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• Anger as migrant workers in Thailand denied audience with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• Traditional medicine practitioners sour over unlicensed technology prohibition
• Residents fear landslides as Hpakant floods
• Govt warns against use of child labour
• Nationalist party opposes official term for Muslim community in Rakhine
• Mutation key in malaria drug resistance along Myanmar-Thailand border: study
• Five countries discuss single-visa scheme
• Dengue infections down but govt ‘remains alert’
• Farmers hampered by difficulty accessing loans
• India, Myanmar jointly inspecting bridges along trilateral trade route

Anger as migrant workers in Thailand denied audience with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 23 Jun 2016 07:01 AM PDT Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand hoping for an audience with visiting State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi were left disappointed on Thursday after Thai authorities denied them entry to a hall where she was due to speak.

Traditional medicine practitioners sour over unlicensed technology prohibition Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Practitioners of Myanmar traditional medicine are being reduced to the status of mere masseurs, they are complaining. They were attacking a statement released by the health department forbidding them to use technology that is unlicensed or has no connection with Myanmar traditional healing technices.

Residents fear landslides as Hpakant floods Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT After two days of consecutive downpours, Uru Creek in jade-rich Hpakant township has flooded, inundating nearby villages and sparking fears of landslides.

Govt warns against use of child labour Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Business owners have been reminded to avoid hiring children under the age of 14, or face fines ranging from K5 million to K10 million, up to six months in prison, or both.

Nationalist party opposes official term for Muslim community in Rakhine Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Nationalist politicians are slamming the government for pushing an official change of terminology to refer to a Muslim minority in Rakhine State.

Mutation key in malaria drug resistance along Myanmar-Thailand border: study Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Frontline anti-malaria drugs are failing and the rapid decline in their effectiveness is directly linked to increasing parasite mutations, a study released this week has found.

Five countries discuss single-visa scheme Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT In what could one day become Southeast Asia's version of the European Union's Schengen visa-free zone, Myanmar and four other countries are discussing the introduction of a single visa that would permit travel to all of them.

Dengue infections down but govt ‘remains alert’ Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT After a record dengue fever outbreak nationally and regionally last year, health officials say the number of cases so far this year have dipped.

Farmers hampered by difficulty accessing loans Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Red tape is hampering farmers' attempts to secure the loans they need to start the next planting season, they say. And though the agriculture ministry has borrowed a total of K1700 billion to disburse in loans, many farmers say the amount provided is not enough.

India, Myanmar jointly inspecting bridges along trilateral trade route Posted: 22 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT India and Myanmar will jointly examine scores of bridges along the road connecting the two countries and Thailand, according to the Ministry of Construction.

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