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• New govt to defend ‘race and religion’ laws at UN meeting
• Five people arrested after mob attack on Muslim prayer hall in Kachin State
• State counsellor ‘opening doors’ to NCA non-signatories: official
• Official charged for slur against state counsellor
• CSOs urge govt action against perpetrators of anti-Muslim violence
• Golf course workers protest for employment contracts
• State counsellor to meet with migrant workers in Malaysia
• Premier Coffee factory sued for unpaid overtime fees
• Shopkeepers, bus owners still fuming over reduced Bawgathiri bus station fees
• Red Cross, NLD youth wing offer free first aid course

New govt to defend ‘race and religion’ laws at UN meeting Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The government is to defend a package of four controversial "protection of race and religion" laws at a key UN meeting on discrimination against women in Myanmar being held in Geneva tomorrow.

Five people arrested after mob attack on Muslim prayer hall in Kachin State Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Police in Hpakant township have arrested four men and one woman suspected of being involved in the mob attack and mosque burning in Lone Khin village last week.

State counsellor ‘opening doors’ to NCA non-signatories: official Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday urged negotiators in the government's peace sub-committees to strive for the inclusion of all key parties in an upcoming Union-level peace summit that she has dubbed the 21st-century Panglong Conference.

Official charged for slur against state counsellor Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT An official has been charged with defamation for referring to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with a slur parroted by the former junta she spent decades campaigning against, police said yesterday.

CSOs urge govt action against perpetrators of anti-Muslim violence Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A coalition of civil society groups yesterday joined growing demands for the government to take action against perpetrators of two separate, recent mob attacks against Muslim communities. The violent outbursts, eight days apart, saw Islamic worship structures destroyed by Buddhists in Bago Region and Kachin State.

Golf course workers protest for employment contracts Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Teed off about management's bunker mentality and under-par conditions, part-time golf course workers in Mandalay have launched a drive for labour rights. Yesterday about 200 staff at Shwe Man Taung golf course in Mandalay Region's Aung Myay Tharzan township demonstrated in support of their demands.

State counsellor to meet with migrant workers in Malaysia Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Myanmar migrant workers during a slated trip to Malaysia in August, according to a government spokesperson.

Premier Coffee factory sued for unpaid overtime fees Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT The labour ministry has sued Premier Coffee factory, claiming the company failed to pay 300 workers their overtime fees, labour officials told The Myanmar Times.

Shopkeepers, bus owners still fuming over reduced Bawgathiri bus station fees Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT Monthly room fees for shopkeepers operating out of Nay Pyi Taw's Bawgathiri Highway Bus Station were reduced yesterday, but tenants are still grumbling about the new vehicle entrance fees.

Red Cross, NLD youth wing offer free first aid course Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:30 PM PDT A free first aid course will be offered by the National League for Democracy Youth Association and the Myanmar Red Cross Society in Mandalay Region's Chan Mya Tharsi township, next week.

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