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• Ballot paper for the blind
• FMI Air launches maiden flight to Kawthoung
• Mandalay’s ancient buildings to be preserved
• TNLA incursion causes villagers to flee their homes
• Bail for couple charged with torturing maid in Amarapura
• New international standard clinic for Bagan opened
• Slashed projects saves billions in Sagaing
• Case ruling for U Myo Yan Naung Thein on April 7
• Man shot dead after allegedly grabbing cop’s gun
• Mandalay-Myitkyina train timetable changed

Ballot paper for the blind Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:51 PM PDT Myanmar may be struggling to organize systematic elections but the country has certainly done well when it comes to providing a method for the blind to vote.

FMI Air launches maiden flight to Kawthoung Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:48 PM PDT FMI Air launched its maiden flight to Kawthoung on March 29. It currently flies aslo to Mandalay, Heho, Nyaung-U, Nay Pyi Taw, Sittwe, Thandwe, Myitkyina and Yangon.

Mandalay’s ancient buildings to be preserved Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:44 PM PDT Mandalay's ancient buildings are to be designated as heritage sites in order to preserve them for posterity as well as make it easy for tourists to identify and visit them.

TNLA incursion causes villagers to flee their homes Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:41 PM PDT Reports say that an incursion by members of the TNLA (Ta'ang National Liberation Army) into Naung Kwan (Shan) village, Pan Tee village tract in Nawngcho township, Shan State, has resulted in some 42 villagers fleeing the area.

Bail for couple charged with torturing maid in Amarapura Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:37 PM PDT A couple from Taung Thaman village in Amarapura township, Mandalay Region, who were charged with torturing their housemaid have been granted bail by the Amarapura township court on April 3.

New international standard clinic for Bagan opened Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:33 PM PDT The first 24-hour health care clinic that adheres to international health standards has opened in Bagan to cater for the burgeoning tourist trade.

Slashed projects saves billions in Sagaing Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:32 PM PDT The Sagaing Region Hluttaw is saving over K10.2 billion (K10,216.659 million) after cutting down spending on unnecessary projects, its MP said.

Case ruling for U Myo Yan Naung Thein on April 7 Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:27 PM PDT The ruling on the defamation case by Lieutenant Colonel Lin Htun, director general of the Tatmadaw's Yangon Cantonment Area, against U Myo Yan Naung Thein, secretary of National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Committee for Research and Strategic Studies, will be heard on April 7, said the judge of Kamayut township's court.

Man shot dead after allegedly grabbing cop’s gun Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:21 PM PDT A man was shot dead on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to grab a pistol from a police officer who was in the process of arresting another in Nat Shin village, East Phayonekar Kyunsu, Pauktaw township, Rakhine State.

Mandalay-Myitkyina train timetable changed Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:20 PM PDT Train schedules on the Mandalay-Myitkyina route have been changed due to repair works carried out on damaged railroads, said station master U Nyein Maung at the Mandalay Railway Station.

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