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• Mandalay municipal poll likely in months
• Former citizens dominate PR applications
• Speaker urges civil society to push hluttaw on amendments
• NLD refuses to commit to 2015 election
• Government responds to public concerns on land policy
• The rise of private security
• Mogok residents object to gem association HQ
• Myanmar to work with neighbours on curbing corruption
• Myanmar quietly gets the job done
• Government to seek MP approval for $300m loan

Mandalay municipal poll likely in months Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:31 PM PST Mandalay residents will soon get to follow their counterparts in Yangon to the polling booth to elect municipal officials.

Former citizens dominate PR applications Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:23 PM PST Former Myanmar citizens comprise almost two-thirds of those who have taken out application forms for a newly launched permanent residency program, an official said last week.

Speaker urges civil society to push hluttaw on amendments Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:19 PM PST House speaker Thura U Shwe Mann has invited civil society organisations to go through parliament if they want changes in the law.

NLD refuses to commit to 2015 election Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:14 PM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi also says the government has few achievements to show for its four years in power.

Government responds to public concerns on land policy Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:10 PM PST The government has delayed the introduction of a controversial land-use policy by at least three months in order to conduct further public consultations, an official has confirmed.

The rise of private security Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:05 PM PST The influx of foreign businesses, embassies and NGOs has led to a recent boom in the private security sector - but are guards equipped with the skills and knowledge to secure potentially volatile development projects?

Mogok residents object to gem association HQ Posted: 04 Jan 2015 08:01 PM PST Residents and environmental activists in the famed ruby-mining town of Mogok have objected to a construction project beside an iconic lake in the town's centre.

Myanmar to work with neighbours on curbing corruption Posted: 04 Jan 2015 07:59 PM PST Myanmar will collaborate with its neighbours to prepare an anti-corruption framework for least developed nations in ASEAN.

Myanmar quietly gets the job done Posted: 04 Jan 2015 07:56 PM PST Rather than rock the boat, Myanmar opted to chart a smooth course as ASEAN chair in 2014 - but critics say it should have done more to leave its stamp on the regional bloc.

Government to seek MP approval for $300m loan Posted: 04 Jan 2015 07:51 PM PST China will provide a US$300 million loan to Myanmar as part of a giant $3 billion package to five ASEAN countries – but only if the Ministry of Cooperatives can get approval from a potentially hostile parliament.

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