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Pregnant Irrawaddy dolphin believed killed by electro-fisher
Environmental activists believe a pregnant Irrawaddy dolphin was killed by illegal electro-fishers this month in Sagaing township.The dolphin was found dead near Kho Taung village, said Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) project manager U Kyaw Hla Thein. Keep reading ...
Controversy as Myanmar govt sacks Deputy Agriculture Minister
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Tun Win, was sacked by the ruling National League for Democracy on Friday. Keep reading ...
S Korea to help build Myeik power plant
The Myeik Public Corporation explained its plans to build a gas-fuelled power plant in partnership with the Korea-based KMPI Company in Kyunzu Township, Taninthayi Region, at a stakeholder meeting on Thursday.Keep reading ...
Chinese land grabs concern Kachin villagers
The residents of Kachin State are worried by Chinese entrepreneurs’ massive land acquisition, sources say.Keep reading ...
Kachin MPs slam vague mining deals
MPs representing Hpakant Township, Kachin State, claim mining regulation is as vague as it was under the former administration and argued the government still cannot regulate mining properly. Keep reading ...
Renewed push to legalise migrant workers in Thailand to start later this month
Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand will be issued with Certificates of Identity before the end of November, in a joint effort by the Thai government and Myanmar’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Keep reading ...
Settlement, apology ends strike at slipper factory
Some 600 disgruntled workers at the Myanmar DYC slipper factory in Mingaladon township ended their strike yesterday, after labour officials mediated a settlement and a Korean supervisor of the operation apologised for allegedly abusive conduct, according to the workers and a factory official. Keep reading ...
Environmental conference participants demand govt reject Myitsone dam
Angry villagers, government officials, MPs, experts, and national and international NGOs came together to denounce the troubled Myitsone dam project in Kachin State. Convened by the Myanmar Green Network, last week they spoke out in a bid to influence the commission set up by the ...
Workers at state-owned oilfield in Magwe Region claim lack of overtime pay, poor safety measures
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 labor violations, is a state-owned firm.Keep reading ...
Officials to sue migrant rights activist for defamation
After being hit with a lawsuit, officials from the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation plan to launch a countersuit on the basis of criminal defamation.Keep reading ...
