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• Parliament rejects e-lottery bill
• New place to view Bagan pagodas
• Shops for Taungbyone Nat festival dismantled
• Heroin worth K100m seized, three women arrested
• Drug safety policy by year end
• 54th Gem Emporium expected to gross €500 million
• Myanmar’s resources fine but fast disappearing
• Workers seek minimum wage hike amid delay in government review
• H1N1 toll rises to 13, with 99 confirmed infections
• Circular railway upgrade project to start in October

Parliament rejects e-lottery bill Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:03 PM PDT Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has rejected the government-proposed Aungbarlay Lottery Bill which hopes to introduce e-lottery and provisions that would allow private-government partnership in lottery operations.

New place to view Bagan pagodas Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:00 PM PDT A new place to view the world-famous Bagan pagodas will be opened this month in order to reduce the number of people going to the temples, U Soe Tint, administrator for the Nyaung Oo district, said on Tuesday.

Shops for Taungbyone Nat festival dismantled Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:55 PM PDT Festival organisers have dismantled all shops that were set up for the annual eight-day Taungbyone Nat (Spirit Medium) festival, which was cancelled due to the H1N1 outbreak, U Khin Maung, head of Taungbyone Ferstival Organization Committee, said on Wednesday.

Heroin worth K100m seized, three women arrested Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:50 PM PDT Herion was seized from three women who were about to take a China Air flight to Taipei and they were charged under the Narcotic Drugs Law, said a police officer from Mingaladon police station on Wednesday.

Drug safety policy by year end Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:36 PM PDT The government will introduce the first National Drug Safety Policy by the end of this year – a crucial step to stem the rampant counterfeit drugs flooding the market and to protect consumers.

54th Gem Emporium expected to gross €500 million Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:30 PM PDT The 54th Gem Emporium is expected to bring in €500 million (K805.04 billion) because some high-quality jade is on sale, Myanmar Gem Enterprise Director U Ye Htut said.

Myanmar’s resources fine but fast disappearing Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:28 PM PDT Myanmar is among the few countries in the world whose natural resources exceed the requirements of its citizens, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Wednesday, but it raised the alarm over deforestation, which is among the highest in the world.

Workers seek minimum wage hike amid delay in government review Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:22 PM PDT Workers in the country are seeking an increase in the minimum wage amid a rise in the prices of basic commodities and services as the government review of the current wage faces delays.

H1N1 toll rises to 13, with 99 confirmed infections Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:13 PM PDT The death toll from the H1N1 outbreak rose to 13, the Ministry of Health and Sports said Wednesday, adding that a total of 99 infections from the disease were confirmed, including a medical doctor and his wife.

Circular railway upgrade project to start in October Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:07 PM PDT The upgrading of the Circular railway is going to start in October 2017 said Myanma Railway deputy general manager U Zaw Lwin, as part of the governent's efforts to improve public transportation.

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