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• Seeking closer ties, Myanmar and India due for bilateral talks at ASEAN summit
• Rakhine commission greeted by jeers and protests
• More delays for long-awaited decision on Myitsone dam
• New commitments made to fight non-communicable diseases
• Anti-foreigner motion on Rakhine advisory body defeated
• Snags hobble activists’ youth policy formulation
• Garment factory owner refuses to rehire striking workers
• Program cuts red tape to enrol migrant students in school
• More timber found on military research compound
• Inmates allowed to continue studies through distance learning and matriculation exams

Seeking closer ties, Myanmar and India due for bilateral talks at ASEAN summit Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:42 PM PDT The Myanmar delegation has scheduled a bilateral meeting with India on the sidelines of this week's ASEAN summits to continue work to establish closer ties between the neighbouring countries following President U Htin Kyaw's trip to New Delhi last month.

Rakhine commission greeted by jeers and protests Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:38 PM PDT As hundreds of protestors gave Kofi Annan a hostile welcome to Sittwe yesterday, the chair of the newly formed Rakhine advisory commission vowed to work with all sections of the community to end the conflict that has blighted the state, and to help build economic prosperity.

More delays for long-awaited decision on Myitsone dam Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:34 PM PDT A decision on the stalled Myitsone hydropower dam has been delayed for several more months, even as the commission tasked with evaluating the project has admitted to having already reviewed the contract.

New commitments made to fight non-communicable diseases Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:32 PM PDT Just as Southeast Asia announced a declaration to fight non-communicable diseases, the Mandalay Region Public Health Department announced a new initiative to find and cure such diseases in three townships.

Anti-foreigner motion on Rakhine advisory body defeated Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:31 PM PDT The Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday voted down an urgent proposal seeking the removal of three foreigners from a recently formed Rakhine State advisory commission that has provoked the ire of nationalists. The failed motion came the same day commission members included former UN secretary general and Ghanaian Kofi Annan travelled to state capital Sittwe for an initial foray into the Rakhine's thorny political arena.

Snags hobble activists’ youth policy formulation Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:29 PM PDT Young people in Yangon Region helping to draft a proposed youth policy say greater coordination is needed as efforts to formulate the plan continue.

Garment factory owner refuses to rehire striking workers Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:25 PM PDT A Japanese-owned garment factory is refusing to rehire workers striking over new daily production requirements, which they said were nearly impossible to meet.

Program cuts red tape to enrol migrant students in school Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:20 PM PDT Almost a quarter of a million children of migrant workers on the Thai-Myanmar border will gain access to education under a plan that will go into effect in the coming academic year.

More timber found on military research compound Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:19 PM PDT Officials have found a third cache of timber on a military research compound in Mandalay.

Inmates allowed to continue studies through distance learning and matriculation exams Posted: 06 Sep 2016 11:14 PM PDT Prison bars are not preventing some inmates from receiving a university education. This year's intake at the University of Distance Education will include nine students currently serving terms at Yangon's Insein Prison.

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