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Day: March 21, 2016
Ministry reshuffle will save money for health, education, says president-elect
Burma’s President-elect Htin Kyaw told parliament on Monday the decision to reorganise the country’s administrative structure was to save money which could be used on other sectors.
Security to be stepped up for water festival
Police in Rangoon Division are gearing up for next month’s Thingyan water festival with plans to have 3,500 officers on duty at all times.
Lacking support, Burma’s mental health patients suffer in silence
Mental health patients—many of them victims of junta-era repression—suffer in silence due to cultural stigma and a lack of psychological health care.
Suu Kyi to control government as NLD head: party spokesman
Burmese democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi will steer the incoming government of her National League for Democracy (NLD), staying on as party head, and is unlikely to take a…