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    News Politics

    Political prisoner committee meets with advocacy groups

    The committee commissioned to review the status of prisoners will begin compiling a list of inmates who qualify as political prisoners to submit to the president

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    Clashes breakout in Kachin state despite recent talks

    Kachin rebels and the Burmese military are continuing to clash in northern Burma after holding talks with government representatives earlier this week

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    Court rejects NLD spokesperson’s motion over libel suit

    A high court in Mandalay yesterday rejected a motion by the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) secretary Nyan Win to drop a libel suit filed by the country’s election commission

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    Suu Kyi: Burma’s constitution must change

    Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has criticised a provision in Burma’s controversial 2008 constitution, which prohibits her from becoming president in 2015 because her family members are foreign citizens

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    Political prisoner accused of new year bombing dies

    Phyo Wai Aung, who was falsely accused of masterminding a grenade attack at the Rangoon Thingyan festival in April 2010, has died at his home early on Friday morning, less than six months after being pardoned

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    Assault on train leaves three injured in Kachin state

    Three people were reportedly injured when the Mandalay-Myitkyina freight train was hit by a mine and struck with gunfire in Kachin state’s Mohnyin township this morning

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    Academics say anti-union campaign continues

    Pro-union lecturers at Rangoon University are being transferred to different institutions across Burma in what the professors say is a deliberate move to undercut unions

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    Professors claim transfers reflect officials’ anti-union sentiment

    Leading members of the University Lecturers’ Union in Mandalay have been transferred to several institutions across Burma in what they claim is a deliberate move by education officials who dislike unions

    Media News

    Gov’t to transform mouthpieces into public service media outlets

    Burma’s Information Ministry has announced plans to transform the state-run media sector into Public Service Media (PSM) starting next year

    News Politics

    Gov’t to begin political dialogues with armed groups: Aung Min

    The President Office’s Minister Aung Min said the government will commence political dialogues in December with the country’s armed ethnic groups who have signed ceasefire agreements

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    Police officers transferred after being interrogated

    The two police officers who were taken into custody and questioned after appearing in a controversial interview broadcasted on DVB channel last week have been transferred

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    Assassin released in presidential amnesty

    A soldier in the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) sentenced to death for assassinating a Burmese Army regional commander in 1985 was among the 514 prisoners released in Monday’s amnesty

    News Politics

    Freed copper mine protesters assaulted by police

    Nine out of 12 female farmers, arrested for protesting against a copper mine in Monywa in Sagaing Division earlier this week, claim to have been beaten by the police before being released from jail on Tuesday

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    Moe Thee Zun: ‘I’ve been fighting for 24 years ago so that I can return home and rebuild it’

    During a conference in Rangoon today, former All Burma Students’ Democratic Front leader Moe Thee Zun said that he had no intention to start a political party but was interested[…]

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    Labour activist arrested in Mandalay after protest

    Police detained Aye Thein who was assisting about 100 vendors who were protesting potential relocation in Mandalay’s Kidan Market

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    Suu Kyi to head ‘rule of law’ committee

    The Parliament’s Lower House formed the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility yesterday and appointed Aung San Suu Kyi as its chairperson after receiving approval from the country’s legislative representatives

    News Politics

    Army still recruiting, exploiting child soldiers

    Underage recruits remain in military posts and deserters are being chased down and recaptured by their units a month after the government signed an agreement with the UN

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    88 Generation Students to hold talks with president

    The 88 Generation Students activists group is tipped to meet with president Thein Sein in the near future, said one of the organisation’s leaders Mya Aye

    Business News

    Exporters reeling after Chinese meat ban

    China’s ban on the importation of Burmese meats has left the country’s exporters with warehouses full of frozen meat that have yet to find a potential destination

    Media News

    Journal stands by controversial interview

    The editors at Hot News journal are standing by a controversial interview with Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Myint Hlaing after the official claimed his remarks were made off the record

    News Politics

    Minister apologises for calling MPs ‘uneducated’

    After questioning the parliament’s intellectual aptitude in response to having his ministry’s budget slashed, Myint Hlaing issued a formal apology to the country’s legislative body

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    Civil servants return to Wa region

    After civil servants left Wa territory in 2010 amid brewing hostilities, state employees have now began moving back into the area

    Media News

    Government hands out punishment to news journal

    After publishing material in its supplementary pages without approval from the state censors, the Myanmar Post Global will be unable to print the section for two weeks

    News Politics

    Military leaders promoted in by-elections’ wake

    According to a article in a major state-run newspaper, several military leaders have been promoted following the country’s by-elections

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    Military officers among voters supporting NLD

    Military officers were among the voters who swept the National League for Democracy to a landslide victory in Sunday’s elections

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    Army chief defends military’s role, constitution

    During the state’s celebrations of Armed Forces Day, the country’s military head affirmed his support of the constitution and said the army is beholden to civil statutes

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    Ministry drops lawsuit against newspaper

    The Ministry of Construction have decided to drop a defamation suit that an engineer filed against the Modern Weekly concerning the journal’s reporting on poor road conditions

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    Rights group calls for religious leader’s release

    While hundreds of political prisoners have been freed this year, Asian Human Rights Commission is calling for the release of the leader of a religious sect

    News Politics

    President ‘must go beyond words’: Ko Ko Gyi

    Activist says rule of law will not be realised in Burma until government educates citizens and rids characteristics of former junta

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    Defectors boost Suu Kyi’s election bid

    Two prominent politicians, one of whom already has a seat in parliament, have joined the ranks of the National League for Democracy

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