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• Dokhtawaddy River is no longer friendly to villagers
• Amarapura Project EMP report to be ready March end
• Strong winds flatten houses in Rakhine State
• Difficult to control quality in construction sector: minister
• Labour Ministry plans to raise minimum wage
• Immigration officers punished for graft
• Over 52,000 students no-show at matric exams
• Fund shortage halts Shwe Kyaung repair
• Workers to be sent for S Korean fishing industry
• Child labour in dangerous workplaces to be reduced

Dokhtawaddy River is no longer friendly to villagers Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:36 AM PDT The Dokhtawaddy River, a major tributary of Ayeyarwady River, flows from east to west passing by over-100-households in Nyaung Ni Pin village in Amarapura township.

Amarapura Project EMP report to be ready March end Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:29 AM PDT The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) report on the Amarapura Urban Development Project, which is designed to support the modernisation of Mandalay, will be ready at the end of the month, according to officials from Mandalay Business Capital City Development Ltd, which is undertaking the project.

Strong winds flatten houses in Rakhine State Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:24 AM PDT Several properties in Yoke Chaung village in Mrauk-U township, Rakhine State, were destroyed and damaged by strong winds on the morning of March 13.

Difficult to control quality in construction sector: minister Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:21 AM PDT The Union government is aware of the poor quality of construction works, but it is difficult to ensure private contractors meet the required standards, Minister of Construction U Win Khaing said in the Pyithu Hluttaw last week.

Labour Ministry plans to raise minimum wage Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:20 AM PDT The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population is planning to increase the minimum wage following claims that the present K3600 daily wage was too little for the people to survive on.

Immigration officers punished for graft Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:18 AM PDT Since the start of the new government's term, a total of 50 officers from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population have been punished, said Union Minister U Thein Swe on March 7.

Over 52,000 students no-show at matric exams Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:16 AM PDT More than 52,000 students nationwide have failed to sit for the matriculation exams which started on March 8, according to the Department of Myanmar Board of Examinations.

Fund shortage halts Shwe Kyaung repair Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:12 AM PDT Restoration work on a national heritage building, Shwenandaw Monastery (Shwe Kyaung) in Mandalay, has been temporarily stopped due to a shortage of funds, an official from the Department of Archaeology and National Museum for Mandalay Region said yesterday.

Workers to be sent for S Korean fishing industry Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:07 AM PDT Myanmar plans to send workers for the fishing industry in South Korea as there is a demand for labour in that sector, said U Thein Win, director of the Migration Affairs Department under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.

Child labour in dangerous workplaces to be reduced Posted: 14 Mar 2017 12:05 AM PDT The Union Government aims to reduce child labourers in dangerous workplaces, Minister of Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe said.

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