A proposal to name a new bridge across the Salween River in Mon State after Burma’s independence hero, General Aung San, was accepted for discussion by Parliament’s Lower House on…
Month: February 2017
USDP MP threatens action against speculation tying him to Ko Ni killing
Lawmaker Lin Zaw Tun, a classmate of the Defence Services Academy graduate who allegedly masterminded the plot to kill prominent lawyer Ko Ni, has threatened to sue those speculating that…
Rohingya refugees sucked into booming Bangladesh drug trade
Bangladesh says the influx of Rohingya fleeing Buddhist-majority Burma is partly to blame for soaring methamphetamine use in its cities.
Military MP questions Shwe Mann-led legal commission’s constitutionality
A military MP on Monday challenged the constitutionality of the Commission for the Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Cases, a body led by Shwe Mann, the former parliamentary speaker…
NCA non-signatories disavow peace accord, seek alternative talks
Several ethnic armed groups that are not signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have decided they will not sign the accord and instead are looking to engage in alternative-track…
Thai court sets date for verdict in Rohingya trafficking case
Thailand’s Criminal Court has set 19 July for handing down a verdict on the alleged trafficking of Rohingya migrants in a case that involves 103 suspects including a senior Thai…