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• Draft museum law sent to Attorney General
• MDY bus compounds ban moto-taxi drivers
• Theft rife at Pyinmana Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw
• After years of enslavement, abused child maids look to the future
• Departure terminal of sunken ferry closed
• Accreditation available for April by-election observers
• Air pollution a ‘leading danger’ to child health
• Vendors banned from Chaung Tha beachfront
• Govt team to negotiate Panda garment dispute settlement
• Japan announces a nearly $8 billion package for Myanmar

Draft museum law sent to Attorney General Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:59 AM PDT A Draft law that would govern the establishment and practices of private museums is under discussion by officials in the Ministry of Religion and Culture and the Office of the Attorney General, the latest stage in a long-drawn out process that began under the previous government.

MDY bus compounds ban moto-taxi drivers Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:57 AM PDT IN a move to curb passenger harassment, motorcycle taxis and private cars have been banned from entering highway bus stations near Mandalay, the head of the municipal taxi department has told The Myanmar Times.

Theft rife at Pyinmana Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:54 AM PDT Patients and staff need to safeguard their belongings at the 200-bed Pyinmana Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, according to its administrator, following a spate of recent thefts.

After years of enslavement, abused child maids look to the future Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:53 AM PDT The teenager stares at her crippled hands, broken after torture techniques endured over five years of life as a slave.

Departure terminal of sunken ferry closed Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:42 AM PDT The Sagaing Region government has temporarily closed the ferry terminal that the ill-fated Aung Soe Moe Kyaw 2 ferry departed from in mid-October.

Accreditation available for April by-election observers Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:40 AM PDT International and local polling place watchdogs can now apply to be accredited by the Union Election Commission as observers for the 2017 by-election, scheduled to be held on April 1, the UEC announced on October 31.

Air pollution a ‘leading danger’ to child health Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:39 AM PDT Toxic levels of air pollution in developing countries like Myanmar have begun to cause miscarriages, increase infant deaths and stunt children's cognitive and physical development, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Vendors banned from Chaung Tha beachfront Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:36 AM PDT Aiming to counter litterbugs and preserve a more picturesque beachfront, the Ayeyarwady Region government has banned vendors from selling their wares on Chaung Tha beach.

Govt team to negotiate Panda garment dispute settlement Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:34 AM PDT Employees and the owners of Panda Textile Factory in Mandalay Region say they will accept the decision of a negotiating team formed yesterday to settle a drawn-out dispute between the workers and factory management.

Japan announces a nearly $8 billion package for Myanmar Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:27 AM PDT Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday announced nearly US$8 billion in aid, loans and investment to promote development and reconciliation in Myanmar after talks with its de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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