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• Government considers amending Section 66(d) to be bailable offence
• Hluttaw to debate Inle Lake conservation measures
• ‘Sun Ye’ campaign aims at preventing crime
• Political prisoners given amnesty at right time: deputy minister
• Caves, falls in Pyin Oo Lwin set to become tourist draw
• Former first president’s son free to enter Myanmar
• Traders face devastation after China freezes accounts
• UN strongly rejects reports of removal of top official in Myanmar
• Terrorist camp, tunnel found in Rakhine
• Tech transfer clause linked to enactment of IPR law

Government considers amending Section 66(d) to be bailable offence Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:59 AM PDT Discussions are under way to amend Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law to become a bailable offence, Post and Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications director U Myo Swe told The Myanmar Times.

Hluttaw to debate Inle Lake conservation measures Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:55 AM PDT A proposal to have conservation rules and procedures for the Inle lake, the second largest in Myanmar, has been submitted by U Win Myint Oo (or) U Nay Myo, Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Nyaungshwe, Shan State.

‘Sun Ye’ campaign aims at preventing crime Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:52 AM PDT A crime prevention campaign called Sun Ye operation has been launched in the Yangon Region said Deputy Minister Major General Aung Soe of the Ministry of Home Affairs, on June 21.

Political prisoners given amnesty at right time: deputy minister Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:48 AM PDT Political prisoners have been granted amnesty at the right and appropriate time, said Major General Aung Soe, the Deputy Home Affairs Minister, at the Amyotha Hluttaw session on June 21.

Caves, falls in Pyin Oo Lwin set to become tourist draw Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:44 AM PDT The discovery of a series of limestone caves and waterfalls in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay, by the Sein Lan Pyin Oo Lwin Environmental Conservation Group, has created excitement and interest to make it a potential tourist destination.

Former first president’s son free to enter Myanmar Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:40 AM PDT The Ministry of the State Counsellor's office director-general U Zaw Htay denied rumours on June 21 that the son of the first president of Myanmar Sao Shwe Thaik had been barred from re-entry into Myanmar by the government.

Traders face devastation after China freezes accounts Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:36 AM PDT The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) in Yunnan province froze more than 100 bank accounts belonging to Myanmar citizens last week for allegedly being linked to online gambling, illegal transfers, illegal deposits and drawings in three provinces, including Inner Mongolia.

UN strongly rejects reports of removal of top official in Myanmar Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:33 AM PDT The United Nations rejected media reports about the reshuffle of Renata Lok-Dessallien, the UN resident coordinator in Myanmar, in a statement issued late Wednesday.

Terrorist camp, tunnel found in Rakhine Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:31 AM PDT A tunnel, guns and a terrorist camp have been found in the Mayu Mountains in the Buthidaung-Maungtaw area, Rakhine State, during a clearance operation on June 20.

Tech transfer clause linked to enactment of IPR law Posted: 22 Jun 2017 11:30 AM PDT The inclusion of the technology transfer clause in contracts inked in Myanmar by foreign firms will only take effect after the Intellectual Properties Right (IPR) law is enacted, said Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win.

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