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• Thura U Shwe Mann takes hluttaw reins
• Government boosts census spending
• Transparency concerns led to energy minister swap
• Comedian Par Par Lay passes away
• Thilawa backers prepare for share sale
• Government moves closer to economic zone compensation
• Disaster warning system to be ready by 2018
• No ceasefire but govt and Palaung agree to further talks
• WHO calls on governments to boost efforts on hepatitis
• Critics slam ‘dangerous’ report on Rakhine State

Thura U Shwe Mann takes hluttaw reins Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:40 AM PDT Incoming Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann sounded a conciliatory note to the government in his first address as leader of the combined houses of parliament.

Government boosts census spending Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:36 AM PDT The government has allocated US$15 million to conduct next year's census, a senior official says.

Transparency concerns led to energy minister swap Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:28 AM PDT Concerns over the transparency of new oil and gas concessions were behind the downfall of former Minister for Energy U Than Htay and his deputy, U Htin Aung, sources say.

Comedian Par Par Lay passes away Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:24 AM PDT The leader of the Mandalay-based Moustache Brothers comedy troupe, Par Par Lay, passed away last week at the age of 67 following a brief battle with illness.

Thilawa backers prepare for share sale Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:16 AM PDT Nine public companies will promote the public offering, which is slated to take place in early 2014 to build infrastructure in the zone.

Government moves closer to economic zone compensation Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:13 AM PDT The government will compensate and resettle 79 households living or farming inside the first phase of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, an official told residents last week.

Disaster warning system to be ready by 2018 Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:07 AM PDT An early warning system to alert residents to oncoming natural disasters will be set up in Ayeyarwady Region and Rakhine State by 2018, the government announced last week.

No ceasefire but govt and Palaung agree to further talks Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:05 AM PDT A sometimes fiery first meeting between the government and the Ta Aung National Liberation Front ended without an agreement but more talks are expected to take place in the coming week.

WHO calls on governments to boost efforts on hepatitis Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT Only one-third of the world's countries have national strategies to combat viral hepatitis, the World Health Organization said last week, as it called for governments to step up efforts against the five hepatitis viruses that cause severe liver infections.

Critics slam ‘dangerous’ report on Rakhine State Posted: 04 Aug 2013 09:59 AM PDT A report on the conflict in Rakhine State that advocates for 800,000 Muslims to be expelled to Bangladesh generated heated debate at its launch last week, with some dismissing it as "rubbish" and others warning it could inflame tensions.

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