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• MP wants consumer education in syllabus
• 50 Bagan pagodas to be restored this year
• New bill on vocational training in the works
• More missing piece from crashed aircraft located
• Entrepreneurs vie for chance to go to Israel
• Government urged to boost SMEs to create more jobs
• Got a consumer complaint? There is an app for that
• Govt to acquire more snakes for anti-venom serum
• 100-million-year-old baby bird fossil preserved in amber found in Tanai
• Myeik Archipelago villagers help conserve coral reef

MP wants consumer education in syllabus Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:59 PM PDT A motion urging the Union Government to include consumer education in the syllabus of the 6th, 7th and 8th grades was recorded at the Pyithu Hluttaw session held on Wednesday (June 14).

50 Bagan pagodas to be restored this year Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:53 PM PDT The Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library (Bagan) has identified 50 pagodas that are need of immediate restoration and restoration after carrying out a survey and classification based on the severity of damage on pagodas in the Bagan area.

New bill on vocational training in the works Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:44 PM PDT The Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Bill, which is being drafted by the Ministry of Education, will be submitted to parliament soon, said Dr Aye Myint, director general of the Department of Technical and Vocational Education.

More missing piece from crashed aircraft located Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:40 PM PDT The Aung Thu Kha fishing boat, which had been on a search and rescue mission for the Y-8F 200 Tatmadaw transport plane, reported yesterday that it had found something entangled in the underwater nets at about 8.15pm, according to the Commander-in-Chief's office.

Entrepreneurs vie for chance to go to Israel Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:22 PM PDT Israel has invited Myanmar young entrepreneurs to compete for a trip to Israel at the famous Digital Life Design (DLD) 2017 summit, one of the greatest innovation festivals for entrepreneurs from all over the world.

Government urged to boost SMEs to create more jobs Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:18 PM PDT Myanmar needs to maximise its agricultural, industrial and service sectors to push the country's economic growth and create more jobs.

Got a consumer complaint? There is an app for that Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:16 PM PDT The Myanmar Consumers Union (MCU) launched an online consumer complaint system via a web online website and mobile application to protect consumer rights in Yangon.

Govt to acquire more snakes for anti-venom serum Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT The Myanmar Pharmaceuticals Factory, Insein, will buy 60 per cent more snakes for venom extraction in the 2017-18 fiscal year, said Daw Moe Moe Hlaing, its deputy factory manager.

100-million-year-old baby bird fossil preserved in amber found in Tanai Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:04 PM PDT A baby bird fossil preserved in amber that is thought to be about 100 million years old has been found in Tanai township, Kachin State, according to a paper published recently in an international science journal.

Myeik Archipelago villagers help conserve coral reef Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:57 PM PDT The first Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) in Myanmar have been identified and designated as fish conservation zones.

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