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• Thousands out of work as minimum wage kicks off
• Media industry readies for its own election
• NLD adds new media ban ahead of manifesto release
• NLD reports break-in at Nay Pyi Taw MP’s office
• KTVs ordered to close early during campaign
• Millions abroad to miss out on chance to vote on November 8
• Funding shortfalls hinder new development bodies
• Project to focus on flood-hit livestock
• FDA seeks out civil society help
• Hkamti braces as Chindwin breaches danger level

Thousands out of work as minimum wage kicks off Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:09 PM PDT September 1 was a dark day for some 200 employees turning up to work at their garment factory in Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone.

Media industry readies for its own election Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:07 PM PDT Candidates wishing to contest elections for the Media Council have until October 2 to register, the election commission said yesterday.

NLD adds new media ban ahead of manifesto release Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:05 PM PDT The National League for Democracy will release its election manifesto in the coming days, senior members say.

NLD reports break-in at Nay Pyi Taw MP’s office Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:04 PM PDT A leading National League for Democracy MP says a person who broke into her Nay Pyi Taw office on September 1 was searching for a document rather than items of monetary value.

KTVs ordered to close early during campaign Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:00 PM PDT Police have announced special security measures in Nay Pyi Taw in advance of the start of campaigning for the November 8 election.

Millions abroad to miss out on chance to vote on November 8 Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:56 PM PDT Just a fraction of Myanmar citizens living abroad have signed up to vote in the November 8 election.

Funding shortfalls hinder new development bodies Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:10 PM PDT Set up since 2011, self-funding township development affairs organisations are a rare case of decentralisation.

Project to focus on flood-hit livestock Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:09 PM PDT About 8000 livestock in Ayeyarwady Region's Ingapu township that are suffering a range of flood-related maladies will receive a three-month-long program or treatment and food supplements, a township veterinary official said.

FDA seeks out civil society help Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:04 PM PDT The Food and Drug Association has invited civil society groups working on food safety to join it in forming a network for consumer rights.

Hkamti braces as Chindwin breaches danger level Posted: 03 Sep 2015 08:02 PM PDT Hkamti residents say floodwaters have already spilled over from the Chindwin River and invaded the town, beginning September 1, with some moving to higher ground.

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