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• Kachin IDPs still lack safe shelter: JST
• Father testifies against exorcist charged for murdering three toddlers
• Peace activist interrupts pro-Tatmadaw rally
• Ruling party to train by-election campaigners
• Eleven Media case continues as another local paper sued for defamation
• Taunggyi NLD office continues to dispute U Win Htein’s orders
• Mount Kennedy eyed for conservation status
• Mandalay gets new deputy mayor
• Magwe opens its first digital cinema

Kachin IDPs still lack safe shelter: JST Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:48 AM PST Thousands of internally displaced persons in Kachin State are in urgent need of emergency assistance, protection and, especially, safe accommodation, local humanitarian organisations said at a press briefing.

Father testifies against exorcist charged for murdering three toddlers Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:46 AM PST The trial of an exorcist charged with murdering three children in an occult ceremony began last week with testimony from the father of one of the deceased.

Peace activist interrupts pro-Tatmadaw rally Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:45 AM PST Nationalists leading a pro-Tatmadaw demonstration in Mandalay yesterday clashed with a lone peace activist sporting a "stop the war" banner. According to witnesses of the skirmish, the crowd turned on the activist, shredding his sign and throwing punches.

Ruling party to train by-election campaigners Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:32 AM PST As nearly 100 candidates gear up to fight the by-elections planned for April, attention is turning to how well the ruling National League for Democracy will fare without the direct participation of party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Eleven Media case continues as another local paper sued for defamation Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:18 AM PST Despite the apology and retraction issued by Eleven Media Group, Yangon Region government will not withdraw its action for defamation against the group's CEO, U Than Htut Aung, Tarmwe Township Court heard on January 13.

Taunggyi NLD office continues to dispute U Win Htein’s orders Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:17 AM PST The ruling party's Taunggyi township branch is still fuming at senior party member U Win Htein, who they accuse of picking a personal feud against the office staffers and then making firing decisions without the party's backing or knowledge.

Mount Kennedy eyed for conservation status Posted: 16 Jan 2017 12:08 AM PST The Forest Department wants to set aside Chin State's Mount Kennedy (Lay Thar Taung) as a conservation area and is carrying out studies to ensure local people are not affected by the move.

Mandalay gets new deputy mayor Posted: 15 Jan 2017 11:59 PM PST Mandalay City Development Committee's first order of business is complete with the appointment of a new deputy mayor. U Ye Mon, who represents Amarapura township on the city's development committee, was elected on January 13 with nine of the 12 votes cast in his favour.

Magwe opens its first digital cinema Posted: 15 Jan 2017 11:25 PM PST Movie fans have plenty to cheer about in Magwe township. The first digital cinema was launched in the township on January 14 and can easily accommodate nearly 500 moviegoers.

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