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• Thai employers force illegal workers to pay brokers for IDs
• 80,000 acres of paddy cultivation flooded
• Government seeks to replace imprisonment of drug pushers with community service
• Pope ponders Myanmar visit as part of Asian tour
• Student unions seek dialogue over hiring new teachers
• WHO: H1N1 outbreak not alarming
• Mandalay cancels Taung Pyone over H1N1 fears
• NRPC officials listen to concerns, suggestions on peace process
• 5000 kg illegally imported meat destroyed

Thai employers force illegal workers to pay brokers for IDs Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:33 PM PDT Illegal migrants in Thailand are compelled by their employers to shoulder the broker's fee of up to 10,000 baht (K407,311) in applying for a Certificate of Identity (CI) as well as work and visa permits, Myanmar migrants rights groups in Thailand said.

80,000 acres of paddy cultivation flooded Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:27 PM PDT The government has announced that more than 80,000 acres under monsoon paddy were flooded out of which 20,000 acres damaged due to heavy torrential rains since the start of July.

Government seeks to replace imprisonment of drug pushers with community service Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:20 PM PDT The Ministry of Home Affairs has submitted to the parliament proposed amendments to the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law that seek to spare drug users from imprisonment.

Pope ponders Myanmar visit as part of Asian tour Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:14 PM PDT Plans to visit Myanmar are likely to feature on Pope Francis's agenda during his proposed trip to Asia in November this year, besides touring India and Bangladesh, say media reports.

Student unions seek dialogue over hiring new teachers Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:04 PM PDT Student unions are calling for negotiations with concerned government agencies to discuss their demands to immediately address the plight of new graduates in the education sector who have not yet been hired despite the thousands of vacancies in the basic education schools.

WHO: H1N1 outbreak not alarming Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:51 PM PDT The World Health Organization said the H1N1 outbreak in Myanmar has not reached an alarming state as the government has taken proactive steps to contain the spread of the disease.

Mandalay cancels Taung Pyone over H1N1 fears Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:46 PM PDT The Mandalay government on Sunday announced the cancellation of the annual Taungbyone Nat (Spirit Medium) festival as the country struggles to contain the outbreak of the H1N1 outbreak which already claimed seven lives.

NRPC officials listen to concerns, suggestions on peace process Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:42 PM PDT To seek outside opinions on the current peace initiative, government officials responsible for peace process held a meeting on Saturday with relatives of individuals involved in the signing of the historic Panglong agreement, political analysts and experts.

5000 kg illegally imported meat destroyed Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:38 PM PDT The Mandalay government incinerated over 5000 kilogramme of illegally imported frozen chicken and duck meat from China that were to be sold in the markets in the city and nearby areas, a senior police official said.

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