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• Free footwear lockers at Shwedagon
• Factory workers protest over rates cut in Mandalay Region
• Rural health centres handed over to government
• Himalaya Airlines links Yangon, Nepal
• Objection to naming bridge after Bogyoke Aung San
• Campaigning picks up one month ahead of by-election
• Mon State parliament approves new chief minister
• Military to punish unlawful acts in Rakhine
• Committee on conservation of 17 Martyrs Mausoleum to be formed
• Death sentence of two Myanmar nationals upheld

Free footwear lockers at Shwedagon Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:50 PM PST Visitors to the Shwedagon Pagoda will now be able to enjoy free usage of footwear lockers from March 1, according to a statement by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture.

Factory workers protest over rates cut in Mandalay Region Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:48 PM PST Workers at the Kan Kaung Chin Yadanar wood products factory in Mandalay Region staged a sit-in yesterday over what they described as unfair labour practices by the management.

Rural health centres handed over to government Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:45 PM PST The Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) handed over 15 rural health centres in the Ayeyarwady Region to the Health and Sports Ministry on Monday in support of the government's move to improve access to healthcare in hard-to-reach areas.

Himalaya Airlines links Yangon, Nepal Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:43 PM PST Himalaya Airlines now flies direct between Kathmandu and Yangon twice a week.

Objection to naming bridge after Bogyoke Aung San Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:39 PM PST A proposal to name a bridge after national leader Bogyoke Aung San was opposed by two MPs at the Pyithu Hluttaw session on Tuesday.

Campaigning picks up one month ahead of by-election Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:38 PM PST Just one month away from the by-election, the political climate appears to be very quiet. However, many political parties have actually been intensifying their campaigns at their respective constituencies.

Mon State parliament approves new chief minister Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:36 PM PST The Mon State parliament has given its nod to appoint Dr Aye Zan as the new chief minister.

Military to punish unlawful acts in Rakhine Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:33 PM PST The military is investigating claims by international media that soldiers had violated human rights in Rakhine State, said Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Mya Tun Oo, who added that those found guilty will be severely punished.

Committee on conservation of 17 Martyrs Mausoleum to be formed Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:31 PM PST A committee is set to be formed to conserve the mausoleums of the 17 people, who were killed in the 1300 Revolution in Mandalay in 1939.

Death sentence of two Myanmar nationals upheld Posted: 01 Mar 2017 11:27 PM PST Two Myanmar nationals convicted of the murder of two British tourists in southern Thailand three years ago failed yesterday in their appeal against the death sentence at the Thai Appeals Court, according to the Thai-based Myanmar Migrant Workers Network (MMWN).

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