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• Myanmar government prepares to take legal action against Daily Mail, The Independent for false stories
• Court to question Insein Prison doctor over denied bail request
• 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail fragment found in Myanmar
• Hluttaw records Shan conflict proposal
• Complaints against Tanintharyi officials tied to suspect hluttaw building tender
• ‘Enslaved’ brick workers rescued from 19-hour shifts
• Mobile roadside stores now legal and taxable in Mandalay
• Dengue fever incidence declines
• National environmental policy gets an update
• Campaign to boost literacy in southern Shan State

Myanmar government prepares to take legal action against Daily Mail, The Independent for false stories Posted: 11 Dec 2016 11:32 PM PST Furious over misreported stories that cast a bad light on Myanmar, the government is considering bringing legal action against two international news organisations, the president's spokesperson said yesterday. The articles have been used by the government to substantiate claims that international media is deliberately propagating distorted and inaccurate coverage of the Tatmadaw's crackdown against a Muslim minority in Rakhine State.

Court to question Insein Prison doctor over denied bail request Posted: 11 Dec 2016 11:08 PM PST Facing ongoing medical problems in prison, the Eleven Media CEO on trial for defamation is appealing the court's denial of bail, with his defence lawyer urging the judge to reconsider health records underpinning the request.

99-million-year-old dinosaur tail fragment found in Myanmar Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:59 PM PST Preserved in amber and sporting feathers, a 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail was discovered in Myanmar's north by a researcher from the China University of Geosciences. The major find contributes to how paleontologists understand the evolution of plumage.

Hluttaw records Shan conflict proposal Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:56 PM PST An urgent proposal calling for an end to fighting between the Northern Alliance-Burma and the Tatmadaw was put on the record in the Shan State Hluttaw last week, about three weeks after the renewed conflict first flared.

Complaints against Tanintharyi officials tied to suspect hluttaw building tender Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:48 PM PST The ruling party's team to scrutinise complaints against Tanintharyi Region's parliamentary Speaker and his deputy has confirmed that a suspect tendering process for the construction of a new regional hluttaw building was among the issues raised by the complainants in a letter.

‘Enslaved’ brick workers rescued from 19-hour shifts Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:46 PM PST Workers who claim they were starved and abused while working at a brickyard are now recuperating after local township officials secured their release. The 27 workers, many of them young women and children, said they had been forced to work from 3am to 10pm with no time off for food or rest, and were paid less than they were promised.

Mobile roadside stores now legal and taxable in Mandalay Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:42 PM PST Mandalay vendors selling their wares out of trucks, cars and motorcycles will be permitted to operate mobile shops so long as they pay a newly announced tax to the city, the Mandalay City Development Committee has said.

Dengue fever incidence declines Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:39 PM PST Dengue fever cases have dropped significantly over last year's regional outbreak, new figures released by the Department of Health show.

National environmental policy gets an update Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:38 PM PST Myanmar will get a new national environmental policy in early 2017, say officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The retooled version will update the 22-year-old policy currently in place.

Campaign to boost literacy in southern Shan State Posted: 11 Dec 2016 10:35 PM PST A literacy project that hopes to engage more than 20,000 participants is rolling through Shan State, the Department of Alternative Education has announced.

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