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• Yadanabon Zoological Garden welcomes its newest resident
• Free training on natural food production in Nay Pyi Taw
• Two laws to be amended to solve land disputes
• Support Daw Aung San Suu Kyi out of respect for Bogyoke, urges Speaker
• U Bein Bridge repair works to continue
• Education plans for illiterate, special needs children ready by April
• Plans underway for psycho-social welfare for women vocational schools
• Trust more important, as NRPC chair calls for self-confidence
• PACE blames UEC for not checking voter lists for April polls
• Campaign launched to include locals in NVC steering committee

Yadanabon Zoological Garden welcomes its newest resident Posted: 14 Feb 2017 12:13 AM PST The Yadanabon Zoological Garden, near Mandalay Hill, welcomed an inn kyar (pond tiger) on February 10.

Free training on natural food production in Nay Pyi Taw Posted: 14 Feb 2017 12:11 AM PST Training methods for the production of food and cosmetics from natural fruit will be offered free of charge in the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory.

Two laws to be amended to solve land disputes Posted: 14 Feb 2017 12:10 AM PST To resolve disputes over confiscated lands and to streamline the process of returning them to the rightful owners, the Union government will amend two land-related laws, said Dr Aung Thu, Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.

Support Daw Aung San Suu Kyi out of respect for Bogyoke, urges Speaker Posted: 14 Feb 2017 12:03 AM PST The Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw, U Mahn Win Khaing Than, urged the people of Myanmar to support State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in all her work out of respect for her father Bogyoke Aung San, who is also known as the Father of Independence.

U Bein Bridge repair works to continue Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:58 PM PST Repairs and maintenance work on Mandalay Region's famed U Bein Bridge in the Amarapura township are set to resume.

Education plans for illiterate, special needs children ready by April Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:55 PM PST Plans to raise the literacy rate in the country and to provide education to less fortunate children and youth will be ready by April end, said Dr Khine Myae, director general for the Alternative Education Department.

Plans underway for psycho-social welfare for women vocational schools Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:53 PM PST The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), or the AAPP, and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement are planning to cooperate to offer psycho-social support programs at selected women's vocational schools, said Ma Khin Nyein Chan Soe, Counselor and Trainer of the Mental Health Assistance Program of AAPP.

Trust more important, as NRPC chair calls for self-confidence Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:47 PM PST "Self-Confidence" is a recurring call that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi presented in her speech at the event of Union Day held in the town of Panglong in Shan State, the historic place where Bogyoke Aung San signed the Panglong Agreement with the Kachin, Chin and Shan leaders to gain independence from British colonial rule 70 years ago on February 12.

PACE blames UEC for not checking voter lists for April polls Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:35 PM PST An independent electoral watchdog has claimed that the Union Election Commission (UEC) has failed to live up to its promise of checking the voter lists for the April 1, 2017 by-elections.

Campaign launched to include locals in NVC steering committee Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:30 PM PST Local residents in Taunggok and Thandwe townships launched a signature campaign on February 12 to call for Rakhines and civil society organisations to be included in the formation of the steering committee for the issuance of the National Verification Card (NVC).

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