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• Kayin refugees returning to Myanmar
• Workers at state-owned oilfield in Magwe Region claim lack of overtime pay, poor safety measures
• No back-up plan for Karenni refugees in Thai border camp as funds dry up
• Dozens of rapes reported in northern Rakhine State
• KNU, Karen splinter group to talk reunion
• Earthquake strikes Sagaing Region
• USDP MP urges increase in private security sector training
• Villagers demand to retake control of Mon State pagoda
• Plan to boost children’s healthcare, education, protection
• K500 million jade fraud claim made in Mandalay

Kayin refugees returning to Myanmar Posted: 27 Oct 2016 12:31 AM PDT More than 70 refugees, some of whom had lived in Thai border camps for more than 30 years, returned to Myanmar this week in the first organised repatriation involving the two countries' governments.

Workers at state-owned oilfield in Magwe Region claim lack of overtime pay, poor safety measures Posted: 27 Oct 2016 12:16 AM PDT Oilfield workers in Magwe Region's Yenangyaung township claim they are not being properly compensated for overtime work and that they do not have the appropriate safety gear. Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprise, which is accused by the workers of the labour violations, is a state-owned firm.

No back-up plan for Karenni refugees in Thai border camp as funds dry up Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:45 PM PDT As the first wave of Myanmar refugees is repatriated from Thai border camps this week, returning to a home some have not seen for decades, others in the camps fear they will soon have no choice but to follow suit.

Dozens of rapes reported in northern Rakhine State Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:42 PM PDT Dozens of Muslim women have allegedly been raped by state security forces in northern Rakhine State during counter-insurgency operations there, according to rights groups citing "credible" sources. Tight military controls in the region, including shutting out international humanitarian organisations, means independent verification has not been possible.

KNU, Karen splinter group to talk reunion Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:32 PM PDT In response to a statement earlier this month from the Karen National Union imploring an offshoot of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army to rejoin the KNU ranks, leaders of the two groups plan to meet.

Earthquake strikes Sagaing Region Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:30 PM PDT A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Mawlaik township in Sagaing Region yesterday morning, according to the Myanmar Earthquake Committee.

USDP MP urges increase in private security sector training Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:23 PM PDT In its first proposal to the Yangon Region Hluttaw, the Union Solidarity and Development Party called on the government to bolster the private security sector with better oversight and regulations.

Villagers demand to retake control of Mon State pagoda Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:20 PM PDT Hundreds of villagers took to the streets in Mon State on October 24 to demand the restoration of their religious rights. The demonstrators, in Kawt Ka Dut village, Bilin township, say they want to retake control over a local pagoda.

Plan to boost children’s healthcare, education, protection Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:13 PM PDT The Union government is drawing up a plan to help children survive and thrive, Ministry of Planning and Finance director general Daw Whar Whar Maung told The Myanmar Times yesterday.

K500 million jade fraud claim made in Mandalay Posted: 26 Oct 2016 11:11 PM PDT A number of gems dealers at the Maha Aung Myay Gems Trading Centre in Mandalay say they have been defrauded out of more than K500 million (US$390,000) in finished jade products by a dodgy broker.

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