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• Dynamite fishing, drug abuse threaten ‘sea gypsies’
• Civil society urges govt to ink UN anti-torture treaty
• Locals worried by huge cracks near coal mines in Thibaw
• Govt, religious leaders need to collectively take action against extreme ideologies
• Action taken against 55 district, township judges
• Tens of thousands of illegal migrants flee Thai crackdown
• Different interpretations of NCA affects ceasefire

Dynamite fishing, drug abuse threaten ‘sea gypsies’ Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:43 PM PDT With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand, but below him lies nothing but a graveyard of broken, grey coral.

Civil society urges govt to ink UN anti-torture treaty Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:39 PM PDT Civil society groups have urged the government to sign a UN treaty aimed at banning all forms of torture, emphasising that the previous government had made a commitment to sign the convention.

Locals worried by huge cracks near coal mines in Thibaw Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:37 PM PDT People living in Nam Ma village tract in Thibaw township, northern Shan State, are worried about large cracks in the earth that opened up recently in the area where a coal mine has been operating since 2004.

Govt, religious leaders need to collectively take action against extreme ideologies Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:31 PM PDT The government and religious leaders need to unite in taking action against unlawful ideologies, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko said at the meeting of the Seventh State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (Ma Ha Na) on July 2.

Action taken against 55 district, township judges Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:30 PM PDT Action has been taken against 55 district and township judges by the Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar for dereliction of duty, according to the 2016 Court Annual Report.

Tens of thousands of illegal migrants flee Thai crackdown Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:27 PM PDT Tens of thousands of illegal migrant workers have returned to Myanmar after fleeing Thailand as the neighbouring country toughens up its regulations on foreign workers, a parliamentarian told The Myanmar Times.

Different interpretations of NCA affects ceasefire Posted: 03 Jul 2017 01:17 PM PDT Discrepancy in interpretation on the terms and provision of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the government and the eight signatory armed groups have affected the compliance and implementation of the terms, the groups said in a statement released Sunday.

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