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    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi

    Suu Kyi calls for NLD to ‘grow wiser’

    Suu Kyi also emphasised the importance of restoring positive values and attitudes that have been lost in order to prevent the country’s demise.

    Constitution Lead Story News Parliament

    Military MPs will not support changing 436

    Military MPs in Burma’s parliament will not support any proposal to amend Article 436, the clause which enshrines their 25 percent of all seats and effectively gives them veto power over constitutional reform.

    Crime Lead Story News Politics Religion

    Former Min. of Religious Affairs sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment

    Former Minister of Religious Affairs Hsan Hsint was found guilty of sedition and criminal breach of trust on Friday for mishandling a raid on Mahasantisukha Monastery.

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    Lead Story Media News Parliament

    Upper house approves TV & Broadcasting Bill

    A draft Television and Broadcasting Bill was approved by the upper house of parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for private TV broadcasters to operate legally in Burma for the first time.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Over one thousand die in labour camps over last decade

    Over one thousand inmates died in Burma’s prison labour camps between May 2004 and August 2014.

    Land Lead Story News Rangoon

    Michaungkan protestors stage one-day hunger strike

    The Michaungkan protest movement was elevated to a new level on Wednesday when the protestors staged a hunger strike to demand the release of their community leader Sein Than.

    Land Lead Story News Rangoon

    Michaungkan protestors stand fast as deadline passes

    Dozens of villagers defy a 3 October deadline ordered by local police to dismantle their camp and leave their protest site in Rangoon city centre.

    Land Lead Story News Property Rangoon

    Land sales plummet following Rangoon New City project suspension

    “We have gone from what was essentially a gold rush to virtually no buyers whatsoever,” a property broker from Rangoon’s Twante Township, Myint Oo, told DVB.

    Kachin Lead Story News Sport

    Two Burmese mountaineers missing on Hkakabo Razi

    Six mountaineers have reached the town of Tha-hong-tan at the foot of the mountain in good health; they say they lost contact with the other two during descent from summit.

    Health Lead Story News

    Quarantined Burmese man cleared of Ebola

    A 22-year-old Burmese man, who was detained at Rangoon airport on suspicion of carrying the Ebola virus, has been cleared after a series of tests and will be free to go home within five days.

    Kachin Lead Story Lifestyle News

    Burmese mountaineers scale Hkakabo Razi

    An eight-man team plant the Burmese flag on the icy peak of the highest mountain in Southeast Asia, which marks the tri-border of Burma, India and China.

    Business Development Lead Story News Rangoon

    Land prices skyrocket after unveiling of Rangoon development plan

    The announcement that Rangoon’s divisional parliament had approved a proposal to implement a city expansion plan has caused land prices to skyrocket overnight in areas earmarked for development west of the city.

    Lead Story Media News

    Charges dropped for 50 media activists

    A case filed against more than 50 journalists in mid-July for a demonstration demanding greater media freedoms has been dropped, according to Rangoon’s Kamayut Township police.

    Lead Story News Rangoon

    Michaungkan activist sentenced to 8 months

    Land rights activist Sein Than was sentenced to four months in prison on Wednesday, lengthening his term to eight months following another ruling issued on Tuesday.

    Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Court orders S Korean factory to pay dismissed workers

    South Korean shoe manufacturer Master Sports has been ordered by a Rangoon court to compensate more than 750 factory workers who were suddenly laid off in June.

    Land Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    Sintgu police, villagers vow to sue each other for violence

    Both local police in Sintgu and a group of villagers say they are filing lawsuits against each other following a violent confrontation in the Mandalay Division town last week.

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    Environment Lead Story News Photos

    High waters in low-lying Pegu

    Each year, as Burma’s monsoon season reaches its peak, stories of inundated fields, homes and entire villages pour into the DVB newsroom. Poor drainage systems and a chronic lack of[…]

    Lead Story Media News

    DVB journalist’s appeal heard at Magwe court

    An appeal by DVB reporter Zaw Pe, sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in April on charges of trespassing and disturbing a civil servant on duty, took place on Tuesday at Magwe Divisional Court.

    Lead Story News

    Anti-contraband team to search international gateways

    The Mobile Team, a government task force responsible for cracking down on illegally imported goods, will expand its operations at the end of June.

    Education Lead Story News Politics

    Student expulsion threat linked to 436 campaign, say activists

    The government’s recent warning that politically active students may be subject to expulsion could be linked to a campaign supporting constitutional reform, legal experts and activists said.

    Lead Story News Politics Rangoon Religion

    De-robed monks await trial after monastery raid

    Five monks detained during a Tuesday night raid on the Mahasantisukha Monastery were de-robed and brought to court on Friday, according an officer at the Tamwe police station.

    Lead Story News Property

    Lawyers take to streets to save historic courthouse

    Dozens of lawyers marched through downtown Rangoon on Wednesday to protest the privatisation of two colonial-era buildings.

    Lead Story Media News

    Unity staff divided as verdict nears

    The trial of five Unity Weekly employees continued on Monday in Pakokku, Magwe Division. The defendants are now preparing additional witnesses and expect a verdict within one month.

    Business Lead Story News

    Electricity price hike impacts households, businesses

    Burmese households and businesses face new financial pressures after being saddled with higher electricity costs.

    Culture Entertainment Lead Story Media News

    Motion picture association chairman steps down

    Lu Min, actor and chairman of Myanmar [Burma] Motion Picture Association (MMPA), told DVB that he will not seek reappointment for the coming year.

    Education Lead Story News

    Literacy campaign aims to coach 46,000 people

    University lecturers and students are volunteering their time during this summer holiday as part of the 2014 Literacy Campaign in Burma, which aims to provide free classes to children as well as adults who never learned to read.

    Communal Violence Lead Story News

    Buddhists stone Muslim shops, mosque in Hlegu following scissor attack

    A personal feud has sparked another wave of communal tensions in Burma, this time in Hlegu Township, 40km northeast of Rangoon.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Rangoon gets security-conscious for Thingyan

    Rangoon Division police say they are implementing various security measures to ensure the safety of all revellers during the Thingyan water festival

    Land Lead Story News Politics

    Michaungkan villagers restart sit-in protest

    More than 100 residents of Michaungkan in the eastern suburbs of Rangoon have restored their rally camp, this time at Maha Bandula Park in the city’s downtown area.

    Environment Lead Story Natural resources News

    Mon villagers rally against mountain quarry

    Villagers in Mon State’s Paung Township rallied against a proposed plan by a Burmese private company, Amberto Mining, to quarry Kalarma Mountain.

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