Friday, February 17, 2017

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Tatmadaw and NMSP Meet to Discuss Seized Mon Checkpoints

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 06:29 AM PST

The groups address the conflict surrounding Burma Army troops' seizure of two small NMSP bases and the raiding of its liaison office.

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Fresh Clashes Break Out Between Burma Army and MNDAA

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 04:31 AM PST

Renewed clashes have erupted between the Burma Army and the Kokang rebels in the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.

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Arakan State Plans to Complete Border Trade Zone

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 04:22 AM PST

The full project—to include warehouses, trade showrooms, government offices, and transportation—could cost 2 billion kyats (US$1.5 million).

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Govt Announces Rangoon Water Taxi Service Tender

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 04:13 AM PST

The regional government plans to upgrade public transport services to relieve worsening traffic jams in the former capital and commercial hub.

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Australian Mining Firm Faces ‘Continuous Delays’ in Karenni State

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:29 AM PST

Eumeralla Resources is awaiting approval from the Union government to explore a large swathe of Karenni State.

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Advocacy Group Calls for Reform of Burma’s Drug Laws and Policies

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:45 AM PST

The Drug Policy Advocacy Group calls for new policies focusing on the rehabilitation of drug users.

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UN Wants to Negotiate with US, Canada to Resettle Refugees from Burma

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 10:09 PM PST

The UNHCR will push for resettlement of those most in need, for medical or family reasons, despite growing resistance in the US under President Trump.

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Pistol, bullets found in drug raid

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:21 AM PST

Police seized a Spanish-made pistol and 83 bullets in a major drug seizure from three houses in the past two days.

Four in Chin family dead in murder-suicide case in Malaysia

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:19 AM PST

A 27-year-old Myanmar man living in Malaysia's Selangor state killed himself after murdering his wife and two young children, according to Myanmar Embassy officials and Malaysia-based Myanmar civil society groups.

Chinese man charged with sexual assault

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:17 AM PST

A Chinese national has been charged with raping a Myanmar woman working at the Burstt camera lens factory in Pyin Oo Lwin township, according to the Mandalay Region police.

Most disabled lost limbs in land mines

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:11 AM PST

At a social camp to fit disabled people with artificial limbs, it was found that the majority of participants were victims of land mines, Daw Yin Yin Nyunt, secretary of U Nu Daw Mya Yi Foundation told The Myanmar Times.

Garment factory ordered to reinstate axed workers

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:00 AM PST

Unitedtex overseas garment factory in Yangon's Hlaing Tharyar township has been ordered by the regional arbitration council to reinstate nine workers whom the company fired last month.

ASEAN ministers to discuss US President Trump’s foreign policy

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:56 AM PST

ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss US President Donald Trump's foreign policy when they convene for the grouping's ministerial meeting retreat next week.

Fishing boat carrying Bengalis detained near Gwa township

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:54 AM PST

A fishing boat carrying nine Bengali men and the corpse of another Bengali man was seized in the evening of February 15 in waters near the Sat Thwar village of Gwa township, said Gwa township administrator U Aung Lin.

KNU, KIO call for more peace efforts

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:50 AM PST

TWO influential ethnic Kachin and Kayin armed groups have called for more cooperation in the peace process after having a meeting yesterday.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to decide on bill to protect citizens’ freedom, security

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:48 AM PST

A bill to protect the personal freedom and security of all citizens will be decided by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, following a deadlock between two Hluttaws, the Pyithu Hluttaw said on February 16.

Only few voters checked their names in list: UEC

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:47 AM PST

Only a few voters checked their names during the first public display of the electoral rolls for the April 1 by-elections, and many errors are found despite the door-to-door scrutiny earlier this month, according to the Union Election Commission (UEC).
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Commentary on "Preparing for the next Panglong conference"

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:25 AM PST

It is a time tested conclusion that the Tatmadaw, and also the Aung San Suu Kyi headed NLD regime for that matter, cannot go it alone.



