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Day: March 3, 2015

Race Protection Law ‘a distraction’ to real issues: ICJ
Proposed legislation is not in the national interest and risks further violence, says Sam Zarifi of the International Commission for Jurists.

Students, monks declare hunger strike
Action announced after authorities in Pegu Division stalled on their demands to continue their rally from Letpadan to Rangoon.

Thai firms agree Dawei signing ceremony
Ital-Thai and Rojana Industrial Park Plc expected to put pen to paper this month for first phase of Dawei Special Economic Zone.

Students face off against police in Letpadan
Some student activists scuffle briefly with police at a barricade as they try to negotiate a continuation of their march to Rangoon.

Thein Sein, Suu Kyi in face-to-face Constitution talks
The pair reportedly met privately to discuss constitutional reform and steps to ensure free and fair elections later this year.