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• Jade mining in Hpakant, Lone Khin on hold due to monsoon
• Obstacles block Mandalay’s efforts at clearing drains
• Alternative Education department receives K2 billion
• Lessons to learn from matriculation review
• Insein GTI to reopen with German help
• Displaced villagers and mine workers need food and clothes
• Writer discharged but not editor; bail rejected
• Farmers get loans in Rakhine
• Black box found

Jade mining in Hpakant, Lone Khin on hold due to monsoon Posted: 18 Jun 2017 03:08 PM PDT Jade mining operations in Hpakant and Lone Khin of Kachin State have slowly begun to wind down from last week, due to the approaching monsoon season, locals told The Myanmar Times.

Obstacles block Mandalay’s efforts at clearing drains Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:48 PM PDT Obstacles facing the Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) Cleaning Department efforts are mounting as they struggle to clear clogged drains and canals in the city.

Alternative Education department receives K2 billion Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:46 PM PDT The Alternative Education Department received about K2 billion for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, to implement the department goal, (Dr) U Khine Mye, Director General for Alternative Education department told The Myanmar Times on June 12.

Lessons to learn from matriculation review Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:41 PM PDT The results of the 2017 matriculation exams, probably the most important turning point event for every Myanmar youth, have been announced.

Insein GTI to reopen with German help Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:36 PM PDT The 120-year-old Government Technical Institute (GTI) in Insein township, Yangon Region is set to reopen its doors once again and will teach technical and vocational subjects with the help of the German government.

Displaced villagers and mine workers need food and clothes Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:17 PM PDT A rescue committee formed to oversee displaced people in Tanai township said food and clothes are needed for people from mines and villages around the region who have fled the ongoing fighting between the Tatmadaw and Kachin Independence Army.

Writer discharged but not editor; bail rejected Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT Bahan township court discharged the satirist writer U Ko Ko Maung under section 66(d) of the 2013 Telecommunication Law, but the Voice's chief editor U Kyaw Min Swe was denied bail on Friday.

Farmers get loans in Rakhine Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:11 PM PDT A total of 7,264 farmers will get agricultural loans in Rakhine state this year resulting in a total of 120,415 farmers benefitting from a targeted loan amount of K 91.360 billion according to Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank (MADB) manager U Aye Thein.

Black box found Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:09 PM PDT A Myanmar ship has retrieved the black box of a plane that crashed into the Andaman Sea with 122 people on board, the army said Sunday, raising hopes of discovering the cause of the tragedy.

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