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• Govt to punish agencies sending workers abroad illegally
• Inle chemical-free tomatoes to be available in Yangon market
• Thailand aims to be free of illegal workers by next year
• Pyinoolwin THS to reopen this year
• Two more people die from H1N1 influenza
• Fire destroys railway police quarters
• MPs speak out against Section 66(d)
• Parliament condemns statement by Yanghee Lee
• Wracked by conflicts, Arakan National Party splits again
• Flower News weekly to fold after 15-year run

Govt to punish agencies sending workers abroad illegally Posted: 25 Jul 2017 02:10 PM PDT The government will revoke the licences of labour recruitment agencies that are sending domestic workers illegally for employment abroad, Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe warned on Monday.

Inle chemical-free tomatoes to be available in Yangon market Posted: 25 Jul 2017 02:06 PM PDT Farmers from Inle have begun selling their chemical-free tomatoes in Yangon market, a leader of a local business organidation told The Myanmar Times.

Thailand aims to be free of illegal workers by next year Posted: 25 Jul 2017 02:01 PM PDT Thailand will be free of illegal migrant labourers by next year, Labour Minister Sirichai Distakul vowed Monday after the launch of 101 centres to legalise the status of migrant workers nationwide.

Pyinoolwin THS to reopen this year Posted: 25 Jul 2017 02:00 PM PDT The Pyinoolwin Government Technical High School (THS) will be reopened this year as a technical institute, providing vocational courses to students, Regional Hluttaw MPs said.

Two more people die from H1N1 influenza Posted: 25 Jul 2017 01:57 PM PDT Health officials on Tuesday confirmed two more people have died from H1N1 influenza, bringing to three the total number of people killed in a new outbreak of the deadly virus that gripped the nation in fear.

Fire destroys railway police quarters Posted: 25 Jul 2017 01:53 PM PDT A fire broke out at a railway police staff quarters in Kyitaw ward, Mingalar Taung Nyunt at 10am destroying 24 apartments yesterday morning, according local residents.

MPs speak out against Section 66(d) Posted: 25 Jul 2017 01:48 PM PDT The Telecommunications Law's section 66(d) should be abolished, MPs said on July 25 in the Amyotha Hluttaw.

Parliament condemns statement by Yanghee Lee Posted: 25 Jul 2017 01:47 PM PDT The parliament on Tuesday approved a proposal to condemn the statement of Yanghee Lee, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar, criticising the country's human rights record and the government's failure to address the Rohingya problem.

Wracked by conflicts, Arakan National Party splits again Posted: 25 Jul 2017 01:45 PM PDT Amid internal conflicts, the Arakan National Party (ANP) has split again following three years of efforts to unify the party with high hopes of achieving a federal democratic union in Myanmar.

Flower News weekly to fold after 15-year run Posted: 25 Jul 2017 01:43 PM PDT The Flower News weekly journal will shut down after publishing its last issue on August 1.

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