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• Worker rescued after 34-hour ordeal
• South Korea to train permanent secretaries
• Minimum wage to be set this month: labour minister
• UEC rolls out next phase of voter list program
• NLD scales back participation in constitution debate
• Sangha committee a no-show at Ma Ba Tha conference
• Kachin accuse Tatmadaw of shelling church
• President faces axe from USDP campaign
• Press Council to offer training on conflict safety
• Boredom and distrust on the border: A week with warring ethnic leaders

Worker rescued after 34-hour ordeal Posted: 22 Jun 2015 09:14 PM PDT A worker who was trapped under collapsed scaffolding and concrete at a construction site in Mandalay was finally freed following a desperate 34-hour rescue effort by the Red Cross Society and Fire Services Department.

South Korea to train permanent secretaries Posted: 22 Jun 2015 09:13 PM PDT South Korea will train Myanmar's newly appointed permanent secretaries to help the country's bureaucratic reform, an official of the Korea Development Institute (KDI) has announced.

Minimum wage to be set this month: labour minister Posted: 22 Jun 2015 09:08 PM PDT Garment factory owners remain opposed to the wage, citing worries over gaining market share.

UEC rolls out next phase of voter list program Posted: 22 Jun 2015 09:06 PM PDT The Union Election Commission yesterday launched the latest phase of displaying voter lists for public verification in 21 Yangon townships and several states and regions across the country in preparation for the November general elections.

NLD scales back participation in constitution debate Posted: 22 Jun 2015 09:04 PM PDT The National League for Democracy will trim the number of its MPs who will take part in three days of debate on proposed constitutional amendments that will begin in parliament today.

Sangha committee a no-show at Ma Ba Tha conference Posted: 22 Jun 2015 09:00 PM PDT A conservative monks' organisation concluded its national conference on June 21 by urging the government to stop all construction projects near Shwedagon Pagoda, build "strong fencing" along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh and not allow "Bengali boat people into our land".

Kachin accuse Tatmadaw of shelling church Posted: 22 Jun 2015 08:58 PM PDT Kachin State's Baptist leaders have accused the Tatmadaw of destroying a church with artillery fire during clashes with fighters of the Kachin Independence Army in Hpakant township last week.

President faces axe from USDP campaign Posted: 22 Jun 2015 08:46 PM PDT A bill now before parliament could prevent President U Thein Sein and other senior government officials, as well as senior judges, from campaigning in the coming elections as members of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party.

Press Council to offer training on conflict safety Posted: 22 Jun 2015 08:43 PM PDT Journalists are to receive training in reporting in conflict situations under a new program set up by the Myanmar Press Council (Interim).

Boredom and distrust on the border: A week with warring ethnic leaders Posted: 22 Jun 2015 08:10 PM PDT Journalists invited to attend a summit of armed ethnic groups in Kayin State instead found themselves trapped in the jungle with little to do.

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