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• Illegal gold miners disrupt serene Indawgyi Lake
• City schools’ enrollment up despite worry about standards
• Yangon-Pathein road project transparent: Minister
• No jail time for labour law violations:UMFCCI
• College student sacked for political unrest
• Water Bill debate draws mixed reaction
• Govt mulls plan to raise power tariffs
• Spike in Yangon dengue cases expected
• SNLD calls for new approach in peace process

Illegal gold miners disrupt serene Indawgyi Lake Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:18 PM PDT Indawgyi Lake, in Kachin State, is one of the largest inland lakes in Myanmar, and a vital part of ecotourism.

City schools’ enrollment up despite worry about standards Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:15 PM PDT A sudden influx of students to the Basic Education High School in Pa Dang village in Nagpe town, west Magwe Region has led to the school suspending its intake, according to a Ngape township education officer.

Yangon-Pathein road project transparent: Minister Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT The Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) contract with the Oriental Highway Company for the construction of the Yangon-Pathein road is transparent and anyone may examine it, including residents and regional government members, Union Minister for Construction U Win Khaing said.

No jail time for labour law violations:UMFCCI Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:08 PM PDT The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) is requesting government officials remove imprisonment sentences from labour laws, a UMFCCI's official said on May 31 at their workshop.

College student sacked for political unrest Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:03 PM PDT A student at the Sagaing Education College has been dismissed for taking part in a political protest.

Water Bill debate draws mixed reaction Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:01 PM PDT A debate on the Water and Dam Tax Bill that was tabled at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw drew both criticisms as well as suggestions on ways to amend it to give it wider force.

Govt mulls plan to raise power tariffs Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:58 PM PDT The Ministry of Electricity and Energy is still weighing the case for higher electricity tariffs, said U Khin Maung Win, managing director of the ministry's Electric Power Generation Enterprise.

Spike in Yangon dengue cases expected Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:47 PM PDT Experts say that the number of dengue fever cases is likely to be high this year.

SNLD calls for new approach in peace process Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:39 PM PDT New approach for the peace process is necessary in order to have a clear policy that would navigate the peace process on the right direction, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) said, as it called on the government to consider new methods for national-level and union-level dialogues.

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