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• State Counsellor: Celebrating Mon National Day is an opportunity for greater unity
• Setback for USDP in by-elections
• Thousands march as calls for peace grow louder
• Authorities clamp down on illegal wildlife traders
• More than 850 tonnes of timber seized
• Medical student arrested for staging one-man protest
• Disabled to spread peace on wheels

State Counsellor: Celebrating Mon National Day is an opportunity for greater unity Posted: 06 Feb 2017 12:34 AM PST State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi sees the Mon National Day on February 12 as yet another opportunity for Myanmar nationals to unify and develop the Union.

Setback for USDP in by-elections Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:45 PM PST The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has lost one seat in the upcoming Shan State regional parliament by-elections due to the sudden death of its candidate.

Thousands march as calls for peace grow louder Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:40 PM PST Thousands of protesters, civil society organisations and rights advocates took to the streets over the weekend at several major cities around the country in calls for peace ahead of the Panglong  Peace  Conference due to be held later this month.

Authorities clamp down on illegal wildlife traders Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:37 PM PST Wildlife authorities and anti-smuggling officers are stepping up efforts to clamp down on the illegal trade of wild animals through the Mandalay-Muse road by intensifying inspections at check points along the busy route.

More than 850 tonnes of timber seized Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:29 PM PST Officials have seized some 855 tonnes of timber, valued about K3600 million, from illegal timber traders in Yangon over a period of nine days from January 24 to February 1.

Medical student arrested for staging one-man protest Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:11 PM PST Police arrested a final-year medical student who staged a one-man protest outside the Magwe City Hall building on February 4.

Disabled to spread peace on wheels Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:07 PM PST Wheelchair-bound inmates from the Yangon school for the blind will go on two-week drive – "Wheelchair Train Movement for Peace" – which will see the convoy visit 14 towns as a run-up to the Panglong Conference, calling for an end to war in Myanmar.

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