The wishful-thinking of that the Tatmadaw's military pressure to break the will of the ethnic resistance into accepting the watered down version of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) version, which is not accompanied by ending the Tatmadaw's offensives in Shan and Kachin States, lacks all-inclusiveness participation and equitable, level playing field, will remain an illusion or pipe dream only.

As for Suu Kyi, coercively sticking to her rigid time schedule would eventually bring in the NCA-non-signatory ethnic armies is also equally an impoverish way of thinking, likely following the Inter Mediate's, a policy think-tank that supervises Suu Kyi, suggestion, according to a knowledgeable signatory ethnic armed organization.

It seems Suu Kyi is employing a paternalistic attitude, by probably thinking and believing that: "She is grabbing the non-signatories of NCA by the collars and forcibly putting them into a paradise-like atmosphere - literally Nat Pyi in Burmese, where the latter complained that it is too high and instead jumped down".

What a pity that the situation has been misinterpreted by the Tatmadaw and as well Suu Kyi.

Link to the story: http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/preparing-for-the-next-panglong-conference

Commentary on " Dialogue or despair: Two futures for the peace process"

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:14 AM PST

What Aung Naing Oo pointed out is most crucial to the continuation of peace process dialogue.


His suggestion of "Unnecessary restrictions must also be removed. Flexibility must be prioritized. Negotiators must be provided with proper policy direction and communication," or key words like "restriction, flexibility,and communication" are most important to keep the process going.

In plain words, for example the issue of "restriction", like Paragraph 17/1, Association with Illegal Organizations Act that could cause personal security concern for the ethnic resistance leaders should be waived, if not abolished it all. The detention of one All Burma Student Democratic Front (ABSDF) leader, whose party is a signatory of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), is still detained with the Burma Army initiative, is the case in point. In the same vein, a dozen or so soldiers of Ararkan Liberation Party (ALP), also an NCA signatory are detained and their weapons confiscated, citing trespassing their designated areas, and still are under detention.

"Flexibility" in this period of ongoing peace process should mean looking the other way or turn a blind eye for the sake of a bigger picture or goal-setting. In this case, it is the achievement of the political settlement through negotiations. The Tatmadaw is just doing the opposite, by imposing its own rule of being a sole protector of the national sovereignty, when in fact this is the very notion that has been the bone of contention for adversaries and all parties involved in the peace process.

It should be clear that while the Tatmadaw wants to be the sole owner of the country's sovereignty, the ethnic nationalities see it as their ultimate goal to wrestle it back, in the form of a "shared-sovereignty". It is a political demand and they are risking their lives so that the political equation is changed into a form of federal union system of governance. In other words, this should be negotiated at the peace conference and not already taken for granted by the Tatmadaw, as it is now doing and acting with implementation that isn't helping the peace process to be fruitful at all.

Regarding "communication", especially with concern to JMC or ceasefire joint-monitoring procedure, it is not at all working, seen from several firefights with the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) or the Shan State army - South, which is also an NCA signatory.

All in all, it is the "political will" and sincerity that is badly needed from the part of the Tatmadaw to end its offensive wars in Kachin and Shan States, in the name of safeguarding the country's sovereignty, and come down from its moral high horse of being the sole protector and owner of the national sovereignty and national unity, using sheer military might, which has failed to work, after employing the said policy for decades.

Link to the story: http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/dialogue-or-despair-two-futures-for-the-peace-process

Taunggyi to host Civil Society Peace Forum ahead of 21CPC

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:33 AM PST

Burmese civil society organizations (CSOs) have announced that they will gather for a 'peace forum' in Shan State capital Taunggyi next week.


With invitations extended to state-level CSOs from across the country, the forum is scheduled to be held in Taunggyi from 21- 23 February, ahead of a national-level conference in Naypyidaw on 24- 25 February.

According to Min Aung Htoo, an executive member of the CSOs Forum, the agenda at the national forum in Naypyidaw will include three topics: federal economics and finance; the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs); and environmental policies and natural disaster management.

Min Aung Htoo said that the meeting will bring together members of CSOs from different states who are each working to build peace in Burma.

