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• Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda festival raises K100 million
• Nurses, midwives urged to adhere to ethics and council laws
• Villagers demand action against police
• Company boss sentenced for cheating
• Over K100b alcohol, cigarette tax collected in nine months
• New housing projects for Yangon
• Complete hearing cases to avoid backlog: CJ
• Eight prisoners at Ohbo will sit for matriculation exams
• Committee for Chin dialogue formed
• Dr Aye Zan tipped to be the next Mon Chief Minister

Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda festival raises K100 million Posted: 21 Feb 2017 12:01 AM PST The Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival has collected K106.6 million in donations in 18 days since the celebrations began on February 1.

Nurses, midwives urged to adhere to ethics and council laws Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:59 PM PST The Myanmar Nurse and Midwife Council (MNMC) has urged all nurses and midwives to adhere to ethics and council laws to improve the level of professionalism in the industry.

Villagers demand action against police Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:57 PM PST Two suspected kidnappers who were caught by residents at Htone Bo village in Patheingyi township, Mandalay Region, escaped while in police custody, prompting calls for action to be taken against the "negligent" officers.

Company boss sentenced for cheating Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:56 PM PST A construction company chair, who was constructing a building without permit, was sentenced to five years jail by the Latha township court on February 20 for cheating and forging documents.

Over K100b alcohol, cigarette tax collected in nine months Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:49 PM PST The government has received more than K100 billion in taxes from the production and sale of alcohol and cigarettes in Myanmar over a period of nine months, said Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win.

New housing projects for Yangon Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:43 PM PST In addition to the New Yangon city project, which is going to start at the end of February in the Kyeemyindaing township on the other side of the Yangon river, work to upgrade old houses and construct new housing for squatters and government employees will kick off at the same time, according to Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein.

Complete hearing cases to avoid backlog: CJ Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:40 PM PST An increase in criminal prosecutions last year makes it imperative for judges to complete hearing cases so as to avoid a backlog, said chief of Union Supreme Court U Tun Tun Oo.

Eight prisoners at Ohbo will sit for matriculation exams Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:39 PM PST Eight inmates from Mandalay's Ohbo Prison will sit for matriculation exams, the Prison Department said on February 18.

Committee for Chin dialogue formed Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:36 PM PST A supervisory committee of nine members to oversee the national-level political dialogue in Chin State was formed yesterday.

Dr Aye Zan tipped to be the next Mon Chief Minister Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:31 PM PST In the aftermath of Mon Chief Minister U Min Min Oo's resignation from the cabinet, state MP of Kyaikto township Dr Aye Zan has been nominated as the new chief minister for Mon State, according to the National League for Democracy (NLD).

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