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NLD youth leader charged for slandering official on Facebook

The Pegu Division official subsequently lodged a complaint with police under Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.

Crime Lead Story News Pegu Division

Witness stabbed at Phyu courthouse

Win Naing was rushed to Phyu Hospital, but later transferred to Rangoon General Hospital as his condition worsened.

Accidents Lead Story News

Burmese man mauled to death by wild elephant

According to locals, at least three people in Taikkyi are killed by wild elephants every year.

Lead Story Logging News Pegu Division

Logging war: Truck runs checkpoint in Pegu

The incident is the latest in a spate of violent confrontations between law enforcement officials and illegal loggers in Kyauktaga Township.

Lead Story News Pegu Division Suu Kyi

USDP member sued for loudspeaker tirade against Suu Kyi

He played in public a video file that had been circulating on social media of a man ranting in vile language about Suu Kyi and the government, calling the state counsellor a “whore”.

Health Lead Story News Pegu Division

Dysentery outbreak hits Prome

More than 90 people have been treated for dysentery at the public hospital in Prome, with at least half of them suffering from acute symptoms.

Lead Story Logging News Pegu Division

Pegu forestry officers open fire on logging trucks

Law enforcement officials in Pegu Division’s Kyauktaga Township open fire on trucks carrying illegal timber as they tried to run a checkpoint.

Lead Story Natural Disasters News Pegu Division

Pegu farmlands destroyed by floods

“Farmlands located in the east and west of Zigon were destroyed. The floodwater is yet to subside, and the river is still swelling.”

Health Lead Story News

Health ministry investigates infant deaths at Bago General Hospital

The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into the deaths of three infants that received a Hepatitis B vaccine at Bago General Hospital.

2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

Shwe Mann remains party candidate: USDP

Burma’s ruling party has quashed rumours that it has expelled its former chairman Shwe Mann.

Lead Story News Pegu Division Politics Protest

Letpadan defendants revoke power of attorney

Eight Letpadan activists have revoked their lawyers’ power of attorney rights, declaring they have no confidence in the judicial system.

2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

Shwe Mann condemns ‘abuse of religion’

Shwe Mann, the former USDP chairman and current house speaker, has spoken out against the “abuse of religion” for political gain in a campaign rally.

2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

Monks are helping USDP, says NLD candidate

An NLD candidate in Pegu Division has accused his rivals from the ruling USDP of drafting Buddhist monks to garner votes and verbally attack the opposition.

2015 Elections Land Lead Story News Pegu Division

3 new parties vow to fight for Burma’s farmers

More than 400 candidates from three new political parties devoted to representing Burma’s farmers will contest seats in the upcoming November election.

Land Lead Story News Politics

150 USDP members resign in land grab protest

Villagers quit amid claims that the party failed to assist them in claiming back land they were denied in 1992.

Education Lead Story News

Education minister talks Old School

More than 7,800 school buildings in the country are unsafe or in an unsightly state, Burma’s Deputy Education Minister Thant Shin tells parliament.

Business Weekly Lead Story News Pegu Division Trade

Business weekly 8 May 2015

Telenor posts record revenues; Carlsberg opens beer factory in Pegu; Burma poised to be leading rice exporter; and rents in Rangoon on the rise.

Lead Story Military News Pegu Division

Burma tests out Russian jets in KNLA territory

Terrified locals in Taungoo must have thought it was WWII all over again when the Burmese army carried out testing of air-to-ground missiles.

Education Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest

Education activists appear in Tharawaddy court

“We have been brought before the court many times, but our case is yet to be heard,” said detained student Yan Paing Soe.

‘Determined to continue our struggle’: Letpadan accused appear in court

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Education Lead Story News Protest

‘Determined to continue our struggle’: Letpadan accused appear in court

Around 70 education activists who were arrested during the police crackdown on protestors in Letpadan arrive in court for their third pre-trial hearing.