Wednesday, April 5, 2017

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Religious Affairs Ministry: Journalist Ko Swe Win Has Not Violated the Law

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 08:33 AM PDT

A three-page statement summarizes the ministry's views on the charges against the Myanmar Now chief editor.

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Award-Winning Burma Peace Advocate: ‘The Process Needs More Women’

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:25 AM PDT

Peace facilitator Ja Nan Lahtaw, human rights educator U Aung Myo Min, and the late lawyer U Ko Ni win Schuman Awards.

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Prepare for Climate Change Risks, Report Urges

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:15 AM PDT

The government must prepare for a hotter, wetter, and more cyclone-prone country, according to a UN and WWF report.

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Malaysia Rights Panel Disturbed Over Deaths in Detention Centers

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:42 AM PDT

The panel says more than 600 deaths, including 63 people from Burma, mostly stemmed from diseases in prisons and detention centers.

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Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Threatened, Followed

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 01:26 AM PDT

Amnesty International urges authorities in Burma to take action as Robert San Aung reports receiving death threats and being monitored.

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Nationalists Appeal to Govt to Take Action Against Myanmar Now Correspondent

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:10 AM PDT

A Ma Ba Tha sub-group present petition of 8,800 signatures to take action against Ko Swe Win to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture.

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Ma Pwint Htun: ‘Everyone Will Be Using Mobile Financial Services in the Next Three Years’

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 09:09 PM PDT

The Irrawaddy interviews Ma Pwint Htun about Burma's growing mobile financial services industry.

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Ten Things to Do in Rangoon This Week

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 05:52 PM PDT

Pre-water festival parties, concerts, a light festival, circus and art shows—all in Rangoon this week, as picked by The Irrawaddy.

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National News

National News

Ballot paper for the blind

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:51 PM PDT

Myanmar may be struggling to organize systematic elections but the country has certainly done well when it comes to providing a method for the blind to vote.

FMI Air launches maiden flight to Kawthoung

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:48 PM PDT

FMI Air launched its maiden flight to Kawthoung on March 29. It currently flies aslo to Mandalay, Heho, Nyaung-U, Nay Pyi Taw, Sittwe, Thandwe, Myitkyina and Yangon.

Mandalay’s ancient buildings to be preserved

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:44 PM PDT

Mandalay's ancient buildings are to be designated as heritage sites in order to preserve them for posterity as well as make it easy for tourists to identify and visit them.

TNLA incursion causes villagers to flee their homes

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:41 PM PDT

Reports say that an incursion by members of the TNLA (Ta'ang National Liberation Army) into Naung Kwan (Shan) village, Pan Tee village tract in Nawngcho township, Shan State, has resulted in some 42 villagers fleeing the area.

Bail for couple charged with torturing maid in Amarapura

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:37 PM PDT

A couple from Taung Thaman village in Amarapura township, Mandalay Region, who were charged with torturing their housemaid have been granted bail by the Amarapura township court on April 3.

New international standard clinic for Bagan opened

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:33 PM PDT

The first 24-hour health care clinic that adheres to international health standards has opened in Bagan to cater for the burgeoning tourist trade.

Slashed projects saves billions in Sagaing

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:32 PM PDT

The Sagaing Region Hluttaw is saving over K10.2 billion (K10,216.659 million) after cutting down spending on unnecessary projects, its MP said.

Case ruling for U Myo Yan Naung Thein on April 7

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:27 PM PDT

The ruling on the defamation case by Lieutenant Colonel Lin Htun, director general of the Tatmadaw's Yangon Cantonment Area, against U Myo Yan Naung Thein, secretary of National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Committee for Research and Strategic Studies, will be heard on April 7, said the judge of Kamayut township's court.

Man shot dead after allegedly grabbing cop’s gun

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:21 PM PDT

A man was shot dead on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to grab a pistol from a police officer who was in the process of arresting another in Nat Shin village, East Phayonekar Kyunsu, Pauktaw township, Rakhine State.

Mandalay-Myitkyina train timetable changed

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:20 PM PDT

Train schedules on the Mandalay-Myitkyina route have been changed due to repair works carried out on damaged railroads, said station master U Nyein Maung at the Mandalay Railway Station.
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Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan Herald Agency for News

Burmese army, RCSS/SSA clash in Panglong

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:04 AM PDT

A short skirmish broke out on Wednesday between Burmese government forces and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in southern Shan State's Panglong Township, according to the Shan group's spokesperson.



Lt. Col. Sai Nguen told Shan Herald that the clash occurred because some 60 Burmese soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion 246 entered RCSS/SSA territory without advance warning.

"Fighting broke out today at about 12:30pm and lasted about 30 minutes," he said. "The fighting was near Namsai village, about 10 miles north of Panglong, very close to a local community."

No casualties were reported.

The Shan rebel spokesman said that according to the terms of the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) – which documents the terms and conditions that all armed groups in Burma are obliged to follow – any armed group must be granted permission before entering another's territory.

"Fighting broke out because they [the Burmese armed forces] did not follow the terms," he said, adding that the Burmese unit later moved back from Namsai.
Last month, Shan Herald reported that both sides had engaged in a heavy skirmish in northern Shan State's Hsipaw Township.

More than 20 clashes have been reported between the Burmese army and the RCSS/SSA since the Shan militia signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in 2015.

According to Myanmar Peace Monitor, the RCSS/SSA has more than 8,000 troops active in the townships of Mong Ton and Mong Hsat in eastern Shan State; Mong Pan, Mong Nai, Laikha, Kunhing, Lawksawk, Maukmai, Mongkaung, Nam Hsan in southern Shan State; and Kyaukme and Nam Kham in northern Shan State. Its headquarters is in Loi Tai Leng, southern Shan State.

By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
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