Sunday, March 1, 2015

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National News


Students meet speaker as MPs ready for debate

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 10:40 AM PST

Student leaders last week met Pyi-daungsu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann to discuss the timeline for the approval of changes to the National Education Law, amid a dispute with the ministry over differing versions of the draft amendments.

Protests highlight labour law shortcomings: activists

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 10:38 AM PST

Labour groups have blamed weaknesses in the legal framework for an outbreak of protests at factories in Yangon that has resulted in confrontations between workers and police.

Kokang on agenda at March talks

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 10:17 AM PST

Fighting in the Kokang region between the Tatmadaw and a local ethnic armed group will be up for discussion at the next round of peace talks, but Kokang representatives will likely be barred from the talks.

Koh Tao trial expected to drag on through 2015

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 09:34 AM PST

The Koh Tao murder case will last at least until September, a labour rights activist assisting the defence team says.

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