"CSOs will be represented at the upcoming peace talks," said Min Aung Htoo, referring to the next round of the Union Peace Conference, also known as the 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC), which is slated to kick off in Naypyidaw in mid-March.

"Therefore, in order to for us to speak with one voice on behalf of the general public, we need to prepare."

The CSOs sent a joint-letter to the Burmese government after the first round of the 21CPC, requesting permission to send a greater number of CSO representatives to the peace talks. However, they say, to date they have not had a response.

The peace talks are based on the framework of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), which limits representation of CSOs.

"We wish to be legitimate representatives at the national-level peace talks," said Su Su Shwe, a CSO representative from Tanintharyi region. "At national-level negotiations, there are four sectors in play: the parliament and government; political parties; Tatmadaw[Burmese military]; and ethnic armed groups. So, the question is: why not give CSOs fair representation?"

According to Win Htay Kaung Myat, a representative of the CSOs Forum in southern Shan State, 49 CSO representatives will attend the next round of talks in Taunggyi, plus an additional 24 female delegates who are due to debate women's issues.

"At the 21CPC conference, we are not permitted to directly discuss issues such as cultural heritage," he said. "There are so many limitations on us. Therefore, we will have to wait and see how much dialogue we can introduce and how the UPDJC will react."


The UPDJC, or Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee, oversees the agendas for the peace talks, and is headed by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.

By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
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KNU Chairman Meets KIO Central Committee in Laiza

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 07:39 AM PST

Representatives from the two groups release a statement pledging 'collaboration to achieve peace; by seeking the best and necessary approaches.'

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Stakeholders Fight for Conflicting Visions of Ngapali Shoreline

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:54 AM PST

Guesthouse owners want taller buildings to cope with an influx of visitors, but tourists want to keep current height limits; Parliament will decide.

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Chinese Farmers Trespass on Burmese Soil, Lawmaker Claims

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 04:36 AM PST

The Lower House lawmaker asked the government to take action, saying that Chinese farmers had encroached on about 10 acres of Burmese land.

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Who is Aung Win Khaing?

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 04:28 AM PST

A President's Office statement named retired Lt-Col Aung Win Khaing as a suspect in the death of NLD lawyer U Ko Ni.

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International Partners Pledge Support for Bagan Renovations

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 03:22 AM PST

During a conference in Bagan, international experts and UNESCO representatives share assessments and findings of the post-earthquake restoration work.

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Rangoon Govt Issuing Smart ID Cards to Squatters

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 03:13 AM PST

The divisional government is surveying the population of squatters across 13 townships in Rangoon and printing identity documents.

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Displaced Persons Ordered to Leave Kachin Camp

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 03:02 AM PST

Militia leaders in Kachin State Special Region-1 threaten to burn down IDP camp if it is not vacated as soon as possible.

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Man Found Dead on Boat Drifting off Arakan Coast

Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:09 AM PST

Body sent to Gwa Township hospital for post-mortem examination as investigators suspect the man died from starvation.

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Burma Says Security Operation in Troubled Arakan Has Ended

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 10:16 PM PST

The crackdown underway since early October sparked widespread allegations of serious human rights abuses.

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Authorities Block Kachin National Conference

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 09:55 PM PST

Around 100 police gather at Myitkyina's Manaw Park after government rejects a request by the Kachin National Consultative Assembly to use Majoi Hall.

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Businesses-to-population ratio Myanmar lowest in region

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:47 PM PST

The ratio of private businesses-to-population of Myanmar is about three times lower than that of the least-developed countries in the region, according to the Myanmar Business Survey (MBS).

Restoration of Alaungtaw Katthapa National Park

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:23 PM PST

A 10-year habitat restoration program is being drafted for Alaungtaw Katthapa National Park in Sagaing Region, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.

Land owners face prosecution over illegal timber, says Yangon Forest Department

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:20 PM PST

Owners of timber yards will be prosecuted if illegal timber is found stored on their land, warned the Yangon Forest Department.

