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• Govt seeks to lift special commodity tax on diamonds, emeralds and gold
• Local companies to exhibit at Bangkok’s Organic and Natural Expo 2017
• Passenger ship Kissapanadi 2 arrives in Rakhine State
• H1N1 rises to six, peaks during monsoon period
• Rakhine Advisory Commission report being fine-tuned
• 141 schools shut down in Dawei amid H5N1 outbreak
• Tatmadaw must be referred as “Tatmadaw”
• Recurring floods displace over 130,000 in Myanmar
• Objection to farmland law changes draft bill

Govt seeks to lift special commodity tax on diamonds, emeralds and gold Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:07 PM PDT The Union government asked the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on July 26 to lift the special commodity tax and commercial tax on the production and sale of diamonds, emeralds and gold.

Local companies to exhibit at Bangkok’s Organic and Natural Expo 2017 Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:39 PM PDT Two Myanmar organic products manufacturers will participate in the Organic and Natural Expo 2017 to be held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok next week.

Passenger ship Kissapanadi 2 arrives in Rakhine State Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:30 PM PDT The Kissapanadi 2, the second passenger ship of the three vessels donated by Japan, arrived in Kyaukpyu on July 25 and it will be used for coastal transport along the Rakhine coast.

H1N1 rises to six, peaks during monsoon period Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:13 PM PDT Myanmar has sought the help of the World Health Orgnization (WHO) to the worsening H1N1 influenza outbreak sweeping the country and killed six people.

Rakhine Advisory Commission report being fine-tuned Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:09 PM PDT The final report of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State is being fine-tuned and will be released, as scheduled, in the second-half of August said the commission's spokesperson.

141 schools shut down in Dawei amid H5N1 outbreak Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:06 PM PDT A total of 141 schools have been shut down in Dawei town in Thanintharyi Region for 5 days due to the H5N1 outbreak in the area, a regional education official said Thursday.

Tatmadaw must be referred as “Tatmadaw” Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:51 PM PDT A senior general on Thursday urged the media to refer to the country's armed forces as Tatmadaw and not by any other name in their news reports.

Recurring floods displace over 130,000 in Myanmar Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:36 PM PDT Recurring floods in large part of the country have forced over 130,000 people to flee their homes as of July 25, relief officials said.

Objection to farmland law changes draft bill Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:24 PM PDT Almost 50 Civil Society Groups strongly objected to the facts related to the Farmland Law amendment draft hearing session in the parliament held in June.

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