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• Group work assessment to be tried in basic education
• Commander-in-Chief discusses bilateral ties with US diplomat
• Ideas for amending media law to be submitted to Hluttaw
• Over 130 schools closed in flooded Magwe
• Buddha Museum turned into guesthouse for pilgrims
• Home Affairs officials charged under anti-corruption law
• 16 Myanmar workers rescued from Malaysian fishing boat
• HAGL and Royal Ace Mega sign deal to develop Cineplex
• Depression to bring heavy rain to the region

Group work assessment to be tried in basic education Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:32 PM PDT The assessment system for basic education will be updated this academic year, according to the deputy director general of the Department of Basic Education.

Commander-in-Chief discusses bilateral ties with US diplomat Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:27 PM PDT Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received Ambassador Joseph Y. Yun, deputy assistant secretary of the US State Department for North Korea and Japan at the Bayintnaung Yeiktha, the Ministry of Defence in Nay Pyi Taw on July 17.

Ideas for amending media law to be submitted to Hluttaw Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:18 PM PDT Amendments and additions to the Media Law will be submitted to the Hluttaw by the end of this month aiming for freedom of expression in the media, officials of the Myanmar Press Council said.

Over 130 schools closed in flooded Magwe Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:14 PM PDT About 130 schools have been closed and over 30,000 victims have been relocated in Magwe Region due to rising water level of the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers.

Buddha Museum turned into guesthouse for pilgrims Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:13 PM PDT The Buddha Museum in Mahamuni Pagoda is being renovated to turn it into a guesthouse to provide lodging for pilgrims during peak seasons when people visit the place.

Home Affairs officials charged under anti-corruption law Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:10 PM PDT A Karen State administrator and other high ranking Home Affairs Ministry officials have been charged under the anti-corruption law, U Zaw Htay, spokesperson of the State Counsellor's Office, said on Monday.

16 Myanmar workers rescued from Malaysian fishing boat Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:05 PM PDT Sixteen Myanmar migrant workers, including three minors under 18 years old, who were allegedly 'sold' to a Malaysia fishing boat in southern Thailand were rescued by Thai officials on July 13, according to a Thai-based migrant rights groups.

HAGL and Royal Ace Mega sign deal to develop Cineplex Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:55 PM PDT Vietnamese developer Hoang AnhGia Lai (HAGL) and local digital cinema chain Royal Ace Mega Company have signed an agreement to develop a multi-screen cinema complex at phase two of HAGL's Myanmar Centre project.

Depression to bring heavy rain to the region Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:42 PM PDT Heavy or isolated heavy rain is expected across the country in the next three days due to a weather system from the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea.

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