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• Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF
• Inle Lake conservation bill to go to Hluttaw
• Expelled student needs to appeal sacking: deputy DG
• Hluttaw wants national health insurance system
• Strict speed limit enforcement begins in Mandalay
• Cycling to mark World Environment Day
• Mayor says Yangon lacks funds for flood works, awaits $125m loan
• Job agencies appeal ban on workers going to Malaysia
• More than 700 migrant households get provisions in Rakhine State
• Ruling party urges members to bring issues to biannual meeting

Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF Posted: 05 Jun 2017 02:10 PM PDT Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis".

Inle Lake conservation bill to go to Hluttaw Posted: 05 Jun 2017 02:01 PM PDT A bill for the environmental conservation of Inle Lake will be submitted to the Pyithu Hluttaw. There have been five rounds of discussions about the bill with many stakeholders participating, a civil society representative told The Myanmar Times.

Expelled student needs to appeal sacking: deputy DG Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:58 PM PDT Student Ko Zaw Ye Htut, who was expelled from the Sagaing Education College, needs to send an appeal and negotiate with the college administration in order to rejoin classes, U Aung Aung Min, deputy Director General at the Department of Higher Education told The Myanmar Times.

Hluttaw wants national health insurance system Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:56 PM PDT The Pyithu Hluttaw has urged the government to establish a nationwide health insurance system to reduce the rising healthcare expenses.

Strict speed limit enforcement begins in Mandalay Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:54 PM PDT Traffic speeds of all vehicles in Mandalay are being closely monitored by the Regional Police Force, which has deployed a device known as the speed radar gun in a bid to reduce the number of accidents.

Cycling to mark World Environment Day Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:52 PM PDT More than 20 civil society organisations in Pyin Oo Lwin cooperated with the locals and rode bicycles around the city to educate the public on reducing the carbon footprint to mark World Environment Day which fell on June 5.

Mayor says Yangon lacks funds for flood works, awaits $125m loan Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:47 PM PDT Yangon is unable to implement large-scale flood mitigation strategies due to a lack of funds, and heavy downpours during the monsoon season are causing havoc for the city's nearly 5 million people.

Job agencies appeal ban on workers going to Malaysia Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:44 PM PDT The Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation (MOEAF) appealed to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population last week to allow it to send 8000 Myanmar workers to employers in Malaysia.

More than 700 migrant households get provisions in Rakhine State Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:43 PM PDT A total of 724 Rakhine households who arrived from Bangladesh received rice, food and cash, the Amyotha Hluttaw session was told on Monday

Ruling party urges members to bring issues to biannual meeting Posted: 05 Jun 2017 01:41 PM PDT The ruling National League for Democracy Party has urged central committee members to submit papers on issues and matters concerning states, regions, autonomous areas or the union, on national reconciliation and the peace process, and on the by-election to a conference to be held this month.

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