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• Martyrs’ Mausoleum gets an upgrade
• Gem fund conducts internal audit
• Regional government to review Yangon city planning
• Crocodile kills woman in Ayeyarwady Delta region
• Drowning still a leading cause of death, prevention not a govt priority
• Police make massive drug bust amid 100 days crackdown
• Mongolian president urges civil servants to avoid graft
• North Korea offers agricultural assistance
• Committee to steer NLD’s economic policies launched
• Govt moves forward on more than $421m in cooperatives loans

Martyrs’ Mausoleum gets an upgrade Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Amid hopes that President U Htin Kyaw himself might attend, ambitious preparations are going forward to renovate the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon to mark the 69th anniversary of Martyrs' Day on July 19. The mausoleum was built to honour the national heroes assassinated in 1947, including Bogyoke Aung San, Mahn Ba Khaing and U Razak.

Gem fund conducts internal audit Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Following a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on June 15, the scandal-hit Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Entrepreneurs Association has launched an internal investigative committee.

Regional government to review Yangon city planning Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Yangon Region government has announced that it will revise Yangon's urban planning and make it into a more livable city by conserving heritage buildings and green spaces.

Crocodile kills woman in Ayeyarwady Delta region Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT A woman in Bogale township, Ayeyarwady Region, became the delta's first crocodile victim of the year when she was killed on June 11 by a reptile reportedly measuring more than 12 feet in length.

Drowning still a leading cause of death, prevention not a govt priority Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT As rainy season descends, children are increasingly at risk for one of the nation's biggest preventable killers – drowning.

Police make massive drug bust amid 100 days crackdown Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Police in Mandalay Region reported the seizure of more than K2 billion (US$1.7 million) worth of pseudoephedrine powder and tablets on June 14.

Mongolian president urges civil servants to avoid graft Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj yesterday urged Myanmar government officials to avoid bribery and other forms of corruption.

North Korea offers agricultural assistance Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT North Korea is prepared to offer Myanmar assistance in improving rice production and in the construction and maintenance of dams, The Myanmar Times has learned. Sources stressed that at this point, the two governments are in preliminary negotiations and there is no decision yet on the signing of an agreement.

Committee to steer NLD’s economic policies launched Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT President U Htin Kyaw yesterday announced an 11-member committee of parliamentarians, financial experts and ministers to coordinate economic policies.

Govt moves forward on more than $421m in cooperatives loans Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT The National League for Democracy-led government is moving ahead with a microfinance loan scheme much-criticised by party members when they were opposition lawmakers.

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