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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embraced after pledging on Friday to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula,” punctuating a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Burma and Japan are currently negotiating a fresh MoU aimed at creating technical training programmes in Japan, as well as protecting trainees’ rights.
Business Labour Issues Lead Story News
More than 600 workers are on strike, demanding the removal of a South Korean supervisor they accuse of abuse and sexual harassment.
Crime Drugs Lead Story News Pegu Division
The translator for a South Korean NGO worker under police investigation for alleged possession of yaba pills has been detained, according to local police.
On the back seat of a minivan driven by Vigen Myanmar coordinator Sangbeom Lee, police found a bag containing 1,678 ya-ba pills.
Labour Issues Lead Story News Rangoon
Around 100 workers of the Lawun Htet Tha garment factory in Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone have gone on strike in protest against late salary payments.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Before flying to Beijing, the Burmese president addressed political party conduct in the election campaign period which kicks off next week.
Business Labour Issues Lead Story News
Garment factories threatening closure over proposed minimum wage adjustments could face legal action if they fail to obey official procedures.
Burmese football is on an upward trajectory – but will we ever be able to compete on an international stage with Argentina, Germany and Brazil?
Burmese football fans are dealt another heartbreaking blow with a two-nil loss to South Korea in an Asian qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Health officials have begun taking preventative measures against the notoriously fast spreading virus to ensure MERS does not spread to Burma.
Burma Business Business Weekly Lead Story News Trade
ADB pledge $80m to Irrawaddy delta; Burma tackles rising power demands; preparations underway for new Indo-Burma trade zone; S Korea assists rice exports.
ASEAN Lead Story News Uncategorized
Burmese president asks over 400 business leaders to create stronger international ties for economic growth.
Burma’s Deputy Labour Minister Htin Aung has announced that the now defunct Master Sports footwear factory is obliged to pay severance packages and outstanding salaries to more than 700 laid-off workers.
About 20 former employees of the now defunct Master Sports footwear factory were injured during a standoff with police after they held an official captive at the facility on Tuesday.
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South Korean shoe manufacturer Master Sports has been ordered by a Rangoon court to compensate more than 750 factory workers who were suddenly laid off in June.
Former employees of a South Korean footwear factory said on Thursday that they were coerced into signing predatory agreements relinquishing severance pay.
Labour Issues Lead Story News Rangoon
The Burmese government plans to sue the South Korean owners of the closed Master Sports factory in Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township over unpaid compensation claims for more than 750 workers.
Labour Issues Lead Story News Rangoon
Former employees of the South Korean-owned Master Sports footwear factory, which abruptly closed down last month, have staged a protest outside the Korean embassy in Rangoon, demanding compensation.
Entertainment Lead Story Lifestyle News
Well-known bands and singers from South Korea are to perform in a concert at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Rangoon on the evening of Wednesday, 30 April.
Myanmar Airways International launched its first charter flight from Pusan, South Korea, to Rangoon on Friday.
Lead Story News SEA Games Sport
“Prior to the match with Indonesia, I personally told him [Park] to treat the match as a final and to prepare as well as possible,” the MFF president said. “He responded to me through the translator to ‘rest assured’ that ‘nothing can go wrong’.”
Business Development Lead Story News Property
South Korean KDB Daewoo Securities has announced that it will invest nearly US$200 million in construction in Burma’s former capital Rangoon.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally collected a human rights award in South Korea on Thursday nearly a decade after it was conferred
Aung San Suu Kyi said she hoped those attending the Games could help overcome discrimination against people with disabilities.
A South Korean delegation will visit Burma next month to finalise an agreement on building a monument to the victims of North Korea’s 1983 attempt to assassinate the South’s president in Rangoon
For an hour, the Burmese fans were solidly behind their national team with the noise of their cheers and drums spiking whenever the players surged towards the opposing Laos goal.[…]
President Thein Sein arrived in South Korea on Monday for a three-day state visit that will focus on economic ties and include a tour of military-related companies
