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• Myanmar nationals return after serving prison terms
• Government puts in effort to boost tourism
• CTUM demands meeting with the vice president
• Oil field workers, others celebrate Workers’ Day in Chauk
• Peace Commission, DPN to meet again before May 24
• Trouble brewing after giant jade rock seized and deemed state property
• Action to be taken against fake news reports

Myanmar nationals return after serving prison terms Posted: 02 May 2017 12:15 AM PDT Myanmar nationals, who arrived back after serving prison terms in China, have been sent to their homes via Mandalay at about 5pm on April 29.

Government puts in effort to boost tourism Posted: 02 May 2017 12:08 AM PDT The government has approved 144 new hotels since the National League for Democracy Party took over, giving the country's hospitality sector a major boost.

CTUM demands meeting with the vice president Posted: 02 May 2017 12:00 AM PDT In a Workers' Day message to the authorities, the Confederation of the Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), a workers' union organisation, has demanded the government officials that they want to meet and discuss matters pertaining to workers' welfare with the vice president of the Union regularly as he does with the business community.

Oil field workers, others celebrate Workers’ Day in Chauk Posted: 01 May 2017 11:54 PM PDT The 127th Workers' Day celebration that was held in Chauk township, Magwe Region, on May 1, was attended by officials and oil field workers from across the nation as well as from other sectors.

Peace Commission, DPN to meet again before May 24 Posted: 01 May 2017 11:47 PM PDT The Peace Commission and the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN), representing seven ethnic armed groups, will meet in the second week of May, before the second round of the 21st-Century Panglong Conference, scheduled for May 24.

Trouble brewing after giant jade rock seized and deemed state property Posted: 01 May 2017 11:43 PM PDT Tensions are rising between gem scavengers and the Taut Pa Kye Company in Hpakant township, Kachin State, after a huge jadeite found by scavengers was confiscated as it was said to be state-owned property.

Action to be taken against fake news reports Posted: 01 May 2017 11:19 PM PDT The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has announced on April 30 that it is monitoring the situation and will take appropriate action after 'fake news' that Arabic schools in Thaketa township in Yangon Region were closed went viral on social media networks.

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