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• Nansibon Jade Mine – a battlefield for scavengers and companies
• First national law students conference to be held
• State-owned digital paper to be published
• Environment-friendly development projects
• No special reporters in media: MoI
• Rent hike proposed for National Kandawgyi Gardens
• Police to crackdown on illegal gaming shops
• Replanting trees axed during road expansion
• Garbage collection services losing money
• Bogyoke Aung San Bridge opens amidst controversy over name

Nansibon Jade Mine – a battlefield for scavengers and companies Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:33 AM PDT Mountains of earth and a long queue of jade scavengers waiting in the dusty hills are a common sight in the areas surrounding Nansibon jade mine.

First national law students conference to be held Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:30 AM PDT The first national law students conference of Myanmar will be hosted for law students from all universities in Myanmar on April 28, according to organiser Ko Kaung Myat Arkar from the Dagon university law students association.

State-owned digital paper to be published Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:27 AM PDT The Ministry of Information will publish a digital newspaper soon, according to Union Minister Dr Pe Myint on Wednesday.

Environment-friendly development projects Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:21 AM PDT With Myanmar being one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, all development projects must take climate change into account, the union government said.

No special reporters in media: MoI Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:19 AM PDT There are no special reporters assigned in Myanmar's news media, said U Kyaw Soe, managing director of News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information (MoI) on April 26.

Rent hike proposed for National Kandawgyi Gardens Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:13 AM PDT A proposal had been submitted to the government to set the annual rent at the famous National Kandawgyi Gardens in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay at the market value of K700,000 per acre.

Police to crackdown on illegal gaming shops Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:08 AM PDT Action will be taken against illegal gaming shops in Yangon, said Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe at the Yangon Region Hluttaw Session held on Monday.

Replanting trees axed during road expansion Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:07 AM PDT More than 12,000 shady trees will be planted to replace the trees that were felled for the Mandalay-Pyin Oo Lwin road expansion, said Sein Lan Pyin Oo Lwin environmental group.

Garbage collection services losing money Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:04 AM PDT The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) garbage collection system, which serves municipal groups in 22 townships, lost more than K570 million during the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to MCDC.

Bogyoke Aung San Bridge opens amidst controversy over name Posted: 27 Apr 2017 11:59 PM PDT After much ado over its name, the Bogyoke Aung San Bridge in Mon State opened to the public yesterday morning.

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