Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Parliamentary Committee Contests Full Citizenship for Maungdaw Muslims

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 06:36 AM PDT

An investigation committee criticizes the township level NVC securitization body for 'wrongly issuing full citizenship' to 22 Muslim residents.

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New Mon State Party Likely to Sign NCA

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 04:12 AM PDT

After meeting with Mon civil leaders, the New Mon State Party suggests they are moving towards signing nationwide ceasefire agreement.

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By-Elections Stir Up Regional Controversy

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 04:05 AM PDT

By-elections highlight regional power imbalances and differences between the NLD and local ethnic parties.

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Burma Praises China for Suspending Rebels’ Bank Account

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:15 AM PDT

Presidential spokesman Zaw Htay says shutting down account used by Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army was 'very positive move from China.'

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Police Hunt Suspects of Violent Robbery in Downtown Rangoon

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:07 AM PDT

Thieves stab and tie up owner of 50th Street office and make off with cash and jewelry.

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Mentally Unstable Man Destroys Gen Aung San Statue

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 01:31 AM PDT

Ko Soe Min Min, 36, is in custody in an Irrawaddy Division hospital after using a hammer and sickle to break the statue.

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Chinese Bank Suspends MNDAA Account

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 09:52 PM PDT

Agricultural Bank of China shuts down account used by Kokang-based Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army to source donations.

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Dazed and Confused: The Future of Rangoon’s Urban Direction

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 07:38 PM PDT

Developers and city planners should embrace nature as a welcome advantage, not a hindrance, in Rangoon's development.

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National News

National News

Myanmar Royal Society to restore national heritage

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:49 PM PDT

The Myanmar Royal Society, led by royal descendants, will branch out to different regions to restore historical artifacts and the nation's heritage, said U Soe Win, great-grandson of the country's last monarch King Thibaw.

High chickpea demand from China and India

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:47 PM PDT

High demand for chickpea in China and India has caused the price of peas, beans and pulses to rise in Myanmar, according to traders.

A helping hand to alleviate poverty

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:44 PM PDT

Small businesses, vocational training centres and families in need of funds for their children's education can turn to VisionFund Myanmar for loans, said U Saw Eldo, the administrative manager of the fund for upper Myanmar.

UK Co to provide services for oil and gas sector

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:42 PM PDT

A UK company will help Myanmar develop its local marine, oil and natural gas sector.

Battle heats up for key seats in coming by-election

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:37 PM PDT

As political parties approach the final leg of their campaigning for the April 1 by-election, a handful of the 19 seats up for grabs are expected to be close contests.

Myanmar to work more with Israel on agri development

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:36 PM PDT

In striving to develop the agricultural sector, Myanmar is looking to adopt Israel's advanced farming technology and has started discussions on cooperation between the two countries as well as on setting up agricultural research and model fields in Myanmar.

Monastic school teachers to get training

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:32 PM PDT

Thousands of teachers in Buddhist monastic schools are going to be trained on how to deal with children better.

Land given to officers not used but sold: analysis group

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:31 PM PDT

Forest lands in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, given to retired officers and entrepreneurs for agricultural purposes have, instead, been illegally sold, said an analysis group.

Maungtaw-Rathedaung probe committee submits final report

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:26 PM PDT

The October 9 Maungtaw-Rathedaung Bengali violence investigation committee submitted its final report on Tuesday, the sixth day of the fourth Rakhine State Hluttaw session.

Mandalay FDA to check water factories

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:07 PM PDT

The Mandalay Food and Drug Administration (FDA) branch will be running spot-checks at factories producing drinking water to ensure production is according to standard.
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Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan Herald Agency for News

Shan State Assembly want to recruit staff by themselves

Posted: 22 Mar 2017 02:36 AM PDT

The speaker of the Shan State parliament has said that the regional government – not the central government – will recruit civil servants for the Taunggyi-based assembly.


Speaking to lawmakers during a Shan State Assembly session in state capital Taunggyi on Monday, Sai Long Sang said the recruitment of office workers for the assembly would be an internal matter, undertaken by the state government itself.

His statement came after Mahn Win Khaing Than, the speaker for the Union Parliament in Naypyidaw, advised his Shan State counterpart that "some changes were coming" to the parliament in Taunggyi during a visit in February. He noted that those changes would be enacted by the end of this year.

"However, it was unclear what he meant by 'changes'," said Sai Moon Lern, an MP from the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) representing Mong Nai Township. "Whether the staff would come from the central government or be recruited locally as new employees."

Currently, there are little more than 10 office workers at the Shan State government, all of whom were appointed by the central government, a system that harks back to the days when the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) held power.

This current parliamentary session meeting started on March 20 and is scheduled to end on March 23. Among the issues to be discussed are: infrastructure development; and the state budget.

By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
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