Friday, August 16, 2013

National News

National News


Shan news to broadcast online

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:42 AM PDT

Ethnic media outlet Shan Herald Agency for News will this week begin broadcasting eight hours a day of online radio programming, covering topics ranging from politics to music.

Insurance sector could prove boon for jobs

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:02 AM PDT

The blossoming private insurance sector could be a source of hundreds – if not thousands – of jobs for young and old, the Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue said.

Myanmar workers face expiration of work visas

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:51 AM PDT

Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, many of whom have been working legally in the country for decades, are facing an uncertain future in the coming weeks as their 4-year work visas expire.  

Six to face trial over 2012 bus attack

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:59 AM PDT

Six Buddhist men will face trial this month over the lynching of 10 Muslim bus passengers as sectarian unrest rocked western Myanmar last year.

Villagers continue to push against Letpadaung project

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:19 AM PDT

Monywa residents have vowed to continue pushing for the release of activist Daw Naw Ohn Hla, who was arrested on August 13 during a protest against the US$1 billion Letpadaung copper mine project.

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