Japan news agency Kyodo opens office in Yangon
Kyodo News opened its office in Yangon last Thursday. The ceremonial was held at Chatrium Hotel and was formally participated by Satoshi Ishikawa, Kyodo News President, Japanese Ambassador Mikio Numata and various guests from Myanmar’s political parties and government, media organizations and Japanese companies, said news report from Kyodo. Remarkable message was conveyed by Ishikawa [...]
About 49 employees of the San Kaung Polyethylene Factory in Hlinethaya Township, Yangon Region were terminated by the company last May 11. More than a thousand workers have been staging a protest rally for unfair dismissal of the workers, according to news report from Eleven Media. Win Tun Aung, Chairman of the Worker’s League disclosed [...]
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A peaceful rally was held by local workers in Myanmar last May 11 demanding the owner of a Chinese factory in Yangon to increase their salary to 85000 kyats (about $100) a month and to work 8 hours a day, said news report from Eleven Media. Other demands made were to pay their overtime and [...]
Continue reading …A Muslim woman was charged by police authorities for blasphemy after colliding with a young monk on the street which lead to unexpected unrest by angry mobs burning properties such as houses and desecrating mosques, said news report from AFP. Win WinSein and another Muslim woman were in police custody in Oakkan, around 100 km [...]
Continue reading …Recent sectarian conflict happened yesterday morning when a Buddhist novice was bumped by a Muslim woman in Oakkan town of Yangon that resulted to the death of one person and injuring nine others, said news report from Eleven Media. At around 2.30pm angry Buddhist crowds threw the belongings of 25 shops in Anawrahta Ward, Oakkan. [...]
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A gas exploded in the compound of Sawbwagyigone Wholesales Center and Truck Terminal in Yangon yesterday killing four people and seriously wounding four other people, said news report from Eleven Media. The incident happened at around 2:30pm when a gas cylinder used in cutting iron gas at the Ngwe Lamin hardware shop. According to Police [...]
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Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint a prominent Myanmar academic disclosed that upon studying and evaluating the Indonesian political system and made a research on how the country worked on the transition from authoritarian rule to democracy he was persuaded that military should not meddle with politics, said news report from Myanmar Times. Being the co-founder [...]
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Out of the total 7,000 police force in Myanmar, 3,500 members will be deployed to secure the country’s traditional water festival to be held in Yangon on Saturday and will end on Tuesday, Xinhua report said. There were widespread hearsay that unknown people will be disrupting this four-day water festival by combining water and acid [...]
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People of Myanmar are addicted in chewing betel-nut. This is very risky since it could lead to oral cancer and eventually death. WHO reported that of the six nations in Southeast Asia who are fond of chewing betel nut quids, it is Myanmar that consumes a little more than half of the region’s total amount. [...]
Continue reading …The government of Myanmar has allowed the Associated Press to open a bureau in Myanmar making it the very first international news agency to come up with an office in Yangon. The announcement came from the office of the Ministry of Information on Saturday, said news report from AP. The Associated Press can now expand [...]
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