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• Environmental awareness camp in Sagaing forest reserve
• Local doctor takes lead in tackling TB
• Myanmar moves up to medium ranking on HDI
• Civil societies ramp up efforts to educate voters
• Cancel polls in Mongshu: NLD candidates
• USDP upbeat about winning Chaungzone seat in Mon
• Repair of pagodas to begin late April
• Interfaith forum denounces violence
• Rakhine to train over 1800 teachers
• Commission Report has some weaknesses: Rakhine MPs

Environmental awareness camp in Sagaing forest reserve Posted: 24 Mar 2017 12:08 AM PDT Sagaing regional government is building an environmental awareness and education camp in Linn Note Guu forest reserve in Kanbalu township, to conserve the flora and fauna of the forests and to promote appreciation for the natural environment among people, especially the younger generation.

Local doctor takes lead in tackling TB Posted: 24 Mar 2017 12:04 AM PDT Myanmar citizen Dr Htin Lin Aung is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, New Zealand. He leads the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Research at the university as well as the Myanmar TB Program which is under the Ministry of Health and Sports. The University of Otago has been cooperating in research on controlling the disease in Myanmar since 2015.

Myanmar moves up to medium ranking on HDI Posted: 24 Mar 2017 12:01 AM PDT Myanmar has achieved a new status as a medium-ranked member of the human development index (HDI), according to a 2016 report by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this week.

Civil societies ramp up efforts to educate voters Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:55 PM PDT Civil society groups are going all out to pique voters' interest in next week's by-election through electorate education activities but admit it is an uphill struggle.

Cancel polls in Mongshu: NLD candidates Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:51 PM PDT Worried about security and a possible unfair by-election in some village tracts in Mongshu township, National League for Democracy (NLD) candidates have asked for the polls on April 1 to be cancelled.

USDP upbeat about winning Chaungzone seat in Mon Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:48 PM PDT With just a week to go before the April 1 by-election, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) candidate for Chaungzone constituency, U Aung Kyi Thein, is upbeat about his chances of winning the seat.

Repair of pagodas to begin late April Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:16 PM PDT Restoration works on pagodas destroyed and damaged in August last year in an earthquake at the Bagan cultural zone will begin in the last week of April, said U Aung Aung Kyaw, director for Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library on March 23.

Interfaith forum denounces violence Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:14 PM PDT A meeting aimed at fostering peaceful coexistence of the different faiths in Myanmar was held on March 18, at the Mandalay city hall where leaders of different religions gathered to denounce the use of violence and "hateful words" in the name of religion.

Rakhine to train over 1800 teachers Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:11 PM PDT Over 1800 teachers in Rakhine State will undergo training beginning the first week of next month, the state education office said.

Commission Report has some weaknesses: Rakhine MPs Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:10 PM PDT The interim report of the Advisory Commission of Rakhine State led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan contains some weaknesses, said Union-level Rakhine ethnic Hluttaw MPs on March 17.

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