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• Parliamentary commission calls for new water law
• Nearly half of Mong Koe residents return: Defence Ministry
• Monywa-based Eleven Media reporter found beaten to death
• YCDC checks uncover formalin at street food stalls in Yangon
• Yangon Region to get second special economic zone
• Ethnic armed groups lash out at government, Tatmadaw after ‘terrorist’ designation levelled at Northern Alliance
• During training, prison wardens focus on practicalities of improving the system
• Myanmar calls on Thailand to stop harassment of migrants
• Illegal stone mining puts riverbank at risk of collapse: residents
• Labour Exchange Offices opened

Parliamentary commission calls for new water law Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:45 PM PST Already feeling the combined stresses of climate change and an increasing population, Myanmar's clean water needs to be protected by a national water policy, parliament was told yesterday.

Nearly half of Mong Koe residents return: Defence Ministry Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:44 PM PST The Office of the Defence Ministry announced yesterday that more than 3900 residents from 1043 households in Mong Koe have returned in the days since the military wrested control of the town from the Northern Alliance-Burma. Tatmadaw and police personnel have been joined by township authorities in scrutinising the returnees before they are allowed back to their homes.

Monywa-based Eleven Media reporter found beaten to death Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:40 PM PST The body of a reporter for Eleven Media was discovered on the side of the road yesterday morning, with police believing he was beaten to death. The 35-year-old journalist was working on a story about illegal logging at the time of his murder, according to an editor for Eleven.

YCDC checks uncover formalin at street food stalls in Yangon Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:39 PM PST Formalin has been found in bean curd and rice noodles sold at a number of Yangon's ubiquitous street food stalls as Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) looks to crack down on use of the toxic preservative.

Yangon Region to get second special economic zone Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:27 PM PST Plans are afoot for a second special economic zone (SEZ) in Yangon Region, which include a new international airport and access to a deep-sea port, according to regional government officials.

Ethnic armed groups lash out at government, Tatmadaw after ‘terrorist’ designation levelled at Northern Alliance Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:24 PM PST Ethnic armed groups fired off two strongly worded statements aimed at the government and the Tatmadaw yesterday, with the first accusing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of breaking promises and rushing the peace process, and the second accusing the military of fanning the flames of animosity.

During training, prison wardens focus on practicalities of improving the system Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:21 PM PST What comes first when trying to reform Myanmar's notorious and long-languishing prison system? How can the correctional facilities be brought into line with international human rights standards? These and other practicalities were among the subjects of a two-day human rights workshop that trained 50 senior prison officials.

Myanmar calls on Thailand to stop harassment of migrants Posted: 13 Dec 2016 11:14 PM PST Myanmar police have presented six demands to their Thai counterparts, calling for a crackdown on corrupt and abusive Thai officials who prey on Myanmar workers in Thailand.

Illegal stone mining puts riverbank at risk of collapse: residents Posted: 13 Dec 2016 10:59 PM PST Illegal gem diggers mining the riverbed for precious stones could cause riverbank collapse, or put river traffic at risk, local residents warn. They say many miners in the stretch of the Ayeyarwady River between Myingyan and Nyaung-U districts, Mandalay Region, are operating without a licence.

Labour Exchange Offices opened Posted: 13 Dec 2016 10:43 PM PST Would-be migrant workers can now access information about overseas opportunities and the kinds of jobs available from labour centres newly opened throughout the country, Upper House MPs have heard. Deputy foreign minister U Kyaw Tint told Amyotha Hluttaw on December 12 that 78 labour exchange offices have opened.

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