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• Two director generals fired after jade probe
• Phoenix rises from ashes of 1988
• NLD to keep all chief minister jobs
• Carlsberg given ‘Tu Po’ deadline
• In fight against malaria, NGO explores clothes that bite back
• WHO warns of fake drugs
• MATA member faces lengthy court delays
• Rights body called in to verify steelworks complaints
• Malaysia to grant five-year visas to foreign workers
• NLD land-grab lists near completion

Two director generals fired after jade probe Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST A three-month investigation into dodgy dealings in the murky jade industry has netted dozens of government officials, with two director generals dismissed from their posts earlier this week.

Phoenix rises from ashes of 1988 Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST It is the kind of reminiscence that is all too widespread among the new MPs now finding their feet in the grand parliament buildings of Nay Pyi Taw: the tribulations of their life behind bars. Some may speak of it, others prefer not to. Famously, National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi herself shares some of the same experiences.

NLD to keep all chief minister jobs Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST The National League for Democracy said yesterday it will assign party representatives as chief minister in all 14 states and regions, despite not having a majority in two states.

Carlsberg given ‘Tu Po’ deadline Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST The family of a revered singer is stepping up its campaign against the brewer Myanmar Carlsberg over what it claims is the misuse of the brand name Tuborg. U Shun Myine, son of Myoma Nyein, announced at a press conference on March 3 that the family is ready to go to court over the disputed name.

In fight against malaria, NGO explores clothes that bite back Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Health specialists met in Yangon yesterday to discuss insect-fighting clothes as a way of eliminating malaria in Myanmar.

WHO warns of fake drugs Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Beware of fake hepatitis medication. The World Health Organization has warned hepatitis C patients that counterfeit medications are being sold in Myanmar.

MATA member faces lengthy court delays Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Nine months on, the case against environmental activist Ko Tint Aung Soe has again inched forward with the announcement that six witnesses against him will be taking the stand on March 10. This will be the 15th hearing in all, but the first since last November.

Rights body called in to verify steelworks complaints Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Myanmar's human rights commission has slammed a steel factory for abusing its workers.

Malaysia to grant five-year visas to foreign workers Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST While Malaysia continues to maintain its moratorium on receiving any further foreign workers, the country is attempting to regularise the status of those already within the country's borders. Malaysia announced it will be working with countries of origin to grant five-year visas to eligible workers.

NLD land-grab lists near completion Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PST Following an instruction issued by the National League for Democracy last year to list all land-grabbing issues, the party's Mandalay branch has nearly finished compiling a list of farmland disputes in the region.

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