The Woodside Myanmar Postgraduate Scholarship at UWA

Five members of a local journal accused of inciting unrest will face less severe charges than expected after a court in Yangon’s Pabedan Township decided on Aug. 4 that they should be tried for violating Article 505(b) of the Penal Code.

According to a lawyer for the five journalists, editors and publishers of the Bi Mon Te Nay journal, they were originally charged under Articles 5(d) and 5(j) of the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, which set out lengthy prison sentences for affecting the conduct of the public or undermining law and order.

“Under the previous charges they could receive seven years’ imprisonment for each charge, but the new charge carries a maximum punishment of two years’ imprisonment,” said defense lawyer U Robert San Aung.

The charges stem from a front page story carried by the now-defunct weekly based on a statement by an activist group that mistakenly claimed opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had formed an interim government. —Htet Naing Zaw, Nyein Nyein and Yen Snaing

Woodside Energy Ltd has partnered with The University of Western Australia (UWA) to offer a high-achieving Myanmar national the opportunity to complete a Master of Public Health.

With an outstanding international reputation in health and medicine, UWA offers the successful candidate a transformative learning experience led by award-winning educators.

UWA and Woodside aim to create sustainable health benefits for the Myanmar community.

The Woodside Myanmar Postgraduate Scholarship provides one eligible Myanmar student with A$125,000 to undertake the Master of Public Health (Coursework) at UWA.

For more information and how to apply visit scholarships.uwa.edu.au/Myanmar

Closing date: 30 October 2014