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• His death was retribution, says murdered journalist’s bereft wife
• Chin State civilians flee Arakan Army, Tatmadaw fighting
• Defence takes biggest slice of greenlit supplementary budget
• Hate speech law in the 2017 pipeline
• Workers pre-approved for jobs in Malaysia permitted despite ban
• Deputy minister notes ‘worrisome’ rise in child rape cases
• Locals concerned over water safety after tailings dump
• MP banned for crimes against hluttaw fashion
• CSOs say no to big coal and hydropower projects
• Lending leader calls for arming bank security guards

His death was retribution, says murdered journalist’s bereft wife Posted: 15 Dec 2016 12:11 AM PST The recently widowed wife of a murdered journalist strongly suspects he was killed in retaliation for his work.

Chin State civilians flee Arakan Army, Tatmadaw fighting Posted: 15 Dec 2016 12:09 AM PST Renewed clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army have kicked off in upper Paletwa township, Chin State, with some 200 people displaced on December 12.

Defence takes biggest slice of greenlit supplementary budget Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:45 PM PST With relatively minor trims applied to a swathe of ministries, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has approved the supplementary budget requested by the Union Government to cover the remaining five months of the 2016-17 fiscal year.

Hate speech law in the 2017 pipeline Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:40 PM PST The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture expects that a law to combat hate speech will be put before MPs sometime next year, with the ministry planning to reach out to foreign countries and the international community for input.

Workers pre-approved for jobs in Malaysia permitted despite ban Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:38 PM PST While the government upholds a moratorium on sending Myanmar workers to Malaysia, as many as 50 overseas employment agencies are poised to send workers already in line for jobs in that country. But first they will have to sign a waiver assuming responsibility for the workers' safety, says the labour ministry.

Deputy minister notes ‘worrisome’ rise in child rape cases Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:35 PM PST An apparent increase in the number of sexual abuse cases involving children is cause for concern, say politicians, amid a push to raise penalties for offenders.

Locals concerned over water safety after tailings dump Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:35 PM PST Thousands of Magwe residents are concerned mining slag heaps recently deposited in streams near the Tout Tat mountain could have harmful environmental side effects.

MP banned for crimes against hluttaw fashion Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:35 PM PST Parliament's uniform code is strictly enforced, a lawmaker learned yesterday after he was booted from the lower house for not adhering to the fashion standards.

CSOs say no to big coal and hydropower projects Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:35 PM PST More than 400 CSOs have released a joint statement calling on the government to abandon large-scale coal and hydro-electricity projects opposed by the local population.

Lending leader calls for arming bank security guards Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:34 PM PST A banking magnate has called for arming bank security guards in order to increase protection of the nation's financial institutions.

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