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• ‘New city’ key in Yangon master plan: mayor
• U Myo Yan Naung Thein won’t apply for bail again
• Report urges review of land laws to protect small-scale farmers
• MPs rankle at Speaker’s strict housekeeping
• Department of Agriculture to open call centre
• Villagers demand investigation into gold mines
• Health ministry plans to increase funding for medical research
• USDP stays local for by-election

‘New city’ key in Yangon master plan: mayor Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:55 PM PST Forget blueprints of Yangon drawn up by the Japanese development arm, the regional government has its own master plan to implement.

U Myo Yan Naung Thein won’t apply for bail again Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:54 PM PST A National League for Democracy member on trial for defamation is giving up on his bail requests after his fourth application was denied yesterday.

Report urges review of land laws to protect small-scale farmers Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:53 PM PST An evaluation of land use and farming laws by a local civil society group has concluded that the current legislative framework legalises unfair land confiscations, penalises small-scale farmers and discriminates against women owning, selling or inheriting land.

MPs rankle at Speaker’s strict housekeeping Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:50 PM PST Attention, class! I don't want to see you reading newspapers. Proposals are discouraged and difficult questions unwelcome. And if you're not properly dressed, you will be asked to leave.

Department of Agriculture to open call centre Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:48 PM PST The Department of Agriculture has plans to open a call centre aimed at quickly answering agricultural questions from farmers throughout Myanmar.

Villagers demand investigation into gold mines Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:47 PM PST Mandalay farmers have staged a sit-in for the past four days in protest of gold mines they claim have encroached on their land. The Wet Tae village residents are demanding the government suspend the mining activities until the conclusion of an investigation.

Health ministry plans to increase funding for medical research Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:45 PM PST State-funded medical research will receive a slight budget boost in the coming financial year with the ministry planning on pooling the windfall into a grant program for the 16 universities with medical research departments, according to the health official heading the research department.

USDP stays local for by-election Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:41 PM PST First capture seats in the by-election, then stage a full on 2020 comeback. Such are the plans of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the only political party contesting every constituency in the April by-election.

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