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Day: February 18, 2015
Six month jail-time for 14 Michaungkan activists
Fourteen people, including a 68-year-old woman, sentenced to prison time for their part in protesting a historic land-grab in Rangoon.
Classic cars on the road to Mandalay
70 antique cars set off from Singapore this month and have passed through Malaysia and Thailand, en route to Mandalay.
SNDP sets sights on 50% election success rate
The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, or SNDP, says it aims to win more than 50 percent of all seats it competes for in this year’s general election.
8,000 homeless after Rangoon blaze
After a fire rips through homes in Rangoon, a separate blaze destroys a market in Magwe Division
Martial law declared in Kokang; Red Cross convoy attacked
President signs into effect a 90-day State of Emergency; meanwhile a Red cross convoy carrying refugees is attacked, injuring two volunteers.