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• Myanmar-Russia ties reviewed
• 10 villagers injured in standoff over copper projects
• Primary school curriculum to include human rights subject
• Workers want 10-day Thingyan holiday
• Bagan’s sunset viewing towers not ready
• Most MDR-TB cases in Yangon last year
• Another warm summer expected: DMH experts
• USDP hopes to create balance in government
• Four alleged suspects in U Ko Ni murder to go on trial
• India donates ambulances to children’s hospital

Myanmar-Russia ties reviewed Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:30 AM PDT Myanmar and Russia are commemorating their 70th anniversary of relations next year with strong military, rather than economic, cooperation. But their relationship is evolving and diversifying to cover other non-military areas – such as science and technology, education and tourism.

10 villagers injured in standoff over copper projects Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:23 AM PDT About 10 villagers were injured when police fired rubber bullets at a mob of protesters who blocked trucks on the road to a controversial Chinese-run mine in Salingyi township in Sagaing Region on Friday.

Primary school curriculum to include human rights subject Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:22 AM PDT Education on human rights will be included in the new school curriculum for Grade 2 students next year, said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Education.

Workers want 10-day Thingyan holiday Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:17 AM PDT More than 5000 workers representing the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) marched to the city centre yesterday to demand 10 days of holidays during the Thingyan water festival.

Bagan’s sunset viewing towers not ready Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:13 AM PDT The ban on sunset viewing from ancient pagodas in Bagan in the coming tourist season is still uncertain, pending the completion of new viewing sites, a Mandalay Hluttaw representative said.

Most MDR-TB cases in Yangon last year Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:12 AM PDT Nearly 60 percent of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases recorded in the country last year were in Yangon Region, according to the National Tuberculosis Program.

Another warm summer expected: DMH experts Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:05 AM PDT Temperatures are forecast to rise this summer although weather conditions this year are expected to be neutral, say meteorologists.

USDP hopes to create balance in government Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:50 PM PDT The Union and Solidarity Party (USDP) has said it hopes to win seats in the coming by-election in order to create "balance" of representation in the current government, said party chair U Than Htay.

Four alleged suspects in U Ko Ni murder to go on trial Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:46 PM PDT The Northern District Court announced on March 24 that four alleged leading suspects in the murder of U Ko Ni, legal advisor to the ruling National League of Democracy Party, will face interrogation soon, but did not disclose a timeline for the hearing.

India donates ambulances to children’s hospital Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:45 PM PDT The Indian government donated two ambulances equipped with modern medical equipment to the Yangon Children's Hospital on Saturday.

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