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• NLD leader takes four cabinet posts
• Civil society groups demand halt to Hpakant jade mining
• Aid groups urge new focus on IDPs
• Two new drugs launched ahead of World TB Day
• Parliament opposition leaves two more flyovers in doubt
• Vet association protests planned market project
• YCDC planner targets 30 percent parkland
• Mandalay Hill to get more parking
• Who’s who: Myanmar’s new cabinet
• Expert opinions: Myanmar’s next government

NLD leader takes four cabinet posts Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is to take four ministerial positions in the new government, with the National League for Democracy intending to make up one-third of the proposed 18-member cabinet and hand key portfolios to allied politicians and technocrats.

Civil society groups demand halt to Hpakant jade mining Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Civil society organisations meeting in the Kachin State mining town of Hpakant have called for a suspension of all jade mining projects, saying the industry is costing lives, ruining the environment and fuelling conflict.

Aid groups urge new focus on IDPs Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT A network of local NGOs has called for improved coordination of aid and relief to tens of thousands of displaced people in Kachin and northern Shan states.

Two new drugs launched ahead of World TB Day Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Myanmar will have cause to celebrate World Tuberculosis Day tomorrow, as health organisations start attacking some of the most difficult-to- cure forms the disease with two new drugs.

Parliament opposition leaves two more flyovers in doubt Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Two expensive flyovers budgeted for Yangon should be scrapped amid criticism over the portion of public funding dedicated to the projects, a parliamentary committee said yesterday.

Vet association protests planned market project Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Myanmar Veterinary Association says it will lobby parliament to halt a planned development on state-owned land in Insein township.

YCDC planner targets 30 percent parkland Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT It isn't easy keeping Yangon green, what with the heat, developers' voracious appetite for empty land, and the council's lack of resources. But municipal officials say they are hopeful they can more than double the amount of green space in Yangon under a new zoning plan, taking the figure up to 30 percent.

Mandalay Hill to get more parking Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT The growing number of visitors to Mandalay Hill's pagoda has forced trustees to expand parking at the site in an effort to improve safety.

Who’s who: Myanmar’s new cabinet Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Take a look inside the National League for Democracy's new proposed government with insider profiles of the party's 18 candidates for ministerial posts.

Expert opinions: Myanmar’s next government Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Experts, analysts, and advisors weigh in on the National League for Democracy's selection of cabinet ministers for the next government, revealed yesterday.

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