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• Strong winds wreak havoc in 70 villages
• Student protesters sentenced to 4 months
• Wanted gang leader caught in Maungdaw township
• Gales kill three, 3,000 homes damaged
• Bagan cultural zone to be included in UNESCO
• Over 6000 online signatures in support of State Counsellor
• Non-formal education program to expand its wings
• Shwedagon pagoda to increase visitors fee
• Charter change and peace process connected, State Counsellor says
• Rakhine Advisory Commission updating data before final report

Strong winds wreak havoc in 70 villages Posted: 10 May 2017 12:04 AM PDT About 70 villages were badly affected and houses destroyed after strong winds swept across Pakokku district on May 7. But there no reports of injuries.

Student protesters sentenced to 4 months Posted: 10 May 2017 12:00 AM PDT A student from Sagaing Education College and three student union members, who protested in front of Upper Myanmar Higher Education Department building in Mandalay on April 26 against the school's oppressive administration and violation of the human rights declaration, were sentenced to four months in jail.

Wanted gang leader caught in Maungdaw township Posted: 09 May 2017 11:48 PM PDT Border guard police in Rakhine State said that they have apprehended Audra, one of the leaders of a robbery gang in Surali village of Maungdaw township in an ambush operation Two other suspects with him, escaped.

Gales kill three, 3,000 homes damaged Posted: 09 May 2017 11:47 PM PDT Three people were killed and nearly 3,000 houses were damaged by the gales that swept between May 5 and 7 in some regions and states.

Bagan cultural zone to be included in UNESCO Posted: 09 May 2017 11:44 PM PDT A draft plan to designate Bagan as one of the World's Heritage sites will be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in September.

Over 6000 online signatures in support of State Counsellor Posted: 09 May 2017 11:35 PM PDT An online petition was launched by the NLD International Supporters Group to counter protests by Kachin and Bengali activists in London against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who arrived in the British capital to receive the honorary freedom award of the City of London at Guildhall.

Non-formal education program to expand its wings Posted: 09 May 2017 11:30 PM PDT The Non Formal Middle Education program (NFME) will be broken into two camps this May 11, an official from the Myanmar Literacy Resource Center (MLRC) told The Myanmar Times on May 9.

Shwedagon pagoda to increase visitors fee Posted: 09 May 2017 11:28 PM PDT The entrance fees for the Shwedagon pagoda will be increased to K 10,000 from June 1.

Charter change and peace process connected, State Counsellor says Posted: 09 May 2017 11:23 PM PDT Changes to the 2008 charter and peace process are related, but the process must be systematically done, State Counsellor and foreign minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said while in London yesterday.

Rakhine Advisory Commission updating data before final report Posted: 09 May 2017 11:14 PM PDT Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's advisory commission is in Rakhine State to check on updates after their interim report was prepared.

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