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• Legal action over seized timber
• Pure-bred Myanmar bulls attracting more breeders as prices soar
• More than 30 species of migratory birds sojourn at Paleik Lake
• Competing for World Heritage status
• Bagan’s long, bumpy road to World Heritage listing
• Myanmar plans to sign labour pact with Japan
• Govt to issue stamp with Bogyoke’s image
• Letpadaung Copper Project to bring in US$20m
• Lawyer says authorities violated student protester’s rights
• National-level political dialogue in Chin State

Legal action over seized timber Posted: 15 Feb 2017 12:02 AM PST Nine months after the seizure of 489 tonnes of illegal timber in a forest area cordoned off for military research near Ban Thar village within the Ho Leik village tract in Mandalay Region's Pyin Oo Lwin township, legal action is finally being taken against those responsible.

Pure-bred Myanmar bulls attracting more breeders as prices soar Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:59 PM PST The number of bull breeders has increased as pure-bred Myanmar bulls continue to sell at good market prices, according to cow breeders at a bull beauty pageant on February 12.

More than 30 species of migratory birds sojourn at Paleik Lake Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:55 PM PST More than 30 species of migratory birds – including some rare species – are at the Paleik Inn (lake) in Tada-U town of Mandalay Region this winter season, said migratory bird watchers.

Competing for World Heritage status Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:53 PM PST The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture will submit Shwedagon Pagoda and the primate fossil site in Pondaung in central Myanmar to be added to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) World Heritage tentative list following a discussion with UNESCO officials and relevant departments.

Bagan’s long, bumpy road to World Heritage listing Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:50 PM PST Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan has one of the largest concentrations of temples and pagodas in the world, many of them more than 1000 years old, but despite its archaeological significance, its attempt to get World Heritage status has been fraught with obstacles.

Myanmar plans to sign labour pact with Japan Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:39 PM PST Myanmar is planning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese government to send Myanmar workers to Japan, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population on February 13.

Govt to issue stamp with Bogyoke’s image Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:36 PM PST The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on February 13 that it will be issuing official stamps with the image of Bogyoke (General) Aung San to commemorate the ministry's 70th Anniversary on March 17, 2017.

Letpadaung Copper Project to bring in US$20m Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:34 PM PST The Letpadaung Copper Project, which is a joint venture between the Wanbao Mining Company from China, Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited and the Myanmar Government is expected to generate about US$20 million in its first 10 months for the State, said U Ohn Win, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environment.

Lawyer says authorities violated student protester’s rights Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:27 PM PST High court lawyer U Robert San Aung who is representing Ko Nyan Myo Aung, a student who staged a one-man protest earlier this month, has applied to the court to take action against the authorities for allegedly violating the privacy rights of his client.

National-level political dialogue in Chin State Posted: 14 Feb 2017 11:21 PM PST A national-level political dialogue will be held in the Chin State on February 28, involving the Chin National Front (CNF), political parties and civil society organisations.

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