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• Rakhine trip was productive, says UN special rapporteur
• Two suspects in murder case released
• Namhsan IDPs in dire need of supplies
• Amnesty Intl starts petition over missing church leaders
• Mayor slams suspended parkland projects
• SSPP to allow by-elections only if govt security forces stay away
• 'Fishing industry needs capital, technology and market access': Rakhine fisheries officer
• Indawgyi bird count reveals winter population
• Garment factory workers strike again

Rakhine trip was productive, says UN special rapporteur Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:15 AM PST Despite some bumps in the road, rebuffed meeting requests, and denial of access to some areas, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar told reporters in Sittwe yesterday that she believes her three-day visit to Rakhine State was productive.

Two suspects in murder case released Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:13 AM PST Two suspects under investigation for the murder of a Monywa-based journalist were released from police custody yesterday.

Namhsan IDPs in dire need of supplies Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:12 AM PST Scores of internally displaced persons (IDP) from the ethnic Palaung community are in dire need of food and medical supplies after they fled Namhsan amid fierce fighting between the military and armed ethnic groups.

Amnesty Intl starts petition over missing church leaders Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:11 AM PST Amnesty International yesterday called on the government to launch an immediate investigation into the whereabouts of two Kachin Baptist Church leaders who disappeared on December 24. The two men were last seen near a military outpost in Shan State's Mong Koe township.

Mayor slams suspended parkland projects Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:10 AM PST The Yangon mayor has taken a shot at developers pressing the city to urgently address suspended projects on prime real estate alongside Inya Lake.

SSPP to allow by-elections only if govt security forces stay away Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:08 AM PST Thirteen months after guns fell silent around the Shan State Army-North's headquarters, the township is engulfed in a different kind of chaos – election fever.

'Fishing industry needs capital, technology and market access': Rakhine fisheries officer Posted: 16 Jan 2017 11:45 PM PST In Rakhine State fishing is an important source of livelihood and business, while it also provides food for many subsistence fishers. A 2014 Oxfam report estimated that 43 percent of the population was to some degree dependent on fishing or aquaculture. U Myint Thein, a Fisheries Department officer in Rakhine's Thandwe District, an area with thousands of fishermen, discussed these challenges in a recent interview at his office.

Indawgyi bird count reveals winter population Posted: 16 Jan 2017 11:40 PM PST Scientists conducting a water bird census at Indawgyi Lake wildlife sanctuary this month noted more migratory bird species wintering at the wetlands this year compared to last.

Garment factory workers strike again Posted: 16 Jan 2017 10:58 PM PST Some 130 workers at the troubled Hallmark factory rolled out the picket line once again yesterday, this time complaining that their wages were cut while they were striking earlier this month.

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