National News

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• Fundraiser for children with leukemia
• Breweries shut down for flouting guidelines
• Skilled labour shortage still a problem
• Minimum wage committee reformed
• No plans to suspend Criminal Act 144 in Minbu oil refineries
• By-election campaigns launched in Monywa
• Hluttaw to discuss proposal to reassess projects
• Rights group to check detention cells
• Representation key to effective dialogue in Rakhine
• Committee to be formed to rebuild student union building

Fundraiser for children with leukemia Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:43 PM PST As the number of children with leukemia increases, the Myat Parami non-profit organisation, hospital staff and private donors have joined hands to set up a fundraising committee to help the young patients.

Breweries shut down for flouting guidelines Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:37 PM PST Two breweries in the Mandalay industrial zone were temporarily shut down after they were found to have exceeded the specified wastewater disposal rate, said U Thant Zin Tun, assistant director of the Mandalay regional environmental conservation department.

Skilled labour shortage still a problem Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:35 PM PST As Myanmar attracts more investments, the country is struggling to provide skilled labour for the construction, tourism and manufacturing sectors.

Minimum wage committee reformed Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:31 PM PST Myanmar has formed a national committee on minimum wage again, to improve wages in the country.

No plans to suspend Criminal Act 144 in Minbu oil refineries Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:27 PM PST The imposition of Criminal Act 144 in Minbu district, Minbu township Mann oil refinery and oil refineries from Tauksharpin-Kanniyay, Magwe Region will not be suspended pending the enactment of other laws to safeguard the areas, said Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe.

By-election campaigns launched in Monywa Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:24 PM PST The race for the Monywa seat in Sagaing Region is on as candidates from various parties launch their by-election campaigns.

Hluttaw to discuss proposal to reassess projects Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:20 PM PST An MP from Paung township in Mon State has proposed a review on all long-term projects approved by the government but opposed by the public.

Rights group to check detention cells Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:14 PM PST The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) will conduct checks on the detention cells of police stations, the courts and hospitals in the Yangon Region to determine if they comply with international human rights standards, said U Yu Lwin Aung, the organisation's commissioner.

Representation key to effective dialogue in Rakhine Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:12 PM PST The participation of all organisations, including insurgent groups, at the Rakhine national level political dialogue will be beneficial to the welfare of Rakhine State, said Arakan National Party general secretary U Tun Aung Kyaw.

Committee to be formed to rebuild student union building Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:10 PM PST A committee will be officially set up at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) to oversee the rebuilding of the student union building.

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