(1) Lawyers protest privatisation of historic courthouse : Source : DVB
17-Oct-12
Dozens
of lawyers protested this morning in front of a courthouse in downtown Rangoon
against a government plan to privatise a historic court house.
(2) Musicians no longer required to submit songs to censors : Source : DVB
17-Oct-12
The
government-backed Myanmar Music Association (MMA)’s general secretary and
well-known singer Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein said that artists are now allowed to
publish their music without prior approval from the state censor board.
(3) President’s Office pushes ministries to review blacklists : Source : DVB
17-Oct-12
The
President’s Office has been pressing concerned government ministries to follow
up on trimming their blacklists that ban foreign and Burmese nationals from
entering the country.
(4) Ruling party keeps Thein Sein at the helm : Source : DVB
17-Oct-12
Burma’s
President was reappointed Tuesday as head of the ruling party at a key meeting
aimed at reviving its flagging political fortunes against a resurgent
opposition.
(5) Locals protest against new power plant : Source : DVB
16-Oct-12
About
100 people in Tenasserim division’s Kawthaung town protested in the streets on
Tuesday morning against a coal power plant that recently became operational.
(6)
Muslim group ‘regrets’ rejection of OIC office : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 17 October 2012 13:04 Mizzima
News
The Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) has expressed “regret” over a Burmese government decision not
to allow the opening of an OIC liaison office in Burma’s western Rakhine State.
(7) The Untold Dreams of a KNU Peace Pioneer : Source : Irrawaddy
17-Oct-12
The
death last Sunday of David Htaw, a senior leader of the Karen National Union
(KNU), came at a time of mixed feelings within the group over the peace deals
that he has helped to reach with the Burmese government.
(8)
US links military ties with Burma on human rights progress : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 17 October 2012 13:29
Mizzima News
The top-level US delegation now in
Burma is sending a signal that cooperation between US and Burma’s military can
only come if the country makes further progress on human rights issues.
(9) KIO Accept Ruili Venue for Peace Talks : Source : Irrawadd
17-Oct-12
The
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has agreed to the Burmese government’s
proposal of Ruili as the venue for the next round of peace talks, but has yet
to fix a date for the negotiations.
(10)
‘Policy errors, protectionism’ caused food price instability : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 17 October 2012 14:06
Mizzima News
Policy errors and protectionism has
led to price volatility in Burma’s food market, Vice President Nyan Tun said in
an address on World Food Day on Tuesday.
(11) Poppies return as usual : Source : Panglong
Wednesday,
17 October 2012 14:26 S.H.A.N.
From
all over Shan State, reports have begun to arrive that poppy cultivation is
back, as early as August in the south and east, but only recently in the north.
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