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    Category: Rangoon

    Northwest Rangoon braces for 30-hour power cut
    June 14, 2017in Electricity, Lead Story, News, Rangoon682by DVB
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    Northwest Rangoon braces for 30-hour power cut

    Burma is currently implementing a 15-year World Bank plan to bring electricity to more than seven million households by 2030.

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    Arrests and clashes as police evict hundreds from Rangoon slum
    June 13, 2017in Lead Story, News, Rangoon94by REUTERS
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    Arrests and clashes as police evict hundreds from Rangoon slum

    One policeman was injured and at least five people were arrested in clashes on Monday as authorities in Rangoon demolished a shanty town to clear the land for development.

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    Rangoon chief minister vows to take on religious intolerance
    June 9, 2017in Lead Story, News, Rangoon, Religion172by YE MON
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    Rangoon chief minister vows to take on religious intolerance

    Phyo Min Thein pledges to crack down on instigators of religious conflict, vowing that his government will take action against those stoking tensions following recent altercations involving Buddhists and Muslims…

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    Rangoon MPs to review ‘outrageous’ city rent deals, citing major lost revenue
    June 2, 2017in Lead Story, News, Rangoon423by PHYO THIHA CHO / MYANMAR NOW
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    Rangoon MPs to review ‘outrageous’ city rent deals, citing major lost revenue

    Lawmakers in Rangoon’s divisional parliament are demanding a wide-ranging review of rental contracts that they suspect were awarded at knockdown prices under the previous military-backed administration of President Thein Sein.

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    Shuttering of Islamic schools draws criticism
    May 3, 2017in Lead Story, News, Rangoon, Religion272by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Shuttering of Islamic schools draws criticism

    Two Muslim schools remain closed in Rangoon’s Thaketa Township as authorities say they are investigating the schools’ eligibility to hold prayer services.

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    Corruption, nepotism cost Rangoon dearly, says auditor general
    April 10, 2017in Lead Story, News, Politics, Rangoon57by DVB
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    Corruption, nepotism cost Rangoon dearly, says auditor general

    The report submitted to Rangoon’s regional assembly highlights the matter of awarding development and construction projects to firms without any requests for tender.

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