More Chinese funds for quake-hit Bagan pagodas

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:15 PM PST

More than US$1 million has been received from domestic and international donors to repair earthquake-hit Bagan pagodas and religious buildings, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko said.

Transfer of teachers based on skills rejected

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:08 PM PST

Civil society groups and teacher unions in Myanmar have decried the government's decision to transfer teachers based on their skills as unfair and said it is likely to have serious consequences on the education system.

Myanmar and Israeli eye surgeons conduct free surgery

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:07 PM PST

Myanmar eye surgeons along with their fellow doctors from a voluntary organisation from Israel named 'Eye from Zion' will be giving free oculoplastic surgery for patients with eye problems and glaucoma over a period of three days this month.

Drastic drop in malaria cases in Mandalay Region

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:06 PM PST

Malaria cases have dropped by more than 50 percent in Mandalay Region, thanks to increased awareness and improved public health care services, said Dr Tint Wai from the Regional Department of Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases through Insect Carriers.

Ex-army man believed to be mastermind of NLD lawyer U Ko Ni’s murder

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:03 PM PST

A former military officer has been identified as the alleged mastermind of the murder of prominent lawyer U Ko Ni, according to a statement from the President's Office.

NLD approves appointment of Shan branch vacant seats

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:00 PM PST

The ruling party, National League for Democracy (NLD), has approved the appointment of vacant seats for the executive party members of its Shan State branch, even though the state's ruling party members have objected to the appointment by the NLD headquarters.

21st Century Panglong Conference postponed to mid-March

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 10:56 PM PST

The second batch of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference will be held on an unspecified date in the middle of March, though it was earlier scheduled to commence on February 28.
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SNLD kicks off by-election campaign in Shan State

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 10:59 PM PST

The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) on Wednesday launched its campaign for April's by-election, with candidates running in all seven constituencies where polls will be held in Shan State.

The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) campaign during the 2015 general election.

Speaking to Shan Herald on Thursday, SNLD spokesperson Sai Lek said that party members kicked off the campaign in Kehsi, Monghsu and Kengtung townships on February 15. He explained that the candidates' main task will be to explain the party's policies to the electorate.

"We have started campaigning in all seven constituencies: three in Kehsi, another three in Monghsu, and one in Kengtung township," he said. "We are laying out our policies and helping voters understand how to cast their ballots.

Polling in Kehsi and Monghsu tonwships was cancelled during the general election in November 2015 because of fighting between the Tatmadaw [Burmese government forces] and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA).

"We will not be forcing people to vote for us," Sai Lek added. "We will explain to them that they can vote freely and for whomever they wish. We are taking time to explain the voting process.

"During the general elections in 1990, 2010 and 2015, many people in Shan State did not understand the responsibilities of voting. To this day, many still don't truly understand the process, and that's why we are explaining it to them. This is the main issue we are addressing.

"We will contest all seven seats," Sai Lek said. "If the public supports us, we believe we will win them all."

In the 2015 election, the SNLD, commonly known as the 'Tiger Head Party,' won a total of 40 seats, making it the second strongest party in Shan State, next to the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
Its main rival, the Shan National Democratic Party (SNDP), won only one constituency in the last general election; that was a State Assembly seat in Mong Pan Township. The SNDP will also contest all available seats in the April 1 by-election.

However, the newly formed Eastern Shan State Development Democratic Party (ESSDDP) has announced that it will not contest any seats at the upcoming by-election unless its sister parties, the SNLD and SNDP, cooperate with them.

According to a Union Election Commission (UEC) announcement on October 1, a total of 18 vacant seats will be up for grabs in both Union and regional parliaments on April 1.

Constituencies under the control of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) – namely Panghsang, Narpan, Pangwai and Mongmaw – as well as Mongla Township, which is the headquarters of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), have not announced whether they will hold polling for the by-election.


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Kachin National Conference to Commence in Myitkyina

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 07:32 AM PST

Since a national level political dialogue led by the KIA could not be held without signing the NCA, the idea for the conference was born.

