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• Group urges govt to relook Inle Lake tender
• Betel farmers reap healthy profits this season
• Revised environmental policy to be released
• Monks’ union calls for action on Ko Swe Win
• Buyers beware of squatter land scam!
• No increase in allocation for monastic school teachers
• NLD loses for third time in Tha Min Chan
• Malaysia Healthcare, local hospitals ink deal
• Pay hike for civil servants unlikely

Group urges govt to relook Inle Lake tender Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:40 PM PDT An environmentalist group is urging the Union and Shan State governments to reinvestigate the tender agreement that allowed entrance and zone fees to be collected at Inle Lake.

Betel farmers reap healthy profits this season Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:36 PM PDT According to betel farmers from Shwegu Tesu village in Sagaing Region's Khin-U township, this season's prices are helping them reap healthy profits.

Revised environmental policy to be released Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:34 PM PDT The revised environmental policy is now in the final stages of being translated to Myanmar language before it is submitted to the Union government, according to U Kyaw San Naing, director of the Environmental Conservation Department.

Monks’ union calls for action on Ko Swe Win Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:31 PM PDT The Patriotic Monks Union of Myanmar has submitted a letter to the Department for the Promotion and Propagation of Sasana (Mandalay) calling for legal action to be taken against Ko Swe Win, Myanmar Now chief reporter, for his accusations against Buddhist Sasana monks.

Buyers beware of squatter land scam! Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:28 PM PDT Owners of several vacant plots of land in some Myothit areas in Mandalay city risk losing their property to squatters who have not only trespassed but have built huts and temporary shacks.

No increase in allocation for monastic school teachers Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:24 PM PDT The government will not be increasing its allocation for monastery teachers in the current 2017-18 fiscal year.

NLD loses for third time in Tha Min Chan Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:17 PM PDT The National League for Democracy (NLD) Party's defeat, yet again for the third consecutive election in the village of Tha Min Chan, has sent political analysts scurrying for answers.

Malaysia Healthcare, local hospitals ink deal Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:16 PM PDT Three private hospitals and a travel agency have inked a memorandum of understanding with the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) to  promoting healthcare services.

Pay hike for civil servants unlikely Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:13 PM PDT Hopes for a pay rise this month will likely remain a pipe dream for civil servants, according to an official from the Ministry of Planning and Finance.

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