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• NPT hotels need govt help
• Restoration of U Bein Bridge underway
• IRD imposes commercial tax for gold
• Duterte calls European critics ‘crazies’
• Ex-President hosts dinner to celebrate award
• Over 4000 lots of jade sold via open tender
• Safe employment project for women launched
• Factory workers demand 10 days off at Thingyan
• Protests against issuance of NRC continues
• Sugar Bill making comeback in May

NPT hotels need govt help Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:58 PM PDT In 2013, Myanmar hosted the 27th Southeast Asian Games and took the ASEAN Chair in 2014. Most events for both occasions were held in Nay Pyi Taw, and the government then had encouraged hoteliers to build more hotels to meet the demands of an expected high number of visitors.

Restoration of U Bein Bridge underway Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:56 PM PDT The 170-year-old U Bein Bridge in Mandalay's Amarapura township is being reinforced and restored at a cost of K4 million in time for the annual Thingyan (Water Festival) next month when thousands of visitors are expected to converge at the site to join the festivities, said U Soe Win, secretary of the bridge preservation committee.

IRD imposes commercial tax for gold Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:53 PM PDT The Internal Revenue Department (IRD) will impose a commercial tax rate of 1 percent and 5pc respectively for gold jewellery and refined gold, it was announced at a meeting with gold entrepreneurs in Nay Pyi Taw on March 15.

Duterte calls European critics ‘crazies’ Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:49 PM PDT Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to criticism of his deadly drug war, while vowing again that all traffickers will be killed.

Ex-President hosts dinner to celebrate award Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:44 PM PDT Former President U Thein Sein, who received the Grand Prize of the 3rd Asia Cosmopolitan Awards from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), hosted a dinner of honour at Kempenski Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw on March 19.

Over 4000 lots of jade sold via open tender Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:40 PM PDT A total of 4454 lots of raw gems and uncut jade are up for bid at the Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw this week.

Safe employment project for women launched Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:34 PM PDT A project focusing on creating safe working environment and job opportunities for female migrant workers, as well as protecting women workers, has been launched in Yangon.

Factory workers demand 10 days off at Thingyan Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:29 PM PDT More than 1000 workers at the Ever Sunny Foods (ESI) factory in Yangon Region's Hlaing Tharyar township went on strike yesterday to protest the management's decision to cut the Myanmar New Year holidays from 10 to five days and to demand for labour rights which they claim to be deprived of.

Protests against issuance of NRC continues Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:28 PM PDT Protests against the ineligible issuance of national registration cards (NRCs) to people regarded as Bengalis in Rakhine State are going to continue for another five days.

Sugar Bill making comeback in May Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:27 PM PDT Efforts to table a bill on Myanmar's sugarcane, sugar and related services, which had been put on hold since 2014, may be revived this May.

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