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• Two Myanmar migrant activists detained by Thai police
• K250m bid to demolish Mingalar market
• No bribes for returning seized land, says chief minister
• Mandalay Hill clean up begins
• Faster, easier loans for Mandalay SMEs
• ANP says no to new ALD emblem, flag
• No casualties during Mora cyclone
• UN appoints three member fact-finding mission for Rakhine
• Government silent over new name of Ma Ba Tha

Two Myanmar migrant activists detained by Thai police Posted: 30 May 2017 01:22 PM PDT Two migrant activists, volunteers at the Thai based Aid Alliance Committee (AAC), were detained on May 29 and a law suit was filed against them by the Thai officials.

K250m bid to demolish Mingalar market Posted: 30 May 2017 01:17 PM PDT A tender of K250 million was won to demolish the Mingalar market building which burnt down last year in a fire.

No bribes for returning seized land, says chief minister Posted: 30 May 2017 01:13 PM PDT No money has to be paid to resolve the issue of seized farmlands in the Magwe Region, said Chief Minister, Dr Aung Moe Nyo.

Mandalay Hill clean up begins Posted: 30 May 2017 01:11 PM PDT An increasing number of houses and shops on Mandalay Hill, are in disarray with haphazard stalls set up on platforms and on the steps, shops that are too close to the road and people living in small and cramped environments.

Faster, easier loans for Mandalay SMEs Posted: 30 May 2017 01:05 PM PDT The Mandalay business community can expect to get faster loan approvals after the government's regional sub-committee for private sector development discussed the matter.

ANP says no to new ALD emblem, flag Posted: 30 May 2017 12:59 PM PDT The proposed emblem and flag to represent the ethnic minority party, the revived Arakan League for Democracy (ALD), has been objected to by its rival, the Arakan National Party (ANP).

No casualties during Mora cyclone Posted: 30 May 2017 12:53 PM PDT No casualties were reported from the "Mora" cyclone according to the Myanmar Department of Relief and Resettlement on May 30.

UN appoints three member fact-finding mission for Rakhine Posted: 30 May 2017 12:47 PM PDT The United Nation's Human Rights Council has appointed three legal experts and rights advocates as members of a fact-finding mission to enquire the human rights situation on Myanmar, especially on Rakhine state.

Government silent over new name of Ma Ba Tha Posted: 30 May 2017 12:41 PM PDT The government has refused to comment on the alleged plan of the banned nationalist monks group Ma Ba Tha, to set up a foundation that would continue its controversial teachings and advocacies.

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