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• Air Mandalay suspends services after failing to secure leased planes
• CCTV switched on at 10 traffic junctions
• More criticism for UEC boss after coup comments
• Business leaders enter crowded field for municipal poll
• Election commission races to be ready by Dec 27
• Millions to miss out on YCDC vote
• Skaters descend on Mandalay for comp
• US ploughs aid money into supporting 2015 election
• Riders staging accidents to extort money
• Elephant GPS collars aim to decrease clashes with humans

Air Mandalay suspends services after failing to secure leased planes Posted: 22 Dec 2014 01:40 AM PST Domestic carrier Air Mandalay has temporarily halted flights until at least the end of January, managing director U Aung Soe Lin has confirmed, just months after it signed a leasing agreement with US manufacturer Boeing.

CCTV switched on at 10 traffic junctions Posted: 21 Dec 2014 09:05 PM PST Hopes of relief from Yangon's stifling traffic congestion were raised last week as 10 new high-tech traffic light systems came into use at major intersections.

More criticism for UEC boss after coup comments Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:55 PM PST Political observers have raised fresh questions about the impartiality of Union Election Commission chief U Tin Aye following his comments that instability in 2015 could lead to a military coup.

Business leaders enter crowded field for municipal poll Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:46 PM PST Are you insane? That's what U Htay Aung's family members asked when he told them he planned to run for a position on Yangon City Development Committee.

Election commission races to be ready by Dec 27 Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:45 PM PST Speeding up final preparations in the countdown toward Yangon city elections, YCDC officials have launched a "train the trainers" operation to explain voting procedures.

Millions to miss out on YCDC vote Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:39 PM PST Barely 7.5 percent of residents will vote, with more than half of households failing to meet the strict eligibility requirements.

Skaters descend on Mandalay for comp Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:32 PM PST Skaters from all over the country will be converging on Mandalay this week to take part in Myanmar's first skating competition.

US ploughs aid money into supporting 2015 election Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:09 PM PST The United States will provide further support to both the Union Election Commission and civil society groups in an effort to ensure next year's election is "transparent and credible", a senior US Agency for International Development official said last week.

Riders staging accidents to extort money Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:06 PM PST Fraudsters who prey on women drivers in the streets of Mandalay are staging fake road accidents to demand compensation.

Elephant GPS collars aim to decrease clashes with humans Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:00 PM PST Elephants near Yangon are to be fitted with GPS collars to help conservationists track their movements and help avoid clashes with humans.

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