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• Ma Ba Tha calls Thai government to exercise restraint over Dhammakaya issue
• Union Government agrees to tax revisions by Hluttaw
• More townships extended to PEN Project
• Yangon government to draft master plan for wards, villages
• Mandalay farmers want lawsuits over seized land withdrawn
• SMEs in crisis due to failure to get bank loans
• State Counsellor breaks silence at Ko Ni memorial service
• MICS workers demand  for their rights
• Myanmar cops bust drug trafficking syndicate

Ma Ba Tha calls Thai government to exercise restraint over Dhammakaya issue Posted: 27 Feb 2017 08:09 AM PST Concerning the issue of Wat Phra Dhammkaya in Thailand, Ma Ba Tha has called for the Thai government not to use excessive force in the matter, Ma Ba Tha central member Ashin Dr. Dhammpiya told The Myanmar Times.

Union Government agrees to tax revisions by Hluttaw Posted: 27 Feb 2017 12:14 AM PST Revisions to tax rates proposed by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee in the 2017 Union Tax bill have been agreed to by the Union Government, said Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win.

More townships extended to PEN Project Posted: 27 Feb 2017 12:06 AM PST The Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Project, which aims to provide training and medical tools to diagnose and protect against non-communicable diseases will be extended to 70 townships throughout the regions and states.

Yangon government to draft master plan for wards, villages Posted: 26 Feb 2017 11:48 PM PST The Yangon government is drafting a master plan for the development of wards and villages, its chief minister said on February 25.

Mandalay farmers want lawsuits over seized land withdrawn Posted: 26 Feb 2017 11:41 PM PST Farmers in Mandalay Region facing court cases over land seizures want the regional government to withdraw the lawsuits and return the land to them.

SMEs in crisis due to failure to get bank loans Posted: 26 Feb 2017 11:38 PM PST Small and middle-sized enterprises are facing a crisis due to difficulties in sourcing financing from banks, said the founder of City Mart Group of Companies, Daw Win Win Tint,

State Counsellor breaks silence at Ko Ni memorial service Posted: 26 Feb 2017 11:30 PM PST State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi broke her silence on the murder of U Ko Ni yesterday when she attended a memorial service for the National League for Democracy lawyer and the taxi driver who was also killed in the incident last month.

MICS workers demand  for their rights Posted: 26 Feb 2017 11:23 PM PST Some 300 workers from the Myanmar Infrastructure, Craft and Service (MICS) labour organisation took to  the streets yesterday, urging the government to listen to their demands.

Myanmar cops bust drug trafficking syndicate Posted: 26 Feb 2017 11:15 PM PST Myanmar's anti-narcotics police busted a huge drug trafficking syndicate and seized K40 billion worth of drugs in an operation which began in November.

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