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• Govt cuts flow of migrant workers to Malaysia amid diplomatic spat
• Kofi Annan urges restabilisation of Rakhine amid ongoing violence
• Ruling party retooling of upper house committees prompts calls of interference
• ‘White flag’ marchers in Yangon urge end to conflict
• Shan MPs to mull designating Northern Alliance ‘terrorists’
• Plastic factory strike targets increased wages and workplace safety
• Farmers increase fertiliser use with little knowledge, regulation
• Blaze destroys resort’s restaurant
• Mandalay fire damages exceed K1.3 billion in 2016
• MPs to crack down on brewers’ waste disposal

Govt cuts flow of migrant workers to Malaysia amid diplomatic spat Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:22 AM PST The Ministry of Labour yesterday suspended the pipeline of workers going abroad to Malaysia amid a diplomatic spat between the two ASEAN nations over the ongoing violence in Rakhine State.

Kofi Annan urges restabilisation of Rakhine amid ongoing violence Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:18 AM PST Rakhine State Advisory Commission head and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has urged the government to focus on restabilising Rakhine State amid ongoing violence that has freshly displaced thousands and driven a further "wedge" between Buddhist and Muslim communities.

Ruling party retooling of upper house committees prompts calls of interference Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:18 AM PST In yet another move that has brought into question the checks and balances on the ruling party's power, three upper house committees were overhauled yesterday, with the deputy speaker attributing the changes to opaque decisions made by the National League for Democracy.

‘White flag’ marchers in Yangon urge end to conflict Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:18 AM PST Peace activists in Yangon held a "white flag" march yesterday calling for an end to the country's civil war, with around 50 people joining the procession through the commercial capital's downtown area.

Shan MPs to mull designating Northern Alliance ‘terrorists’ Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:38 PM PST A proposal to designate the Northern Alliance-Burma as a terrorist group is set to be discussed in the Shan State legislature, following the voting down of a similar motion by the Union parliament's lower house late last week.

Plastic factory strike targets increased wages and workplace safety Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:33 PM PST Nearly 300 workers from the Shwe Mi plastic factory in Hlaing Tharyar township's industrial zone have been on strike for over a week, demanding an increase in wages and an improvement in other employment conditions.

Farmers increase fertiliser use with little knowledge, regulation Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:31 PM PST Until a few years ago, U Hla Myint mostly relied on manure to fertilise his 30-acre paddy farm in Inma Village, but he switched to chemical fertiliser after he was forced to sell his cattle to raise money.

Blaze destroys resort’s restaurant Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:28 PM PST The dining room and kitchen at a five-star Inle Lake resort went up in a blaze yesterday. No one was injured in the fire, a staff member from the Pristine Lotus Resort told The Myanmar Times.

Mandalay fire damages exceed K1.3 billion in 2016 Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:26 PM PST Fires have caused more than K1.3 billion worth of damage since the beginning of 2016, far exceeding the previous year's totals, according to a statistics released by Mandalay region's Fire Services Department.

MPs to crack down on brewers’ waste disposal Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:13 PM PST Brewers who fail to dispose of their waste water properly could be closed down. Deputy home affairs minister U Aung Soe told a hluttaw meeting on water pollution most of the currently operating breweries and distilleries could have their licences revoked unless they take urgent measures to clean up their act.

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