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• Controversial census data on religion to be released within two months
• President forms senior-level committee for Rakhine State
• Dozens of Myanmar fishermen released from prison in India
• Warnings on tobacco products to be enforced
• Myanmar’s blacklist to be reviewed
• Mandalay market to be rebuilt within two months
• Liver Foundation aims for countrywide hepatitis inoculations
• State counsellor plans Thailand visit
• MP pushes for health budget boost
• Mandate set for peace bodies

Controversial census data on religion to be released within two months Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Sensitive data held back from the 2014 nationwide census results for over a year will be revealed by August, government officials told The Myanmar Times.

President forms senior-level committee for Rakhine State Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The president has established a new Union-level committee to handle Rakhine State affairs.

Dozens of Myanmar fishermen released from prison in India Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Over 100 Myanmar fishermen arrested in the Andaman Sea arrived at Yangon International Airport yesterday, after being imprisoned for years in India for fishing in its waters.

Warnings on tobacco products to be enforced Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT During this year's World No Tobacco Day, special attention was given to warning labels that have to appear on all brands of tobacco products in Myanmar from September.

Myanmar’s blacklist to be reviewed Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will review Myanmar's blacklist and allow those exiled for political reasons to return to the country.

Mandalay market to be rebuilt within two months Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Burned-out stallholders from Mandalay's Mingalar Market will be obliged to sell the same goods they sold before when the market reopens in August. Mandalay City Development Committee announced yesterday that the three companies selected by tender to rebuild the stricken market will start work today, and must finish by July 31 or face penalties.

Liver Foundation aims for countrywide hepatitis inoculations Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Hepatitis B vaccinations have been ramped up around the country over the past 10 months under a dual Liver Foundation and Ministry of Health project.

State counsellor plans Thailand visit Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Thailand in June, the President's Office confirmed.

MP pushes for health budget boost Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT Parliament is being asked to expand and spend more on the perennially underfunded public health sector.

Mandate set for peace bodies Posted: 31 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT The President's Office yesterday released the mandate and composition of the government's peace bodies in the run-up to the "21st-century Panglong Conference".

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