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• Myanmar Royal Society to restore national heritage
• High chickpea demand from China and India
• A helping hand to alleviate poverty
• UK Co to provide services for oil and gas sector
• Battle heats up for key seats in coming by-election
• Myanmar to work more with Israel on agri development
• Monastic school teachers to get training
• Land given to officers not used but sold: analysis group
• Maungtaw-Rathedaung probe committee submits final report
• Mandalay FDA to check water factories

Myanmar Royal Society to restore national heritage Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:49 PM PDT The Myanmar Royal Society, led by royal descendants, will branch out to different regions to restore historical artifacts and the nation's heritage, said U Soe Win, great-grandson of the country's last monarch King Thibaw.

High chickpea demand from China and India Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:47 PM PDT High demand for chickpea in China and India has caused the price of peas, beans and pulses to rise in Myanmar, according to traders.

A helping hand to alleviate poverty Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:44 PM PDT Small businesses, vocational training centres and families in need of funds for their children's education can turn to VisionFund Myanmar for loans, said U Saw Eldo, the administrative manager of the fund for upper Myanmar.

UK Co to provide services for oil and gas sector Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:42 PM PDT A UK company will help Myanmar develop its local marine, oil and natural gas sector.

Battle heats up for key seats in coming by-election Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:37 PM PDT As political parties approach the final leg of their campaigning for the April 1 by-election, a handful of the 19 seats up for grabs are expected to be close contests.

Myanmar to work more with Israel on agri development Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:36 PM PDT In striving to develop the agricultural sector, Myanmar is looking to adopt Israel's advanced farming technology and has started discussions on cooperation between the two countries as well as on setting up agricultural research and model fields in Myanmar.

Monastic school teachers to get training Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:32 PM PDT Thousands of teachers in Buddhist monastic schools are going to be trained on how to deal with children better.

Land given to officers not used but sold: analysis group Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:31 PM PDT Forest lands in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, given to retired officers and entrepreneurs for agricultural purposes have, instead, been illegally sold, said an analysis group.

Maungtaw-Rathedaung probe committee submits final report Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:26 PM PDT The October 9 Maungtaw-Rathedaung Bengali violence investigation committee submitted its final report on Tuesday, the sixth day of the fourth Rakhine State Hluttaw session.

Mandalay FDA to check water factories Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:07 PM PDT The Mandalay Food and Drug Administration (FDA) branch will be running spot-checks at factories producing drinking water to ensure production is according to standard.

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