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• Legislators want more changes to Farmland Law
• Parts of Pyi Min Thar Monastery restored
• MP calls for quick delivery of rice and fuel to Tanai
• Traditional clay pot toys festival more popular
• Rights commission to inspect IDP camps next week
• Karen groups say no relocation without political guarantee
• Demolition of house suspected mosque to be probed
• Union to appeal expulsion of student over Facebook postings
• Missing funds from hand-dug wells recovered

Legislators want more changes to Farmland Law Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:20 PM PDT Members of Parliament want more changes to the Farmland Law amendments bill submitted by the Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation last week.

Parts of Pyi Min Thar Monastery restored Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:16 PM PDT The conservation work on portions of the 178-year-old Pyi Min Thar Monastery in Mandalay has been completed, said Dr Zar Chi Minn, a leader of the Myanmar Architectural Heritage Organization.

MP calls for quick delivery of rice and fuel to Tanai Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:05 PM PDT A Tanai MP urged authorities to allow the immediate delivery of rice and machine oil to the township in Kachin State, which is facing difficulties in accessing the two commodities but a senior Tatmadaw official said there is no shortage of grain and fuel in the area.

Traditional clay pot toys festival more popular Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:58 PM PDT While many people were frustrated over the suspension of the Taung Pyone Festival in Mandalay, the traditional clay pots and toys festival in Oh Bo ward was busy on July 31.

Rights commission to inspect IDP camps next week Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:52 PM PDT The Myanmar Human Rights Commission will inspect Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps next week, according to MHRC vice-chair U Sit Myaing.

Karen groups say no relocation without political guarantee Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:47 PM PDT In the absence of political guarantees and true peace in Kayin State, humanitarian assistance to an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Hpapun township should not be discontinued and repatriation and relocation should not be hastened, according to a statement by 11 Karen organisations and the Karen National Union.

Demolition of house suspected mosque to be probed Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:24 PM PDT The Mandalay government will form a team to investigate the demolition of a two-storey building in Kyaukpadaung township on suspicion of being a mosque, a regional official said.

Union to appeal expulsion of student over Facebook postings Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:21 PM PDT The Chin Student Union of Myanmar will appeal the expulsion of a college student over postings in his Facebook account criticizing the military and the government.

Missing funds from hand-dug wells recovered Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:12 PM PDT All the funds from a tax on hand-dug oil wells that were embezzled in Magwe Region have been recovered, Chief Minister Dr Aung Moe Nyo told reporters on July 31.

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