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Day: September 5, 2016
Dismissal of NLD executives in Shan State stirs controversy
Win Htein, an NLD Central Executive Committee member, said he had a mandate from the party’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi to deal with a planned reshuffle of party executives…
Suu Kyi, Annan kick off Arakan panel
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and former UN chief Kofi Annnan convened the first meeting of the Arakan Commission on Monday, ahead of a planned visit to the troubled…
8 arrested in Kengtung for impersonating local militia
Police in Shan State detain eight people, including a Chinese national, who were caught wearing the uniforms of local militia members.
Mae La Oon refugee camp: Living in limbo
Life in a refugee camp is never easy, but for many who have lived in Mae La Oon for much of their life, the thought of leaving brings anxieties of…
When logging deals go wrong: DKBA commander hacked to death
DKBA renegades say Na Ma Kyar did not kidnap the mahouts, but was only holding them temporarily as the logging camp operators had failed to pay them operating fees.