“The military-formed union election commission(UEC) attempts to have acknowledgement of their legitimacy from the political parties,” said Sai Leik, General Secretary of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), regarding the meeting with the political parties in Myanmar, invited by the military-formed UEC. Yezin Agricultural University Teachers who are participating in CDM from three universities, Livestock …
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Hackers target govt websites in cyber spillover from Arakan crisis
Hackers targeted several government websites this week, according to state media, apparently in retaliation for Burma’s treatment of the country’s Muslim minority, as international attention on the plight of the Rohingya in Arakan State intensifies.
Burma army to assist in tackling illegal logging in Kachin
Minister tells parliament plans are afoot to form a taskforce to crack down effectively on any logging operations in the area.
Karen State govt hosts landmine workshop
A workshop on the dangers of landmines is being held in the Karen State capital Hpa-an for the first time under arrangement by the regional government.
Government imposes logging ban, in latest bid to save forests
The move comes two years after an earlier effort to slow deforestation by banning the export of raw timber.
Senior govt officials sacked after jade investigation
Two senior government officials have been sacked in connection with unregulated jade mining operations in the country’s north.