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• Fence up vacant plots: MCDC
• Sein Talone mangoes going places
• Ayeyarwady in danger of losing its birds
• Two model wards for garbage disposal selected
• Mrauk-U hoteliers want directive scrapped
• Reserved fire fighters to support government fire brigade
• Myanmar to issue pink card holders passports, identity cards
• First China-Myanmar tourism forum next week
• 69th Chin National Day celebrations
• Low voter interest in 2017 by-election

Fence up vacant plots: MCDC Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:53 PM PST The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) has reminded landowners to fence up their vacant plots or apply for construction permits, or risk losing their lands.

Sein Talone mangoes going places Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:48 PM PST Efforts are in the pipeline to export the Sein Talone mangoes (one common mango variety in Myanmar) to the international market, the Mandalay Region Mango Group chair Daw Than Than Swe announced on February 19.

Ayeyarwady in danger of losing its birds Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:43 PM PST The population of various species of water birds, between Myitkyina (Kachin State)  and Sinbo (Mandalay Region) along the Ayeyarwady River, has dwindled by at least half in the past 14 years due to habitat loss, gold panning and poaching, a survey has showed.

Two model wards for garbage disposal selected Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:41 PM PST Mandalay Region's Ministry of City Development will select two model wards from the cities of Nyaung-U and Meiktila where residents will be guided on the proper methods of disposing trash, said its director U Min Aung Myint Soe on February 20.

Mrauk-U hoteliers want directive scrapped Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:36 PM PST Hoteliers in Mrauk U – an archaeologically important town in northern Rakhine State – want a government directive, prohibiting hotels from accepting tourists without official permission, scrapped.

Reserved fire fighters to support government fire brigade Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:27 PM PST MoreE than 17,000 members of a reserved fire brigade under Myanmar's Ministry of Home Affairs Fire Services Department have been deployed to put out fires at factories and markets, said Deputy Minister Maj-Gen Aung Soe on February 21.

Myanmar to issue pink card holders passports, identity cards Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:22 PM PST Myanmar will issue passports and certificate of identity (CI) cards to all its citizens who hold the pink card issued by the Thai government, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.

First China-Myanmar tourism forum next week Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:18 PM PST Myanmar, which is seeing a drop in tourist numbers, is having its first tourism forum with China next week.

69th Chin National Day celebrations Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:10 PM PST President U Htin Kyaw and First Lady Daw Su Su Lwin attended the 69th Chin National Day celebrations in Falam on February 19. In his address, the President remarked about the improvements made in Chin State. He urged all ethnic national races and citizens residing in the state to join together and work for the success and fulfillment of the Union goals.

Low voter interest in 2017 by-election Posted: 21 Feb 2017 11:01 PM PST Electoral watchdogs have said that voters are showing a lack of interest in the coming April 1 by-election.

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