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• President, military chiefs meet to smooth Myanmar-Malaysia ties
• Mong Koe back in Tatmadaw control after air strikes
• Annan flags cooperation gap between Buddhists, Muslims in Rakhine work
• Kunming ceasefire foray quickly falls apart
• Dozens missing after boat sinks in Naf River
• Kachin youth need more information on HIV, STD transmission: report
• Police release CCTV after robbery
• Paung Laung literary magazine returns after a long hiatus
• Barriers to park entry spark public land debate
• Myeik’s mangroves in danger: FFI

President, military chiefs meet to smooth Myanmar-Malaysia ties Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:14 PM PST The chief of Malaysia's armed forces yesterday met with Myanmar's president and commander-in-chief in an effort to repair fraught relations between the two ASEAN members following recent diplomatic sparring over violence in Rakhine State.

Mong Koe back in Tatmadaw control after air strikes Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:07 PM PST The Tatmadaw has wrested control of a key strategic post in northern Shan State's Mong Koe town after launching mortar and air strikes that activists say claimed the lives of four civilians and destroyed several buildings.

Annan flags cooperation gap between Buddhists, Muslims in Rakhine work Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:01 PM PST Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general and chair of the Rakhine State Advisory Commission, reportedly told lawmakers yesterday that the ethnic Rakhine population in the state could do more to cooperate with his commission as it works to fulfil its mandate.

Kunming ceasefire foray quickly falls apart Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:56 PM PST Attempts over the past weekend to mediate a ceasefire between factions fighting in northern Shan State quickly derailed due to competing aims and arguments over who could participate.

Dozens missing after boat sinks in Naf River Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:53 PM PST Dozens are missing and feared drowned after a boat packed with Rohingya trying to reach Bangladesh sank in a border river yesterday, reports and a Bangladeshi fisherman said.

Kachin youth need more information on HIV, STD transmission: report Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:43 PM PST HIV/AIDS is ravaging rural Kachin State as most residents feel they have little or no access to confidential counselling, condoms, or information about sexually transmitted diseases. Many do not even realise condoms can protect them, say local youth organisations.

Police release CCTV after robbery Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:42 PM PST Police have published CCTV pictures of two suspects and made a public appeal for information in the wake of a daylight armed robbery at a money changer in Yangon's Sanchaung township.

Paung Laung literary magazine returns after a long hiatus Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:41 PM PST The formerly prominent Paung Laung Magazine is set to be published once again following a seven year hiatus, the Pyinmana Writers' Association has announced.

Barriers to park entry spark public land debate Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:40 PM PST The managers of Pyin Oo Lwin township's Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens have attempted to begin issuing ID cards for regular visitors, as the site managers look to cater to the increasing demand for places to exercise.

Myeik’s mangroves in danger: FFI Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:35 PM PST Mangroves in Myeik Archipelago face destruction unless urgent action is taken, conservationists have warned. The current mangrove growth could disappear within five years unless steps are taken now, said Fauna & Flora International (FFI).

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