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28 stand trial over alleged Arakan Army links
The trial of 28 Arakanese men accused of having association with the Arakan Army (AA) began at Kyauktaw Township Court on ...
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Who shall we give honour to for the successful transition?
President Thein Sein’s administration was transferred to new President Htin Kyaw’s administration on March 30, 2016, at 11:45 a.m.
Patrick Kum Ja Lee and his family in front of Insein prison after he was released from jail on 1 April, 2016. Photo: May Sabe Phyu/Facebook
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Facebook poster Patrick Kum Ja Lee freed after serving sentence
Patrick Kum Ja Lee, jailed for six months for putting a post on Facebook said to be offensive to the military chief, was released ...
Aung San Suu Kyi is engineering for herself an overarching leadership role in the new Myanmar government. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
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Myanmar upper house approves ‘Advisor to State’ bill for Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s upper house approved a bill yesterday creating a new “advisor to the state” post for Aung San Suu Kyi, further reinforcing her role as ....
Myanmars new Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
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Myanmar army MPs slam bill to create Suu Kyi ‘advisor’ role
Myanmar military MPs on Friday said a plan to bolster Aung San Suu Kyi's power with a special advisory role was unconstitutional, ...
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Telenor cautious about impact of new commercial tax
Norwegian multinational Telenor is cautious about the impact of a new commercial tax planned by Myanmar on the country's ...
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Delight and disquiet - mixed emotions on Myanmar’s historic day
I was 10 years old when I first found out there was something seriously wrong with my country.
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UEC congratulated on having achieved a momentous task
The European Union Election Observation Mission to the Union of the Republic of Myanmar presented its final report at ...
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Myanmar’s untested new ministers handed huge rebuilding job
Myanmar's new social affairs chief had just six days' notice before his appointment -- one of a legion of newcomers from ...
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Eight NCA signatories form steering committee at Chiang Mai summit
The leaders of eight ethnic armed groups who signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) with Myanmar’s ...
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Suu Kyi’s party to propose giving her special ‘advisor’ role
Aung San Suu Kyi's party will Thursday submit a proposal to create a new "state advisor" role for her, MPs said, giving her power to ...
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Suu Kyi takes place on National Defence and Security Council
Myanmar’s new government formed a new 11-member National Defence and Security Council yesterday with ...
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As Thein Sein exits, his reform legacy gains mixed reviews
Shortly after newly elected President Htin Kyaw completed a swearing-in ceremony in Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday morning, ...
U Htin Kyaw leaves after he is sworn in as Myanmar's new president in Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw on March 30, 2016. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
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Obama hails ‘extraordinary moment’ in Myanmar as new leader sworn in
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed the swearing-in of Myanmar's new president Htin Kyaw, a close aide to ...
Cambodian police officers carry a python that was seized aboard a truck in a village in the Kandal province, Cambodia, 29 March 2016. Photo: Mak Remissa/EPA
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Cambodia rescues half tonne of smuggled tortoises, pythons
Cambodian authorities rescued more than half a tonne of live tortoises and pythons stolen by smugglers, a forestry official said ...

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