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100 arrested for Myanmar logging
dpa, Published on 06/01/2015
» YANGON - More than 100 foreigners, most of them Chinese, were arrested in northern Myanmar in a crackdown on illegal logging, a media report said Tuesday.
UNHCR probes Malaysia refugee fraud
dpa, Published on 21/11/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday it was investigating allegations of fraud in the processing of asylum seekers in Malaysia.
NZ man in court over Buddha flyer
dpa, Published on 18/12/2014
» YANGON — Two employees and the manager of a Yangon bar shut down for using image of the Buddha wearing headphones to promote an event appeared in court Thursday to face charges of insulting Buddhism.
Myanmar won't close labour camps
dpa, Published on 14/10/2014
» YANGON — The Myanmar government has rejected a parliamentary request to close the country's notorious labour camps, media reports said Tuesday.
Myanmar jails 5 journalists for 2 yrs
dpa, Published on 16/10/2014
» YANGON — Five Myanmar journalists were handed two years in prison each for reporting on allegations that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians had formed an alternative government.
5 things to watch for at Asean summit
dpa, Published on 11/11/2014
» NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The Asean summit that starts here tomorrow will be the last meeting for ASEAN leaders in 2014 and also the last meeting before the chair rotates from Myanmar to Malaysia.
Myanmar kills $8bn Yangon project
dpa, Published on 26/09/2014
» YANGON — The mayor of Yangon Friday cancelled an $8 billion project to expand Myanmar's biggest city after a public outcry over the scheme's lack of transparency.
Myanmar opposition sends petition
dpa, Published on 14/08/2014
» YANGON — A petition calling for the removal of an effective military veto over constitutional amendments in Myanmar has been submitted to parliament, the opposition said Thursday.
Myanmar's mobile war heats up
dpa, Published on 26/09/2014
» YANGON — Norway-based telecoms giant Telenor announced Friday it would start mobile services in Myanmar's second-largest city, Mandalay, over the weekend, as it vies for market share in the country's recently opened-up mobile sector.
Myanmar ends curfew in Mandalay
dpa, Published on 11/08/2014
» Authorities lifted the curfew on Monday in Myanmar's second-largest city, where sectarian violence left two people dead and 17 injured last month.