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• EU pledges 70 million euros in project funding
• Speaker defends political payouts
• B&B proposal divides developers of stalled hotels
• MPs told to approve budget by next month
• NLD chief meets youth leaders
• Court to rule on Chit Thami case next week
• Kokang rebel attack blacks out Laukkai
• Thapaung farmers face silted waterways
• Flood aid brings relief, but also anger and distrust
• Poets prepare for festival silver jubilee

EU pledges 70 million euros in project funding Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST The European Union yesterday announced an additional 70 million euros (US$76 million) in funding for projects focused on police training, food and nutrition security, and support to the peace process.

Speaker defends political payouts Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann yesterday defended payouts to politicians that have come under fire in light of the growing budget deficit.

B&B proposal divides developers of stalled hotels Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Small-scale guesthouse owners in the Bagan cultural protection zone aren't quite sure what to make of the licensing limbo that has forced them to suspend operations, or why it has been so suddenly imposed upon them.

MPs told to approve budget by next month Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST The parliament has formed 19 committees, mostly headed by military-rule-era ministers, to assess the coming year's budget, which is likely to be approved by the current parliament rather than the one elected on November 8.

NLD chief meets youth leaders Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Youth leaders yesterday pushed for a greater role in peacemaking and political dialogue during a meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Court to rule on Chit Thami case next week Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST A social media joke lobbed at the Tatmadaw may cost a Maubin woman up to three years in prison.

Kokang rebel attack blacks out Laukkai Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST A bomb attack by Kokang insurgents has left the main town of Laukkai without electricity and main water supplies for the past four days, and caused the usual curfew to be brought forward to 6pm, local officials said yesterday.

Thapaung farmers face silted waterways Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Inadequate irrigation could lead to the loss of more than 1000 acres of farmland in Ayeyarwady Region as creeks and rivers are drying up, farmers say.

Flood aid brings relief, but also anger and distrust Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Donor aid to villages afflicted by the July-August flooding is just a lucky dip, say angry residents.

Poets prepare for festival silver jubilee Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST Poets and poetry lovers came together on December 20 for the 10th Kyunmagyi recital, held at Kyunmagyi on the Ayeyarwady River in Magwe Region.

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