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• Facebook standards marked for translation
• First independent journalism institute opens in Yangon
• SSA-N to blame for fighting, says vice minister
• Speaker calls on peacemakers to put civilians first
• Anti-illegal trade mobile teams to expand scope
• Chinese demand is pushing padauk to extinction: report
• ILO Convention to come into force in December
• Passive smoke: an enemy to nonsmokers
• Call for action on use of drugs in fish farming
• Flower power helps kids in Mandalay stay in class

Facebook standards marked for translation Posted: 20 Jul 2014 04:56 PM PDT Facebook will expedite the translation of its community standards and guidelines into Myanmar language, in an effort to combat online hate speech following deadly unrest in Mandalay earlier this month.

First independent journalism institute opens in Yangon Posted: 20 Jul 2014 03:02 PM PDT The country's first independent journalism institute has opened in Yangon, offering part-time courses to media professionals with full-time courses set to begin in December.

SSA-N to blame for fighting, says vice minister Posted: 20 Jul 2014 03:01 PM PDT A top military official has laid blame for recent fighting in Shan State on the Shan State Army-North, saying the group trespassed onto land under government control in violation of a 2012 peace agreement.

Speaker calls on peacemakers to put civilians first Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:55 PM PDT Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann has urged stakeholders in the peace process to protect civilians through their actions, rather than their own interests, following repeated clashes between the Tatmadaw and various armed groups.

Anti-illegal trade mobile teams to expand scope Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:49 PM PDT Mandalay International Airport to be one of three new areas of focus for Ministry of Commerce agents who are aiming to crack down on the country's ilicit border trade.

Chinese demand is pushing padauk to extinction: report Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:45 PM PDT The Forest Department has rejected calls for the government to enforce an international anti-smuggling treaty to combat the illicit trade in timber from two species of trees, which an environmental group warns could be logged to extinction within three years.

ILO Convention to come into force in December Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:44 PM PDT An International Labour Organisation convention aimed at combating the worst of underage working offenses is set to come into effect in December.

Passive smoke: an enemy to nonsmokers Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:34 PM PDT Millions of smokers in Myanmar prove to be a serious health threat to those around them who choose not to light up.

Call for action on use of drugs in fish farming Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:23 PM PDT Health officials have called on the Department of Fisheries to crack down on the use of antibiotics at fisheries farms, after chloramphenicol residue was recently found in dried prawn products exported to Britain.

Flower power helps kids in Mandalay stay in class Posted: 20 Jul 2014 02:15 PM PDT Dozens of young children who normally sell flowers around Mandalay's royal moat have been given some much needed days off thanks to a newly launched volunteer organisation known as "Flower Growers Teaching Class".

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