It's party time after all, Myanmar junta allows Yangon Region to lift night curfew for New Year’s eve celebrations


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YANGON (Eleven Media Group/ANN): People in Yangon Region were allowed to celebrate the New Year festivity without worrying about the night curfew, as the regional government had decided to suspend it for one day.

The curfew, which usually runs from 1 am to 3 am, was not enforced on December 31, according to a letter sent to the district administration councils on December 29.

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