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• Thousands march in support of the Tatmadaw
• Tatmadaw overruns KIA’s Gidon mountaintop post
• Myanmar to boost its Thai embassy staffing
• Private security training proposal voted down
• Hluttaw votes in favour of trafficking convention
• Lawmakers call for purchase of firefighting chopper
• Magwe land confiscation team mired in red tape
• Migratory birds settle in for winter at Inle Lake
• Defeated MCDC candidates continue to press their election complaint
• K17 billion spent from president’s emergency fund

Thousands march in support of the Tatmadaw Posted: 18 Dec 2016 11:26 PM PST Thousands participated in a 3-kilometre (1.9-mile) march through Yangon yesterday in a public show of support for the Tatmadaw and its current campaigns in Shan, Kachin and Rakhine states. The rally was held the day after heavy fighting in Kachin that saw the Tatmadaw seize an important outpost previously controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

Tatmadaw overruns KIA’s Gidon mountaintop post Posted: 18 Dec 2016 11:22 PM PST The Tatmadaw seized the strategic Kachin Independence Army mountaintop outpost of Gidon over the weekend, about four months after it mounted a protracted offensive against the ethnic armed group in Kachin State.

Myanmar to boost its Thai embassy staffing Posted: 18 Dec 2016 11:19 PM PST Three additional labour attachés will be assigned to Myanmar's embassy in Thailand next year, the labour minister announced yesterday.

Private security training proposal voted down Posted: 18 Dec 2016 11:16 PM PST The former ruling party's first proposal to the Yangon Region parliament – to bolster training of the city's security personnel – was shot down in a vote on December 16.

Hluttaw votes in favour of trafficking convention Posted: 18 Dec 2016 11:11 PM PST Lawmakers have blamed corrupt civil servants and the lack of law enforcement along the borders for perpetuating the blight of human trafficking.

Lawmakers call for purchase of firefighting chopper Posted: 18 Dec 2016 11:07 PM PST Myanmar could soon be the new owner of a firefighting helicopter if MPs get their way. The idea was proposed during a debate concerning a 50 million euro (US$53 million) loan from the Republic of Poland to the Fire Services Department.

Magwe land confiscation team mired in red tape Posted: 18 Dec 2016 10:58 PM PST Bureaucratic inefficiencies, cumbersome decision-making mechanisms and poor organisation are hampering Magwe Region's Committee on Confiscated Lands and Other Lands in their efforts to resolve land disputes, say members.

Migratory birds settle in for winter at Inle Lake Posted: 18 Dec 2016 10:55 PM PST Tens of thousands of sun-seeking tourists have descended on Shan State's Inle Lake since the end of November, observers say, but so far none of them are from new species. The tourists in question are migratory birds, who escape the cold of northern climes to winter around the lake, in Nyaungshwe township.

Defeated MCDC candidates continue to press their election complaint Posted: 18 Dec 2016 10:53 PM PST After election officials threw out their complaint, two candidates defeated in the Mandalay City Development Committee race are appealing. The rival contestants are accusing one of the winners of committing multiple violations of election law. The poll's victor, U Saw Han, said the plaintiffs were "sore losers".

K17 billion spent from president’s emergency fund Posted: 18 Dec 2016 10:48 PM PST Over the past eight months, the government has drawn nearly K17 billion (US$12.5 million) from a K100 billion emergency fund controlled by the president, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has heard.

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