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MPs mandate freedom of expression in media law
Lower house MPs approved 24 amendments to the Ministry of Information’ s Printing and Publishing Enterprise Bill on July 4, as a parliamentary committee began assessing a separate draft prepared by the Interim Press Council that is expected to go before lawmakers later this session. NEWS 3
Ministry to help illegal migrant workers register
The government has pledged to help the estimated 200,000 illegal Myanmar migrants in Malaysia register, amid concerns over the safety of workers in the Muslim nation. The minister for labour made the promise as hundreds of migrants took advantage of offers of assistance from the government and private companies to return home following recent violence in Malaysia.
An injured Myanmar national is put into an ambulance outside Yangon International Airport after returning from Malaysia on June 22.
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Uncertainty over sanctions listing
US Treasury adds Lieutenant General Thein Htay to its sanctions list over his apparent involvement in arms deals with North Korea.
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Govt tenders historic hotels
Six hotels, including Candacraig in Pyin Oo Lwin, go to private Myanmar companies in a largely unnoticed tender that closed on June 25.
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Central Bank Law awaits green light
A draft law that will make the central bank independent could be enacted this week and will possibly lead to a doubling in the bank’ s staff.
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The tradition of literary thieves
There is a long-standing history of wordsmiths stealing each others’ lines – and it is one that continues in Myanmar.
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