Myanmar’s Monetary Development Master Plan – Myanmar has outlined a master plan for monetary development to be implemented with the assistance of the World Bank, Xinhua news agency quoted official media Friday. Full Story
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Political Prisoner was Beaten
August 3rd, 2012 
admin Officials at Rangoon’s Insein prison beat a political prisoner, who was being transferred from Arakan state’s Sittwe prison to Pegu’s Tharawaddy prison, during a brief stopover at the facility on 31 July. Full Story
Myanmar Worker Strike Probe Shot Down
August 2nd, 2012 admin Myanmar Worker Strike Probe Shot Down - A proposal to form a committee to investigate worker strikes, which took place in Rangoon factories to demand wages hikes over the past year, was rejected by Burma’s Lower House of Parliament after a vote on Wednesday. Full Story
India, Myanmar Draw Closer in Military Ties
August 2nd, 2012 admin India, Myanmar Draw Closer in Military Ties - India has agreed to train Myanmar army personnel and provide material in an effort to pressure Indian insurgents who take refuge in northwest Burma, according to an article the The Times of India on Thursday. Full Story
UN envoy Meets Myanmar Bomber
August 2nd, 2012 admin UN envoy Meets Myanmar Bomber - United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana met with activist groups yesterday in Rangoon including 88 Generation Students, the All-Burma Federation of Student Unions and Generation Wave and death row inmate Phyo Wai Aung. Full Story
Myanmar To Allow Motorcycle Driver License at Age 16
August 2nd, 2012 admin Myanmar To Allow Motorcycle Driver License at Age 16 - Starting August 1, the age to apply for a motorcycle driver training license (for 110 cc motorcycles) was lowered to 16, an official of the Road Transport Administration Department.
At age16 , a person must obtain a driver training license in order to drive a low-level motorcycle. Motorcycle driver’s licenses are granted at the township office of the Road Transport Administration Department. Full Story
Bangladesh Stops NGOs Work with Rohingyas
August 2nd, 2012 admin Bangladesh Tries to Work with Rohingyas - Bangladesh has ordered three international charities to stop providing aid to Rohingya refugees who cross the border to flee persecution and violence in Burma, an official said Thursday. Full Story
