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Day: July 9, 2015
Aung Thaung flown to Singapore after stroke
Senior Burmese government official Aung Thaung has been airlifted to Singapore for emergency medical treatment after suffering a severe stroke.
Burmese fishermen wait onshore as Thai dispute lingers
Thai Prime Minister urges registered fishing boats in his country to resume operations, but thousands of Burmese fishermen remain stuck onshore.
5 Tavoy student activists sentenced
Five members of the Tavoy University Students Union were sentenced on Wednesday for their involvement in an education law protests earlier this year.
8 Aug deadline set for parties’ candidate lists
The Union Election Commission has instructed political parties to submit lists of parliamentary candidates for the general election no later than 8 August.
Koh Tao murders: Defence label witness testimonies ‘inconsistent’
“Four prosecution witnesses testified at the trial today … none of them could precisely say that the two Burmese youngsters committed the murder.”