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New National Security Adviser Discusses Arakan State, Peace Process at First Meeting

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 05:13 AM PST

National security adviser U Thaung Tun meets with international ambassadors and diplomats in his first official engagement since his appointment.

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Third Suspect Named in U Ko Ni Assassination Plot

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 05:05 AM PST

The President's Office says suspect Aung Win Khaing, a former army Lt-Col, allegedly offered to pay his brother 100 million kyats to murder U Ko Ni.

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Burma Army Seizes Two Military Bases from Mon Armed Group

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 04:42 AM PST

The Burma Army actions are believed to be retaliation for Sunday's Mon National Day celebration, in which the MNLA held a military parade.

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Special Edition Aung San Postage Stamps to be Released in March

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 04:31 AM PST

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is issuing special edition Gen Aung San postage stamps to commemorate the ministry's 70th anniversary.

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Lawmaker Questions Letpadaung Revenues

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 04:04 AM PST

The government has announced receiving US$20 million from royalties, production sharing, commercial taxes, and income taxes in an eight-month period.

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Families of 1947 Panglong Signatories Voice Support for 21st Century Panglong

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 03:30 AM PST

The family members release a five-point statement on the 70th Union Day anniversary in Panglong town, Shan State.

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Private Investors Invited to Bankroll Mrauk-U Airport Project

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 01:17 AM PST

The Arakan State government hopes to finish construction within three to five years by inviting project funding from private investors.

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Sources say Chinese Authorities Meet KNU Leadership in Kunming

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:10 PM PST

KNU Chairman Saw Mutu Say Poe believed to be invited by Chinese authorities to discuss China's role in Burma's peace process.

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Legal action over seized timber

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 12:02 AM PST

Nine months after the seizure of 489 tonnes of illegal timber in a forest area cordoned off for military research near Ban Thar village within the Ho Leik village tract in Mandalay Region's Pyin Oo Lwin township, legal action is finally being taken against those responsible.

Pure-bred Myanmar bulls attracting more breeders as prices soar

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:59 PM PST

The number of bull breeders has increased as pure-bred Myanmar bulls continue to sell at good market prices, according to cow breeders at a bull beauty pageant on February 12.

More than 30 species of migratory birds sojourn at Paleik Lake

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:55 PM PST

More than 30 species of migratory birds – including some rare species – are at the Paleik Inn (lake) in Tada-U town of Mandalay Region this winter season, said migratory bird watchers.

Competing for World Heritage status

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:53 PM PST

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture will submit Shwedagon Pagoda and the primate fossil site in Pondaung in central Myanmar to be added to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) World Heritage tentative list following a discussion with UNESCO officials and relevant departments.

Bagan’s long, bumpy road to World Heritage listing

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:50 PM PST

Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan has one of the largest concentrations of temples and pagodas in the world, many of them more than 1000 years old, but despite its archaeological significance, its attempt to get World Heritage status has been fraught with obstacles.

Myanmar plans to sign labour pact with Japan

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:39 PM PST

Myanmar is planning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese government to send Myanmar workers to Japan, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population on February 13.

Govt to issue stamp with Bogyoke’s image

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:36 PM PST

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on February 13 that it will be issuing official stamps with the image of Bogyoke (General) Aung San to commemorate the ministry's 70th Anniversary on March 17, 2017.

Letpadaung Copper Project to bring in US$20m

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:34 PM PST

The Letpadaung Copper Project, which is a joint venture between the Wanbao Mining Company from China, Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited and the Myanmar Government is expected to generate about US$20 million in its first 10 months for the State, said U Ohn Win, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environment.

Lawyer says authorities violated student protester’s rights

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:27 PM PST

High court lawyer U Robert San Aung who is representing Ko Nyan Myo Aung, a student who staged a one-man protest earlier this month, has applied to the court to take action against the authorities for allegedly violating the privacy rights of his client.

National-level political dialogue in Chin State

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:21 PM PST

A national-level political dialogue will be held in the Chin State on February 28, involving the Chin National Front (CNF), political parties and civil society organisations.
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