The Myanmar Times
Thursday, 23 May 2013
The Myanmar Times
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Buddhist conference held in Yangon

An international conference on Buddhist cultural heritage was held at Sitagu International Buddhist University in Yangon .



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Artists join NLD for fundraiser

A music festival organised by the National League for Democracy will be held at People’s Park  to raise money for the party’s education activities.

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After ban, Yangon monk reaches out to HIV patients

A Buddhist monk in Yangon has resumed offering services for people living with HIV/AIDS at his monastery after the government rescinded a ban on the program.

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Ministry, UN launch project for first Myanmar census in 30 years

A nearly US$60 million project to conduct a census of population and housing for 2013 was launched in Yangon.

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Youth entrepreneurship competition to kick off in Yangon

Young would-be entrepreneurs are invited to learn about business in the Youth to Social Enterprise Workshop.

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Vipassana proponent SN Goenka to give lectures

A Leading proponent of Vipassana meditation will give a public talk over two days at the National Theatre in Yangon.

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Myanmar milk charity program to benefit school children

Hundreds of young children in Yangon will receive free milk to boost their health.

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More protests over Yangon industrial zone

More than 30 farmers from four villages in Hlaing Tharyar township protested outside the Department for Human Settlement and Housing Development on Bogyoke Aung San Road.


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Yangon mental health outreach passes amid treatment gap

Psychologists from the Yangon Mental Health Hospital are planning a community-based pilot outreach program to tackle mental health issues.

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Yangon violence prompts police action

The police crackdown on the late-night antics of drink- and drug-fuelled young drivers who spill out of nightclubs in the small hours has been prompted by a series of violent incidents.

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