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• Independent candidates working hard
• Gold traders to sign petition against 5pc tax on gold foil
• Pyin Oo Lwin’s garbage collection to be done by City Development Committee
• Treat everyone equally for reconciliation: State Counsellor
• Rainstorms and strong winds expected across Myanmar
• Over 300 farmers to get land compensation
• Myanmar SMEs to get a boost from Thai bank
• Govt to set up land rental system for entrepreneurs
• Yangon judiciary system needs own land, offices
• Magnitude 4 earthquake shakes parts of Yangon

Independent candidates working hard Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:20 AM PDT "Attaining victory or failure is not something vital for me. It's something that's rather common. The reason for me to enter [the by-election] is because I'm not satisfied with what the Red [NLD] is doing, and I can't really depend on the Green [USDP]; so I'm competing as I am not reassured with any of them," 63-year-old U Kyaw Than said boldly.

Gold traders to sign petition against 5pc tax on gold foil Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:14 AM PDT Gold entrepreneurs and traders plan to meet next month to try and launch a petition against the imposition of a 5 percent commercial tax on highly-purified gold foil, said U Tin Tun, chairman of the Mandalay Gold Entrepreneurs Association.

Pyin Oo Lwin’s garbage collection to be done by City Development Committee Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:10 AM PDT Pyin Oo Lwin's garbage collection system, which was handed over to be managed by a private company since February 2016, will be handled by the Pyin Oo Lwin City Development Committee beginning April 1, 2017.

Treat everyone equally for reconciliation: State Counsellor Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:04 AM PDT State counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has said her government will continue to work for the people, using "together with the people" as its core concept.

Rainstorms and strong winds expected across Myanmar Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:00 AM PDT Strong winds and sudden downpours are expected across much of the country today through Sunday, the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced Thursday.

Over 300 farmers to get land compensation Posted: 30 Mar 2017 11:59 PM PDT The Nay Pyi Taw City Development Committee gave 381 farmers land compensations totalling more than K940 million for 899 acres of crop fields and farmlands which were reclaimed as they were part of forest reserve area.

Myanmar SMEs to get a boost from Thai bank Posted: 30 Mar 2017 11:57 PM PDT Market competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Myanmar which operate in traditional ways will be developed under an MoU signed between the Central Department of Small and Medium Enterprises Development  (CDSMED) under the Ministry of Industry and KASIKORNBANK (KBank) of Thailand.

Govt to set up land rental system for entrepreneurs Posted: 30 Mar 2017 11:47 PM PDT In a meeting with the Mandalay Region Merchants and Industrialists Association, Union Minster U Kyaw Win for Planning and Finance said a land rental system will be put in place for entrepreneurs in all regions to facilitate their businesses.

Yangon judiciary system needs own land, offices Posted: 30 Mar 2017 11:43 PM PDT Yangon Region's judiciary system needs to be restructured and independent in order to function effectively, said the Region Hluttaw Judicial, Rule of law, Complaints and Appeals Scrutiny Committee (JRLCASC).

Magnitude 4 earthquake shakes parts of Yangon Posted: 30 Mar 2017 11:40 PM PDT A magnitude 4 earthquake centred four miles from northeast Twante township was felt in parts of Yangon at about 5:06pm on Thursday, according to the earthquake section of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

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