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• Migrants in South Korea ‘afraid’ after deadly MERS outbreak
• Journalist calls for release of Palaung driver
• Speaker seeks answers from government, Central Bank on currency
• CSOs form alliance for monitoring, education
• Bill committee issues warning on constitutional amendment voting
• Strike called off at shoe factory
• New border crossing with Thailand to give Kayah State tourism a boost
• Science or politics? Research program into primate fossils brought to an end
• UEC warns unofficial political groups
• Activists push for release of sayadaw

Migrants in South Korea ‘afraid’ after deadly MERS outbreak Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:41 PM PDT Myanmar migrant workers in South Korea fear they could be exposed to the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that is ravaging the country.

Journalist calls for release of Palaung driver Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:40 PM PDT A Palaung man arrested in northern Shan State's Muse township in late April has appeared in court to face drug- and arms-related offences, as a foreign journalist who was briefly detained with him disputed the version of events put forward by police.

Speaker seeks answers from government, Central Bank on currency Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:31 PM PDT Thura U Shwe Mann also turns to Facebook to engage with the public on plummeting local currency.

CSOs form alliance for monitoring, education Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:29 PM PDT Fourteen civil society organisations say they have formed a nationwide alliance with the aim of promoting voter education ahead of the November elections, monitoring parliament and recruiting tens of thousands of observers for polling day.

Bill committee issues warning on constitutional amendment voting Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:26 PM PDT Current electronic voting system may cause doubts over the result of decision on constitutional amendment bills, committee warns as debate looms on section 436.

Strike called off at shoe factory Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:22 PM PDT Workers end two-day protest over the sacking of officials from Tai Yi union but are considering further action.

New border crossing with Thailand to give Kayah State tourism a boost Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:16 PM PDT A new border crossing between Kayah State and Thailand is expected to open later this year, a move that Myanmar hopes will help boost tourism and regional development in the remote state, U Nyunt Aung, the deputy director of Ministry of Commerce, told The Myanmar Times yesterday.

Science or politics? Research program into primate fossils brought to an end Posted: 16 Jun 2015 07:58 PM PDT The government has called time on a controversial primate remains research program that once prompted a government minister to declare that Myanmar was the "origin of the world".

UEC warns unofficial political groups Posted: 16 Jun 2015 07:56 PM PDT Two political groups in Rakhine State have been warned not to use confusing names, an official of the Union Election Commission informed parliament yesterday.

Activists push for release of sayadaw Posted: 16 Jun 2015 07:45 PM PDT Monk arrested for illegal mining following dispute over site in central Mogok.

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