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- Rakhine IDPs call for international aid
- Anti-terrorist forces posted in three cities
- Cases to be opened over election campaign expenses
- Myanmar migrants accused of killing Thai
- Ministry to sue garment factory boss
- Magwe students donate books
- The origins of migrant worker misery
| Rakhine IDPs call for international aid Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST
Organisers of makeshift camps for villagers fleeing a military offensive in remote areas of Rakhine State are appealing to the international community for aid. |
| Anti-terrorist forces posted in three cities Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Myamar's counter-terrorism officers are working closely with their counterparts in ASEAN and other countries, parliament has been told. The disclosure, by deputy home affairs minister Brigadier General Kyaw Zan Myint, comes as a second ASEAN capital, Jakarta, yesterday sustained a terrorist attack claimed by Islamic State that killed at least seven people. |
| Cases to be opened over election campaign expenses Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Legal cases will be opened against 175 candidates in the November 2015 general election for failing to submit their campaign expenses on time, according to the Union Election Commission. |
| Myanmar migrants accused of killing Thai Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Just weeks after a Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrants to the death penalty for the murder of two British tourists in Koh Tao, a similar case involving the killing of a young Thai woman appears to be headed to trial. |
| Ministry to sue garment factory boss Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST
A runaway boss is to be sued for failing to attend conciliation meetings aimed at resolving a labour dispute. The Yangon Region labour relations department of the Ministry of Labour will take action against U Min Min, owner of the Htate Tan Myanmar garment factory, for his persistent absences, said deputy director of the department Daw Lwin Lwin Myint. |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Students in Magwe Region are donating time and money to help poor students in Magwe city. As well as lending their services to teach part-time for free, they are also helping the children keep their hands and feet clean and clipping their nails for them. |
| The origins of migrant worker misery Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST
The death sentences handed down to two Myanmar migrant workers by a Thai court on Christmas Eve ignited widespread condemnation in Myanmar. Ko Zaw Lin and Ko Win Zaw Htun, both 22, were convicted of the murder of British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge on the Thai resort island of Koh Tao in September 2014. The police investigation and proceedings were widely criticised for serious shortcomings, including allegations of police torture to extract initial confessions which the Thai authorities refused to investigate seriously. Forensic experts from Thailand and Australia have raised questions about DNA evidence linked to the rape of Ms Witheridge, on which the prosecution heavily relied. Defence lawyers have said they will appeal the decision. |
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