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• Divided students unite in call for recognition of student unions
• Fees to rise at Mandalay ancient spots
• Schools re-opening in Mae Sot
• Thai-Myanmar labour tensions ease
• Star tortoises in Minzontaung sanctuary number more than 2000
• Groups demand compensation for impact of Myanmar-China pipeline
• Dengue cases surge in Yangon Children’s Hospital in first six months
• UK minister reaffirms commitment to Yangon
• More than a million amphetamine tablets seized in Mandalay
• Application process begun for world heritage listing of Shwedagon

Divided students unite in call for recognition of student unions Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:05 PM PDT Different student unions in Yangon marked the 55th anniversary of the July 7 memorial day last week – when the military brutally cracked down on peaceful student protests – united in their call for the government to recognise all student unions in the country.

Fees to rise at Mandalay ancient spots Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:01 PM PDT The Department of Archaeology and National Museum in Mandalay is considering raising tourist entrance fees to ancient zones in the Mandalay Region.

Schools re-opening in Mae Sot Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:53 PM PDT Schools are re-opening in the Thai border district of Mae Sot after a brief shutdown following the arrests of teachers in late June due the implementation of the new Thai labour laws that impose harsh punishments on illegal workers, the Burmese Migrant Teachers Association said.

Thai-Myanmar labour tensions ease Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:43 PM PDT Myanmar and Thailand hammered out a deal to smooth the way for labour recruitment after thousands of Myanmar workers left the kingdom in haste the past week, which almost soured bilateral relations between the two nations.

Star tortoises in Minzontaung sanctuary number more than 2000 Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:34 PM PDT The number of the endangered star tortoise species are increasing and have now reached more than 2000 in Minzontaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Nwartogyi township, Myingyan district in Mandalay Region, said Daw Lay Lay Khaing, the sanctuary's administrator.

Groups demand compensation for impact of Myanmar-China pipeline Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:29 PM PDT Fourteen findings of environmental impact along the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipeline and seven demands by Pyin Oo Lwin farmers in Mandalay have been released and will be submitted to the government.

Dengue cases surge in Yangon Children’s Hospital in first six months Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:21 PM PDT Cases of dengue fever surged in Yangon in the first six months of the year resulting in the deaths of seven children, as the government struggled to contain the disease, a hospital official said.

UK minister reaffirms commitment to Yangon Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:05 PM PDT United Kingdom's International Development Minister Alistair Burt has said Myanmar is advancing in its pursuit for democracy, peace and prosperity.

More than a million amphetamine tablets seized in Mandalay Posted: 09 Jul 2017 12:58 PM PDT Police seized more than 1 million amphetamine tablets in a search of the house of a suspected drug smuggler, according to the Mandalay Region police chief.

Application process begun for world heritage listing of Shwedagon Posted: 09 Jul 2017 12:39 PM PDT Myanmar has taken the first step to have Shwedagon Pagoda listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, Religious Affairs and Culture Minister Thura U Aung Ko told The Myanmar Times on July 3.

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