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• Bail denied for Eleven Media defendants
• Reporter in Nay Pyi Taw slapped with defamation suit
• Internet, phone lines down in Muse after bomb blast hits cable
• Talk of heritage status application brings fresh fears for Bagan locals
• Govt rejects report of massive detention in Mong Koe
• Mandalay’s Maha Myat Muni Pagoda gets security upgrade
• Small shifts in Myanmar’s war on drugs
• Donors asked to come forward to help foot cost of post-quake repairs
• Parliamentary commission advises overhaul of national land use policy
• MP calls for sex ed to start in primary school

Bail denied for Eleven Media defendants Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:54 AM PST The Tarmwe Township Court has rejected a bail application from the CEO and editor-in-chief of Eleven Media Group, who are facing defamation charges brought by the Yangon Region government.

Reporter in Nay Pyi Taw slapped with defamation suit Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:51 AM PST A Nay Pyi Taw-based reporter is the latest to fall victim to the Telecommunications Law's defamation clause after News Watch journal's U Maung Maung Tun was charged under article 66(d) this week.

Internet, phone lines down in Muse after bomb blast hits cable Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:50 AM PST Local internet and phone connections were disrupted in the town of Muse yesterday after an explosion rocked the Swonlon Bridge in Muse township.

Talk of heritage status application brings fresh fears for Bagan locals Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:34 AM PST Bagan residents who were previously forced from their homes to allow the development of a heritage site are living in fear of a fresh attempt to evict them.

Govt rejects report of massive detention in Mong Koe Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:31 AM PST The President's Office has denied claims from a civil society group that dozens of civilians in Mong Koe town, northern Shan State, were being detained arbitrarily.

Mandalay’s Maha Myat Muni Pagoda gets security upgrade Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:29 AM PST Amid a spate of bomb scares in recent weeks, Mandalay's Maha Myat Muni Pagoda has added nine new members to its security team and trained 11 members of the crew in methods for detecting potential explosive devices, pagoda chair U Soe Lin said on November 29.

Small shifts in Myanmar’s war on drugs Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:25 AM PST Myanmar has taken another tentative step away from draconian punishments for drug offences. The country joined several ASEAN nations and China in Bangkok yesterday in a joint commitment to strengthen "community-based health services" for people who use drugs around the region.

Donors asked to come forward to help foot cost of post-quake repairs Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:23 AM PST Donors willing to fund the repair of more than 200 pagodas in Bagan damaged by last August's earthquake are still being identified, officials say. U Aung Kaw, director of the Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library in Bagan, called on donors who have funded the upkeep of the ancient religious buildings to come forward by December 15.

Parliamentary commission advises overhaul of national land use policy Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:22 AM PST The National Land Use Policy is in line for redress, after being highlighted by a parliamentary commission charged with targeting legislation for reform.

MP calls for sex ed to start in primary school Posted: 01 Dec 2016 12:20 AM PST In a demand likely to cause controversy in more traditional quarters, a ruling-party MP is lobbying for sex education to be taught in schools as early as the primary grades.

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