Myanmar legislators’ proposed amendments to the Peaceful Assembly Law fall short, Amnesty International said in an open letter to parliament it released on Thursday
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The Committee on Correctness and Accuracy of Statistics held its meeting in Nay Pyi Taw.
79 outstanding monks, who are well-versed in religious verses, received titles at a ceremony held in Yangon.
In another subject discussed in the parliament, President U Htin Kyaw urged the parliament to support Myanmar’s signing in the International Maritime Organization Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage of 29 November 1969.
Myanmar Insurance gave 15 million kyat to the families of three seamen who died on duty abroad, and 24.98 million kyat for the 6 vehicles that have paid premium fees and were damaged in the accidents. The ceremony was held at the Head Office of the Myanmar Insurance, in Yangon.
Salt production in lower and western Myanmar get a boost after foreign experts and SMEs Development Department held a training on up-to-date techniques to bolster production and quality.
Three ministries on Friday’s Union Parliament session sought for the chamber’s permission to loan a 200 million USD Myanmar Flood and Landslide Emergency Recovery Credit.
Yangon Anti-Drug Squad said they are short of officers to do fieldwork in fighting drug crimes, seeks added assistance from regional government.
A fund raising show for refugees in Northern Shan State was held at Myanmar Convention Center on Thursday.
Chairman of the Union Election Commission U Hla Thein met an expert from Democracy Reporting International (DRI) Charlemagne Sophia Gomez in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.