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• Merkel vows backing for Myanmar in return for minority rights
• Al-Qaeda declares new branch in Indian sub-continent
• Ministry to expand e-visa to more nations, airports
• Committee to finalise constitution change bill
• Fire engines attend fire without water
• MPs reject homeless housing proposal

Merkel vows backing for Myanmar in return for minority rights Posted: 05 Sep 2014 09:10 PM PDT Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday pledged further economic support for Myanmarif it holds fair elections next year and does more to protect ethnic minorities.

Al-Qaeda declares new branch in Indian sub-continent Posted: 05 Sep 2014 09:08 PM PDT Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri declared Wednesday in a video message that the global Islamist extremist movement has launched a new branch to lead its struggle in the Indian sub-continent.

Ministry to expand e-visa to more nations, airports Posted: 05 Sep 2014 08:59 PM PDT The Ministry of Immigration and Population plans to expand a recently introduced electronic visa system.

Committee to finalise constitution change bill Posted: 05 Sep 2014 08:39 PM PDT Members of a parliamentary committee set up to draft amendments to the constitution will meet in Nay Pyi Taw on September 8 to finalise a bill to submit to parliament during the session that begins this week.

Fire engines attend fire without water Posted: 05 Sep 2014 08:11 PM PDT Residents helped put out a fire with water from their own homes in Pyinmana last week when fire engines called to a blaze found they had no water.

MPs reject homeless housing proposal Posted: 05 Sep 2014 08:05 PM PDT Yangon parliament has rejected a proposal to build affordable housing – even though the cost was only twice as much as YCDC plans to spend on billboards.

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