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• Training exercise causes bomb scare at US embassy
• Hluttaw resumes with an eye toward budget amendment
• Diphtheria quarantine ends in Yangon’s Mingalardon township
• Myanmar transport woes a $60 billion muddle
• Mai Ja Yang gambles on a new political venture as focal point for ethnic summit
• Teaching colleges to issue upgraded degrees
• ANP pushes penalties in citizenship scrutiny process
• State counsellor: Pay attention to primary education
• Peace body wants all ethnic groups at Mai Ja Yang summit
• Peace advocates rally support for Panglong

Training exercise causes bomb scare at US embassy Posted: 25 Jul 2016 02:30 AM PDT The United States Embassy in Myanmar held a tear gas training exercise last night that sparked rumours of an explosion and brought emergency services to the scene, a police officer said.

Hluttaw resumes with an eye toward budget amendment Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Fresh from a stint back in their constituencies, members of parliament have now returned to Nay Pyi Taw for the second hluttaw session since last November's elections. As the new session opens today, they face a range of issues, starting with a proposed revision of the budget law.

Diphtheria quarantine ends in Yangon’s Mingalardon township Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT About 200 people in Mingalardon township's Tilawka ward, who were prohibited from leaving their homes after a diphtheria scare last week, were given permission to move freely once again on July 23, according to Daw Thandar Moe, a parliamentary representative for the Mingalardon constituency.

Myanmar transport woes a $60 billion muddle Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Fixing Myanmar's transport woes may cost up to US$60 billion but inaction could be far more expensive, according to a new report.

Mai Ja Yang gambles on a new political venture as focal point for ethnic summit Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Once a teeming gambling centre overrun with late-night vice, this rural town with a population under 6000 is now lulled into a somber quiet by around 6pm. By 10, the lamp-lit roads are all but abandoned. This is Mai Ja Yang.

Teaching colleges to issue upgraded degrees Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Teacher training colleges across the country are slated for an upgrade in terms of both quality and prestige, Union Minister for Education U Myo Thein Gyi said at a seminar held in Nay Pyi Taw on July 21 and 22.

ANP pushes penalties in citizenship scrutiny process Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A nationalist political party yesterday raised objections over how the new government has been addressing citizenship issues in Rakhine State, citing a lack of punishments enforced against fraudulent applicants.

State counsellor: Pay attention to primary education Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Primary school teachers need to be more valued, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said at an education seminar in the capital last week.

Peace body wants all ethnic groups at Mai Ja Yang summit Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The Peace Commission announced over the weekend that it hopes all armed ethnic groups, including those that did not sign last year's nationwide ceasefire agreement, will attend the Mai Ja Yang summit in Kachin State.

Peace advocates rally support for Panglong Posted: 24 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Over 100 people gathered at Mahabandoola Park yesterday morning to show support for the 21st-century Panglong Conference and to demonstrate against ongoing fighting.

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