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• Ministry seeks health grads for prison healthcare plan
• Yangon river cruise ships flounder after losing bid for jetty
• Compulsory monitoring of fishing boats soon
• Farmers compensated for seized Magwe lands
• Best wishes for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• Striking workers demand better wages, cripple garment factory in Hliang Tharyar
• Two robbers nabbed in 12 hours, say police
• Mandalay set to rein in speed violators
• Gold mining affecting villagers in Thabeikkyin township
• Health officials set up efforts to curb dengue in Yangon

Ministry seeks health grads for prison healthcare plan Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:29 PM PDT Health graduates who are willing to work in jails will be employed under the Ministry of Home Affairs' Prisons Department, Home Affairs' deputy minister Major General Aung Soe told Amyotha Hluttaw on June 15.

Yangon river cruise ships flounder after losing bid for jetty Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:25 PM PDT Yangon cruise liner, the RV King Whale has ceased operations after failing to obtain a separate jetty for its cruise ship as well as increasing expenditure and a dearth of passengers.

Compulsory monitoring of fishing boats soon Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:22 PM PDT The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) is to be fitted on all offshore fishing vessels operating in Myanmar territorial waters, said Deputy Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Minister U Hla Kyaw.

Farmers compensated for seized Magwe lands Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:19 PM PDT Compensation has been paid to farmers whose lands that were confiscated for building housing quarters for the Magwe Region Hluttaw's public service personnel under the previous government.

Best wishes for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:16 PM PDT A party for the 72nd birthday of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, which falls on June 19, was held at I-12 building of Rule of Law and Peace and Stability committee in the Nay Pyi Taw parliamentary compound.

Striking workers demand better wages, cripple garment factory in Hliang Tharyar Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:11 PM PDT More than a 1,000 workers of a Chinese-owned Worldwide Value backpack factory in Shwe Linn Ban Industrial Zone in the Hlaing Tharyar township of Yangon went on strike yesterday.

Two robbers nabbed in 12 hours, say police Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:07 PM PDT Two people have been apprehended by police for robbery within 12 hours of committing the offence at a travel agent's office along 33rd street, Kyauktada township Yangon.

Mandalay set to rein in speed violators Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:06 PM PDT Speed limits of all vehicles in Mandalay are currently being monitored with radar guns, but prosecution will only be made after the familiarisation period, answered the Regional Police Force.

Gold mining affecting villagers in Thabeikkyin township Posted: 19 Jun 2017 01:52 PM PDT The environmental impact caused by gold mining companies in Yehtwet village in Thabeikkyin township, Pyinoolwin district, Mandalay Region are going to be reported to Amyotha Hlutaw according to Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee (Amyotha Hluttaw).

Health officials set up efforts to curb dengue in Yangon Posted: 19 Jun 2017 01:48 PM PDT Health officials are stepping up to control dengue fever outbreak after experts cautioned that the rate of incidents is rising this year, and the number of patients will be higher than last year.

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