The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Court Rejects Case Against U Wirathu for Religious Hate Speech
• Govt to Announce Foreign Investment Details
• KNU to Increase Central Standing Committee Members
• UNFC Claims to be United Behind NCA at Urgent Meeting
• Widow, Friends of Murdered Journalist Urge For Progress in Case
• Mon Party Village Chapter Closes After Mass Resignation
• Burma’s President Set for China Trip
• NLD Should Take By-election Results as a Wake-Up Call
• Harn Yawnghwe: ‘The UNFC Will Continue to Exist as Long as it Continues to be Useful to its Members’

Court Rejects Case Against U Wirathu for Religious Hate Speech Posted: 04 Apr 2017 07:02 AM PDT Rangoon resident remains defiant against nationalist monk's rhetoric after court scraps the case because the remarks were made outside the township. The post Court Rejects Case Against U Wirathu for Religious Hate Speech appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Govt to Announce Foreign Investment Details Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:51 AM PDT The business community is asking for information on the NLD govt's preferred investments by both local and foreign companies. The post Govt to Announce Foreign Investment Details appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

KNU to Increase Central Standing Committee Members Posted: 04 Apr 2017 05:55 AM PDT After much debate, KNU representatives agree to elect 55 central standing committee members, adding 10 additional members. The post KNU to Increase Central Standing Committee Members appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UNFC Claims to be United Behind NCA at Urgent Meeting Posted: 04 Apr 2017 05:47 AM PDT The ethnic bloc also changed its stance on demands that all ethnic armed groups be invited to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement. The post UNFC Claims to be United Behind NCA at Urgent Meeting appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Widow, Friends of Murdered Journalist Urge For Progress in Case Posted: 04 Apr 2017 05:37 AM PDT Police are yet to prosecute anybody in connection with the murder of Eleven Media Group reporter Ko Soe Moe Tun. The post Widow, Friends of Murdered Journalist Urge For Progress in Case appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Mon Party Village Chapter Closes After Mass Resignation Posted: 04 Apr 2017 03:56 AM PDT Thaung Pyin village chapter of the All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMDP) in Ye Township sees 200 out of 290 members resign, and office close. The post Mon Party Village Chapter Closes After Mass Resignation appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Burma’s President Set for China Trip Posted: 04 Apr 2017 02:32 AM PDT The ministers of commerce, construction, and the state counselor's office will join President U Htin Kyaw on the six-day visit. The post Burma's President Set for China Trip appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

NLD Should Take By-election Results as a Wake-Up Call Posted: 04 Apr 2017 01:39 AM PDT Burma's by-elections are the most telling sign for the ruling NLD party as to whether it still enjoys the popular support it received in the 2015 election. The post NLD Should Take By-election Results as a Wake-Up Call appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Harn Yawnghwe: ‘The UNFC Will Continue to Exist as Long as it Continues to be Useful to its Members’ Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:24 PM PDT The Irrawaddy senior reporter Saw Yan Naing interviews EBO director Harn Yawnghwe about his views on ethnic politics and the ongoing peace process.   The post Harn Yawnghwe: 'The UNFC Will Continue to Exist as Long as it Continues to be Useful to its Members' appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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National News

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• State Counsellor to medical staff: be competent, ethical
• Farmers protest to free detained comrades
• Same GSM numbers to replace CDMA SIM cards
• 15 perish in KTV fire in Magwe
• Thai court awards K100 million to sacked Myanmar workers
• Varsity charter vague on student union position
• FDA delays labelling of food products
• NLD removes two party officials after by-election bungle
• Police stop protesters in front of Supreme Court
• ANFREL chair praises UEC for a job well done

State Counsellor to medical staff: be competent, ethical Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:49 AM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says that Myanmar needs doctors and medical staff who are not only professionally competent but who are also ethically committed to their work.

Farmers protest to free detained comrades Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:46 AM PDT Farmers in Singu township, Mandalay Region, launched a protest to call for the release of fellow farmer U Tint Naing and others in the region who were arrested for continuing to plow on confiscated farm lands in Tayawbin village, Katetchin village-tract.

Same GSM numbers to replace CDMA SIM cards Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:45 AM PDT State-owned telecommunications operator Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) has started issuing GSM SIM cards with the same number for CDMA users since March 20, according to an MPT official. Accordingly, the old CDMA SIM cards will not be cancelled.

15 perish in KTV fire in Magwe Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:40 AM PDT Fifteen people were killed and one injured in a fire that broke at a KTV lounge in Magwe. The injured woman is in a critical condition, and is being treated at the Magwe Region Hospital, according to the regional Fire Brigade.

Thai court awards K100 million to sacked Myanmar workers Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:31 AM PDT Sixty-five Myanmar workers, who were sacked by a Thai factory in Bangkok, have been awarded more than K100 million (Thai baht 2,751,000) in compensation, according to the Thai based Aid Alliance Committee (AAC).

Varsity charter vague on student union position Posted: 04 Apr 2017 12:14 AM PDT The University of Yangon's charter draft has left the student union baffled by its lack of clarity on the standing of the union, Ko Win Lwin Aung, a central executive committee member said.

FDA delays labelling of food products Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:46 PM PDT The Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the labelling requirements for local food products will be delayed by three months.

NLD removes two party officials after by-election bungle Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:13 PM PDT The National League for Democracy (NLD) has stripped off two party officials from its Kayah State branch from their party positions and duties for failing to submit a candidate's name to the election commission before the stipulated deadline.

Police stop protesters in front of Supreme Court Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:05 PM PDT Police have prevented 20 protesters from demonstrating in front of the Nay Pyi Taw  Supreme Court office.

ANFREL chair praises UEC for a job well done Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:00 PM PDT The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) chair Damaso Magbual said the Union Election Commission (UEC) did a good job in the by-election this time.

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