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• Look but don’t touch statues at Mahamuni Pagoda
• MOEAF requests for lifting of worker ban to Malaysia
• New water park opens in Mandalay
• Women crucial for Myanmar’s development: State Counsellor
• MoE not responsible for religious content in textbooks
• Monument in honour of Thakin Ba Hein
• K55 billion allocated for National Health Plan
• Fighting in Laukkai resumes, dozens dead, houses destroyed
• ALD registers with UEC to run in polls
• Bridge not to be named after Bogyoke Aung San: Government

Look but don’t touch statues at Mahamuni Pagoda Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:58 PM PST Pilgrims and visitors will no longer be permitted to touch the ancient bronze Buddha statues at the Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay, said U Soe Lin, a member of the pagoda's trustees board.

MOEAF requests for lifting of worker ban to Malaysia Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:57 PM PST The Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation (MOEAF) has urged the Myanmar government to lift its temporary suspension on sending workers to Malaysia, according to MOEAF officials.

New water park opens in Mandalay Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:55 PM PST Families are assured of a splashing time at the Kandawgyi Water Park which offers 13 attractions, including a pool with manmade waves, at Mandalay Kandawgyi.

Women crucial for Myanmar’s development: State Counsellor Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:52 PM PST Many people, including women, have the impression that the fairer sex have equal rights in Myanmar,  but in reality, they do not, said State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

MoE not responsible for religious content in textbooks Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:47 PM PST The Ministry of Education has responded to criticisms on social media that new civic education textbooks have included the four great religions – Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism – by denying it is responsible for the curriculum.

Monument in honour of Thakin Ba Hein Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:44 PM PST A monument in honour of former national leader Thakin Ba Hein will be unveiled at a ceremony to mark the centenary of his birthday in June, according to a committee organising the commemorative celebrations.

K55 billion allocated for National Health Plan Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:42 PM PST Basic primary healthcare packages will be implemented in the National Health Plan (2017-2021) for township and primary-level hospitals such as those with 16 and 25 beds, said its director Dr Thant Sin Htoo.

Fighting in Laukkai resumes, dozens dead, houses destroyed Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:34 PM PST Gunfire and fighting have resumed in the Kokang self-administered area at pre-dawn on March 6, ending months of peace in the troubled area.

ALD registers with UEC to run in polls Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:29 PM PST Myanmar's most successful ethnic minority party, the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD), has applied to register with the Union Election Commission and intends to contest in the 2020 general election, according to members who were expelled last year following dissension in the ranks of the Arakan National Party (ANP).

Bridge not to be named after Bogyoke Aung San: Government Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:28 PM PST The Mon government has decided not to name a new bridge over the Thanlwin River, linking Mawlamyine and Chaungzone townships, after Bogyoke Aung San, State Natural Resources and Environment Minister U Min Kyi Win said.

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