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• Myanmar turns to timber exports to save forests
• Firm to bring big screens to small towns
• Law drafted to protect elders from exploitation
• Vehicle fees reinstated at Nay Pyi Taw’s Bawgathiri bus station
• UK funding for Myanmar likely to fall, but will continue ‘in or out of the EU’
• Sittwe police make arrest after massive drug bust
• Most Mandalay street children use illegal substances: survey
• Government seeks public input in Ayeyarwady basin assessment
• Yezin Agricultural University raises entrance demands
• NLD looking for new members

Myanmar turns to timber exports to save forests Posted: 04 Jul 2016 01:10 AM PDT Long a timber-producing and exporting country, Myanmar will start importing wood to protect its forests while allowing local timber companies to continue operating, the government has decided. U Kyaw Zaw, director of the office of the minister for natural resources and environmental conservation, said,...

Firm to bring big screens to small towns Posted: 04 Jul 2016 01:05 AM PDT Movie-Loving Myanmar is suffering from a dearth of cinemas, which local firm MAZE is hoping to remedy. The company is kicking off a K20 billion two-year project to build 100 theatres across different states and regions.

Law drafted to protect elders from exploitation Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:58 AM PDT People who abuse older citizens or violate their rights could go to prison for two years under a law now under discussion in parliament. The Elders Draft Law, promulgated in state-owned media on June 29, aims to promote and protect the rights, health and economic well-being of older people.

Vehicle fees reinstated at Nay Pyi Taw’s Bawgathiri bus station Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:56 AM PDT Nay Pyi Taw's main bus station has resumed collecting tolls from vehicles that enter its compound. As of July 1, vehicles are being charged from K100 to K1500 to enter Bawgathiri Highway Bus Station, depending on size. The station stopped collecting tolls in 2007.

UK funding for Myanmar likely to fall, but will continue ‘in or out of the EU’ Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:55 AM PDT For the past two weeks, Britain's stunning decision to leave the 28-member European Union (EU) bloc has dominated the world's attention, sending shockwaves through global markets. Several key issues have emerged at the heart of the bruising post-Brexit debate, ranging from immigration, political fallout and economic meltdown to regulation on bananas.

Sittwe police make arrest after massive drug bust Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:49 AM PDT Police have a suspect in custody related to a huge drug bust on the Sittwe jetty on June 27.

Most Mandalay street children use illegal substances: survey Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:47 AM PDT Most of the street children in Mandalay are taking some kind of illicit substance, according to a new survey from the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) in Mandalay.

Government seeks public input in Ayeyarwady basin assessment Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:44 AM PDT Tell us how to help you, the government is asking those who live along the Ayeyarwady River. U Tun Lwin Oo, director general of the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, is asking for public comments on the Ayeyarwady State of the Basin Assessment (SOBA).

Yezin Agricultural University raises entrance demands Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:40 AM PDT Students hoping to gain entrance to Yezin Agriculture University in the 2016-17 academic year will have to score more than 360 marks on the matriculation exam, professor U Myo Kywal said on June 27.

NLD looking for new members Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:38 AM PDT The National League for Democracy is hoping to recruit new party members, said U Nyan Win, a member of the central executive committee.

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