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• Draft law could see men jailed for deceitful promises of marriage
• Police held after beating caught on video
• MPs call for donations to help shelter IDPs
• State Counsellor opens peace centre
• Ethnic data from 2014 census to be released
• Govt orders factory to close and conduct impact assessments

Draft law could see men jailed for deceitful promises of marriage Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:39 AM PST Any man who cohabitates with or impregnates a woman after agreeing to marry her, but then fails to stand by the promise, could soon face prison terms if a draft law comes into effect.

Police held after beating caught on video Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:35 AM PST In a rare admission, the government has confirmed that security personnel were involved in abusing and beating Muslim villagers during an operation in northern Rakhine State after a video clip of the incident was circulated widely on social media. According to the State Counsellor's Office, immediate action will be taken against those involved in the abuse, and four police officers have already been detained.

MPs call for donations to help shelter IDPs Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:33 AM PST More than 1200 displaced people in northern Shan State are urgently in need of shelter, local MPs say. They have issued an urgent appeal to donors to help build accommodations for families displaced by conflict.

State Counsellor opens peace centre Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:32 AM PST Help us make 2017 the year of peace, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said on the first day of the new year during two back-to-back peace events, including the official opening of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Nay Pyi Taw.

Ethnic data from 2014 census to be released Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:30 AM PST The long-awaited and final section of the 2014 census will be revealed within four months, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, adding that preparations for the release of the ethnicity data are underway now.

Govt orders factory to close and conduct impact assessments Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:15 AM PST A strike-hit factory in Hlaing Tharyar has been temporarily closed until the completion of impact assessments ordered by the Yangon Region government, the factory manager confirmed to The Myanmar Times yesterday.

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