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• Education still elusive for many Myanmar children in Thailand
• After state counsellor’s visit, overhaul of Thai migrant worker scheme expected
• Officials scramble to address drug-resistant malaria
• Myanmar in perfect storm of ‘conflict-climate nexus’
• US human trafficking report downgrades Myanmar
• Garment factory with runaway owner auctioned at K56 million
• Thai poultry farm hit with abuse allegations
• Myanmar women escape human traffickers
• Indian national found dead in Nay Pyi Taw hotel room
• Sidewalk-obstructing vendors could get jail time

Education still elusive for many Myanmar children in Thailand Posted: 01 Jul 2016 01:35 AM PDT For the millions of Myanmar migrant workers living in Thailand, one of the many struggles is trying to figure out how to get their kids an education.

After state counsellor’s visit, overhaul of Thai migrant worker scheme expected Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT On the first day of her trip to Thailand last week, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with Myanmar migrant workers at the seafood centre Mahachai, near Bangkok.

Officials scramble to address drug-resistant malaria Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT After a study released last week narrowed the likely cause of drug-resistant malaria along the Myanmar-Thailand border to a mutation in a specific parasite gene, health officials are trying to figure out how best to respond.

Myanmar in perfect storm of ‘conflict-climate nexus’ Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT The ongoing effects of climate change may lead to more severe conflicts around the world, with Myanmar especially vulnerable, according to a recent United Nations report.

US human trafficking report downgrades Myanmar Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT The United States released its annual human trafficking report last night and added eight countries, including Uzbekistan and Myanmar, to the blacklist of those not doing enough to halt the scourge.

Garment factory with runaway owner auctioned at K56 million Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Garment factory in Hlaing Tharyar, whose Taiwanese owner fled the country without paying his workers, was sold in auction for K56.7 million on June 29.

Thai poultry farm hit with abuse allegations Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT A Thai poultry factory has been smacked with a lawsuit for exploiting its largely Myanmar migrant workforce.

Myanmar women escape human traffickers Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Police are investigating a case filed by two Myanmar women who say they were lured to China by human traffickers and then escaped.

Indian national found dead in Nay Pyi Taw hotel room Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT An Indian citizen who had come to Nay Pyi Taw for a meeting with the Meteorology and Hydrology Department was found dead in his hotel room bed on June 29.

Sidewalk-obstructing vendors could get jail time Posted: 30 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Gangway! Mandalay merchants who block the city's streets could end up in jail if they persistently get in the path of pedestrians, authorities have warned. Starting July 15, in the six downtown townships of the Mandalay City Development Committee area, it will be an offence to encumber the pavement, platforms, drains or roadways.

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