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Day: August 3, 2015
Mrauk-U struggles with rising floodwater
The town of Mrauk-U in Arakan State has suffered the greatest impact from monsoonal flooding.
First Malaysian bank opens in Burma
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia’s leading bank by assets, commenced branch operations in Burma on Monday.
VIDEO: Help arrives in Burma's disaster zones
Emergency flood relief aid was flown into Burma’s disaster zones over the weekend, as Burma’s president visited rural Sagaing Division where a state of emergency was declared after rains displaced…
UN envoy Lee begins Burma visit
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Yanghee Lee began her third official visit to the country today. Lee will tour Burma for five days.
No room for Ko Ko Gyi on NLD candidate list
NLD will contest 1,132 of the total possible 1,171 seats in the upper and lower houses, as well as in state and division assemblies.