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…
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160,000 Burmese working abroad thanks to MoU scheme: Govt
Burma and Japan are currently negotiating a fresh MoU aimed at creating technical training programmes in Japan, as well as protecting trainees’ rights.
Shoe factory workers demand removal of abusive Korean supervisor
More than 600 workers are on strike, demanding the removal of a South Korean supervisor they accuse of abuse and sexual harassment.
Korean drug suspect's translator arrested
The translator for a South Korean NGO worker under police investigation for alleged possession of yaba pills has been detained, according to local police.
Korean aid worker caught with drugs in Taungoo
On the back seat of a minivan driven by Vigen Myanmar coordinator Sangbeom Lee, police found a bag containing 1,678 ya-ba pills.
Rangoon factory workers go on strike
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.