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Burma
Military-backed telecoms firm Mytel says it is trying to permanently install transmitter cells at the Yangon religious site.
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Yangon’s mayor says buying 80 new cars for municipal committee heads and members is a sensible use of the chaotic city’s budget.
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Lifestyle
A three-day festival to highlight Myanmar’s diverse culture has opened at the historic Secretariat in central Yangon, including traditional dance shows and crafts.
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Food
Yangon sees the return of the Port Autonomy with its refreshing selection of fruity cocktails, succulent dishes and unusual, nautically themed decor.
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Burma
Karen Women's Union chair Naw Ohn Hla, two others given 15-day sentences over Karen Martyrs' Day event; they were freed as they had already spent two weeks in detention.
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Burma
Myanmar has won praise from the World Bank for reforms aimed at attracting foreign investment.
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On This Day
On this day in 2007, Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead in central Yangon, prompting requests from his family to investigate.
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Burma
Electricity Ministry asked why it is opting for expensive LNG from a power ship in the Yangon River rather than investing in cheaper solar power.
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Burma
A former army captain has demanded freedom of speech and for generals to obey the government after being jailed in Yangon for speaking out.
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Burma
Yangon’s planning bill for the next fiscal year prompts questions among some lawmakers about the details of the plans.
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Burma
Three Karen activists say they will fight illegal gathering charges after unregistered Karen Martyrs’ Day commemoration in Yangon.
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Burma
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation is replacing an ailing Chinese firm in the giant Yangon Central Railway Station redevelopment.
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Burma
A Yangon-based poultry farmer has been picked out by the United Nations as one of 10 entrepreneurs offering a model for sustainable development.
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Arts
Myanmar’s oldest foreign film festival, the European Film Festival, will be held this month in Mandalay for the first time, launching on Sept. 13 at the Mingalar Cinema Central Point.
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Burma
Two of the five directors of the company to develop New Yangon City, which involves a corruption-tinted Chinese company, have been replaced.
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