphin believed killed by electro-fisher Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:01 PM PST Environmental activists believe a pregnant Irrawaddy dolphin was killed by illegal electro-fishers this month in Sagaing township.

New tuberculosis study coming in 2017 Posted: 20 Nov 2016 10:55 PM PST Hoping to confirm a suspected slight decline in tuberculosis cases, the National TB Program will launch a prevalence study next year, the first since 2010.

MATA activists head to high court to appeal copper mine case Posted: 20 Nov 2016 10:51 PM PST After a township court upheld a verdict against three environment activists last week, they are appealing the charges of unlawful assembly, trespassing and wrongful restraint at the high court.

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