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• MPs criticise Yangon govt for budget cost increases, lack of input
• New investigation commission on Rakhine holds initial meeting
• Scuttled proposal willingly withdrawn by ANP MP
• Labour official upbeat on migrants-to-Malaysia restart but no date set
• Strand Road backed up by new shipping policy
• Drug policy consultations conclude for the year
• Magwe poppies in crosshairs
• Navy nets 950,000 pills on a boat in Rathedaung
• Chin State Speaker upbeat transport plans will boost impoverished Paletwa
• Magwe farmland remains inundated with silt deposits

MPs criticise Yangon govt for budget cost increases, lack of input Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:49 AM PST Members of the Yangon Region parliament have criticised the regional government over what they claim is a failure to consult and cooperate with MPs on newly released 2017-18 budget figures.

New investigation commission on Rakhine holds initial meeting Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:45 AM PST An investigation commission established to probe allegations of rights abuses surrounding the ongoing Rakhine State military campaign held its inaugural meeting yesterday.

Scuttled proposal willingly withdrawn by ANP MP Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:44 AM PST A proposal pressing the Union government to take urgent action in northern Rakhine State has been withdrawn after it was shot down in succession by the Speakers of both houses of parliament.

Labour official upbeat on migrants-to-Malaysia restart but no date set Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:43 AM PST A suspension on sending migrant workers from Myanmar to Malaysia will be lifted when political conditions in the latter improve and the safety of labourers can be better assured, according to U Thein Win, director of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population's Migrant Affairs Department.

Strand Road backed up by new shipping policy Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:42 AM PST A new policy limiting container transport to nighttime rounds has gotten off to a rocky start, causing a major traffic jam along Strand Road yesterday that continued into the afternoon.

Drug policy consultations conclude for the year Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:34 AM PST The third and final round of drug policy consultations between the government, civil society and the United Nations concluded this week in Nay Pyi Taw, laying the foundation for a new policy and related legal reforms in 2017.

Magwe poppies in crosshairs Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:33 AM PST Opium poppies are in bloom and ready for harvest in Magwe Region, with a police task force working to eliminate the crop on swathes of land in the Arakan Yoma range.

Navy nets 950,000 pills on a boat in Rathedaung Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:30 AM PST The navy has seized almost 1 million methamphetamine pills from a boat 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) off the coast of Rakhine State's Rathedaung township.

Chin State Speaker upbeat transport plans will boost impoverished Paletwa Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:28 AM PST Hope is on the horizon for a state and town that have long held the dubious honour of Myanmar's poorest. This month Paletwa, the only port town in Chin State, celebrates its founding 140 years ago. Many residents seem to feel its best days lie ahead.

Magwe farmland remains inundated with silt deposits Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:22 AM PST When the Ayeyarwady River spilt its banks in July and August 2015, acres upon acres of farmland were wiped out in the record-breaking floods. Today, local farmers along Mone Creek are still struggling to make a living due to the several feet of silt deposited on their lands.

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