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• Slain taxi driver U Nay Win given a hero’s funeral
• Rakhine commission requests extension for final report
• Demonstrators protest IFC hydropower workshop in Kachin
• Murderer tells police he shot lawyer in exchange for a car: report
• Parks and recreation: Public space up for discussion
• MP told to excise waste from draft Union budget law
• 571 tonnes of illegal timber seized in three separate raids at Yangon port
• Workers petition for benefits through collective bargaining

Slain taxi driver U Nay Win given a hero’s funeral Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:45 PM PST Taxi driver U Nay Win was honoured as a national hero at his funeral yesterday, three days after he died while chasing down a gunman who assassinated a prominent ruling party lawyer just outside Yangon's airport.

Rakhine commission requests extension for final report Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:44 PM PST The deadline for the presidentially appointed Maungdaw Investigation Commission to submit its concluding report has been extended, with the group saying more time is needed to examine recent claims.

Demonstrators protest IFC hydropower workshop in Kachin Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:42 PM PST Around 60 people staged a demonstration in Myitkyina yesterday, voicing opposition against any resumption of hydropower projects in Kachin State.

Murderer tells police he shot lawyer in exchange for a car: report Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:42 PM PST Police are searching for a second suspect who is believed to have masterminded the assassination of prominent ruling party lawyer U Ko Ni, leaked police documents have revealed.

Parks and recreation: Public space up for discussion Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:40 PM PST One common gripe of Yangon city residents is a lack of public space, with the city's giddy, unprecedented construction boom appearing to have gone on relatively unhindered throughout the democratic transition period.

MP told to excise waste from draft Union budget law Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:40 PM PST The next fiscal year budget, and the first one drawn up by the National League for Democracy administration, has prioritised electricity, education and health, Union Minister Minister of Planning and Finance U Kyaw Win said while submitting the financial agenda to parliament.

571 tonnes of illegal timber seized in three separate raids at Yangon port Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:38 PM PST The Yangon Forest Department has seized 571 tonnes of illegally logged timber and nabbed the managing directors of two companies, department director U Thein Toe said yesterday.

Workers petition for benefits through collective bargaining Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:20 PM PST Over 2000 Myanmar labourers at a major Thai tuna export company have taken collective action to improve their working conditions and secure social welfare benefits. Their petition is a rare move in a country that bars foreign workers from assembling unions and in an industry that has been mired in labour abuse scandals.

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