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• People 90 and older to start receiving pensions
• Record attempt with 1000 mile walk
• Mandalay consumer complaints rising
• Q-and-A on seized land ‘irritates’ Hluttaw speaker
• After deadly tornado, Rakhine State braces for more bad weather
• Red tape hinders progress for teachers, group says
• Counterfeit notes seized and destroyed: Central Bank
• Myanmar maid falls to her death in Singapore
• Upgrade underway to improve power in Yangon

People 90 and older to start receiving pensions Posted: 13 Jun 2017 02:02 PM PDT Pensions for people 90 years old and above will be transferred through local authorities starting Friday.

Record attempt with 1000 mile walk Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:58 PM PDT U Kyaw Kyaw Win, who lives in Pyin Oo Lwin A Nee Sa Khan, Phaung Taw San Pya village, will walk more than 1,000 miles from Pyin Oo Lwin to Yangon (round trip).

Mandalay consumer complaints rising Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:55 PM PDT A consumer Information and Complaints Centre (CICC) that opened in Mandalay on Saturday is receiving an increasing number of complaints from consumers, according to the centre.

Q-and-A on seized land ‘irritates’ Hluttaw speaker Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:54 PM PDT Questions and answers pertaining to confiscated land are irritating, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint told the Hluttaw session yesterday.

After deadly tornado, Rakhine State braces for more bad weather Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:51 PM PDT Two people were killed and six others were injured due to heavy rains in Rakhine State as the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) warned residents yesterday to be prepared for more rains and strong winds in the next few days.

Red tape hinders progress for teachers, group says Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:47 PM PDT Administrative delays have hindered the progress of teachers despite reports of progressive movements in the Ministry of Education, an official from the University Teachers Association said on Sunday.

Counterfeit notes seized and destroyed: Central Bank Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:44 PM PDT The Central Bank seized 2300 counterfeit K5000 and K10,000 notes during fiscal 2016-2017.

Myanmar maid falls to her death in Singapore Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:32 PM PDT A female Myanmar domestic help committed suicide on Monday by jumping out from the 18th floor of the Interlace Condo located at Depot Road in Singapore.

Upgrade underway to improve power in Yangon Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:31 PM PDT The government is upgrading electricity generation, transmission and distribution in Yangon Region, Daw Nilar Kyaw, minister of Electricity, Industry, Transport and Communication, told a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the government.

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