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• Tatmadaw confirms two Mong Koe church leaders were detained
• Myanmar, Malaysia agree over aid flotilla
• Calls for justice on anniversary of teachers’ murders
• Future federal Union a hot topic at the Kayin national-level political dialogue
• ICRC prevented from holding training at SSA’s headquarters
• NLD to measure adherence to election promises
• Mandalay organisation expands free dialysis treatment
• Nickel factory workers demand enforcement of investment law
• Doctor fears pollution-caused skin diseases
• Will Myanmar lose its Irrawaddy dolphins?

Tatmadaw confirms two Mong Koe church leaders were detained Posted: 20 Jan 2017 09:35 AM PST The Tatmadaw has confirmed that two Mong Koe church leaders who have been missing since December 24, Dumdaw Nawng Lat and Langjaw Gam Seng, have been in military custody after they were suspected of collaborating with ethnic armed groups. However, family members of the missing men denied the allegation today when contacted by The Myanmar Times

Myanmar, Malaysia agree over aid flotilla Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:45 PM PST The flotilla spat appears to have come to an agreeable end. Myanmar has permitted a group of Malaysian organisations to send aid earmarked for Rakhine State after an official permission request was forwarded to the president, and a delegation smoothed over the arrangements yesterday with officials in Nay Pyi Taw.

Calls for justice on anniversary of teachers’ murders Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:44 PM PST Two years after the murders, and one year after the National League for Democracy promised to bring the perpetrators to justice, the bereaved families of two Kachin teachers are no closer to knowing who raped and killed their daughters.

Future federal Union a hot topic at the Kayin national-level political dialogue Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:43 PM PST In a proposal that would no doubt complicate governance, and split levels of authority ad infinitum, ethnic group leaders have suggested that every significant minority be given their own little island of territory.

ICRC prevented from holding training at SSA’s headquarters Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:42 PM PST The Red Cross was denied permission to run a training workshop this week at the headquarters of an ethnic armed group.

NLD to measure adherence to election promises Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:40 PM PST In case they did not already feel under the microscope, ruling party members will now be subject to the scrutiny of a new internal evaluation committee headed by senior party member U Win Htein.

Mandalay organisation expands free dialysis treatment Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:39 PM PST A Mandalay-based NGO is helping to make hemodialysis treatment more accessible and more affordable after additional machines were donated by Japan and Germany in December.

Nickel factory workers demand enforcement of investment law Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:36 PM PST Nearly 1500 workers from a strike-plagued nickel factory in Sagaing Region launched a protest this week over a perceived loss of job opportunities and alleged discrepancies between how the foreign and local staffers are treated.

Doctor fears pollution-caused skin diseases Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:32 PM PST With a mix of muggy, dusty and increasingly polluted conditions, Myanmar is the perfect storm for infectious skin diseases, dermatologists say.

Will Myanmar lose its Irrawaddy dolphins? Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:24 PM PST Tears fill U Maung Lay's eyes as he describes losing the dolphin he knew since his childhood, the latest casualty of a battle against pollution and electrofishing that may see the species disappear from Myanmar.

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