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• One conjoined twin dies after separation
• Wanted: Thingyan contestants in Mandalay
• High biddings for Thingyan pandal permit auction
• Vendors, beggars banned from pedestrian-only zone
• Actor Kyaw Thu to lead Thangyat group
• Rice husk power plant opens in Myanmar
• Authorities find grenade launcher in car
• Demand to stop dam projects
• Govt will assist, not protect, local banks
• NLD calls for peace, end armed conflicts

One conjoined twin dies after separation Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:35 AM PDT One of the 14-month-old twin brothers conjoined at the pelvis has died after a surgery separating them at Mandalay Hospital.

Wanted: Thingyan contestants in Mandalay Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:33 AM PDT Registrations are now open for the Mr Thingyan, Miss Thingyan and choral dancing contests in the upcoming "Revelling together with Myoma, this is Mingalar Mandalay Thingyan Festival" event.

High biddings for Thingyan pandal permit auction Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:32 AM PDT Sis permits for the construction of pandals for next month's Thingyan festival around the Mandalay palace moat were auctioned by Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) for a total of over K236 million, with one fetching as high as K54 million, said committee member U Kyaw Zaw Aung.

Vendors, beggars banned from pedestrian-only zone Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:30 AM PDT Vendors and beggars will not be allowed on 26th Street to the south of the Mandalay palace moat during the Thingyan festival next month and will face action if they are caught, warned Police Major U Nyein Chan Aung from Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) Police Force.

Actor Kyaw Thu to lead Thangyat group Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:29 AM PDT Award-winning actor, director and well-know philanthropist Kyaw Thu will be leading a Thangyat (traditional satirical chanting) group formed by groups in Mandalay to entertain and raise money for his charity network.

Rice husk power plant opens in Myanmar Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:23 AM PDT A biomass gasification power plant which uses rice husks to generate electricity was opened by the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation (MAPCO) in Nay Pyi Taw, said the company's chairman, U Chit Khine.

Authorities find grenade launcher in car Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:20 AM PDT Authorities in Mandalay's Patheingyi township found weapons, including a grenade launcher, in a car driven by a member of the Pansay Militia, at the township's 16-mile check point.

Demand to stop dam projects Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:17 AM PDT About 400 villagers gathered on the banks of the Namtu River in Hsipaw township, Shan State last week to protest the construction of a dam which they said will submerge their homes and lands.

Govt will assist, not protect, local banks Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:16 AM PDT The government prefers to help than protect local bank services, Union Minister of Finance and Planning U Kyaw Win said.

NLD calls for peace, end armed conflicts Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:10 AM PDT National League for Democracy (NLD) patron U Tin Oo urged all parties in Myanmar to end conflicts and move towards peace as the country celebrates the 72nd anniversary of the Anti-Fascist Revolutionary Day.

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