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• FM prepares to discuss Myitsone, peace process during China visit
• Myanmar remains country of ‘grave concern’ in US religious freedom report
• NPT allocates K1.9b for road repairs
• Govt wants farmers to diversify with agriculture, livestock
• Pyinmana Aung San statue still undergoing revamp
• Heavy rains flood low-lying townships, roads in Mandalay
• Rising water knocks out new Nay Pyi Taw bridge
• Hydropower projects in Kachin to be reviewed
• Maligned private Malaysian visa centre will not be terminated
• Panglong billed as mere ‘opening ceremony’ for peace process restart

FM prepares to discuss Myitsone, peace process during China visit Posted: 15 Aug 2016 01:02 AM PDT Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to be poring over her briefing books today as she prepares for what could be a testing visit to China from August 17 to 20. Two issues in particular are likely to be on the agenda: the future of the suspended Myitsone dam project and the peace process, both of more than passing interest to Beijing.

Myanmar remains country of ‘grave concern’ in US religious freedom report Posted: 15 Aug 2016 12:27 AM PDT In its first report since the National League for Democracy took power pledging movement toward greater religious equality, the United States Committee on International Religious Freedom still sees cause for "grave concern" in the country's rights record.

NPT allocates K1.9b for road repairs Posted: 15 Aug 2016 12:18 AM PDT More than K1.8 billion (US$1.5 million) has been earmarked for road and bridge repairs in the 2016-17 fiscal year for the eight townships comprising Nay Pyi Taw, according to U Tun Win, deputy minister for agriculture, livestock and irrigation.

Govt wants farmers to diversify with agriculture, livestock Posted: 15 Aug 2016 12:00 AM PDT A Proposal urging the Union government to assist farmers in running joint agricultural and livestock businesses was submitted to the Pyithu Hluttaw on August 11 by MP U Tin Htwe (NLD; Waw).

Pyinmana Aung San statue still undergoing revamp Posted: 14 Aug 2016 11:46 PM PDT Pyinmana township elders are still refurbishing an Aung San statue which was entrusted to them in July, according to an official from the township's development committee.

Heavy rains flood low-lying townships, roads in Mandalay Posted: 14 Aug 2016 11:23 PM PDT Low-Lying roads and townships within the city of Mandalay flooded after near-record rainfall yesterday, and locals are worried that the rains will continue. The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology recorded 6.26 inches (15.9 centimetres) of rainfall, less than 1 inch shy of the August 24, 1987, record of 6.89 inches.

Rising water knocks out new Nay Pyi Taw bridge Posted: 14 Aug 2016 11:13 PM PDT As monsoon rains drenched the country, a Nay Pyi Taw bridge paid for by locals was knocked out by rising creek water yesterday morning, residents said.

Hydropower projects in Kachin to be reviewed Posted: 14 Aug 2016 11:02 PM PDT On the eve of a visit to China by Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Htin Kyaw has announced the creation of a commission to look into the country's hydropower projects, including the controversial Myitsone dam on the Ayeyarwady River in Kachin State.

Maligned private Malaysian visa centre will not be terminated Posted: 14 Aug 2016 10:56 PM PDT One Stop Center (OSC), a Malaysian visa application service, will not be terminated unless the Malaysian government comes up with a better plan for handling illegal migrant workers, Malaysian ambassador to Myanmar Mohd Haniff Abd Rahman told The Myanmar Times on August 12.

Panglong billed as mere ‘opening ceremony’ for peace process restart Posted: 14 Aug 2016 10:53 PM PDT Expectations for a major breakthrough at the upcoming 21st-century Panglong Conference are being scaled back, with one individual involved in the peace talks describing the event as merely "the grand opening ceremony" for the government's efforts to end decades of civil war.

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