| 25 Aug 12 | Thai job agencies get green light -- Myanmar's Labour Ministry will grant permission to about 15 Thai companies to open employment agencies in the country, which can provide cheap and efficient services to the Burmese nationals who legally want to work in Thailand, said Deputy Minister Myint Thein. ( The Nation ) |
| 22 Aug 12 | Transfer border passports issued to 1m migrant workers -- Transfer border passports have already been issued to 1 million migrant workers employed in Thailand, according to the Myanmar Central Committee for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons under the Ministry of Home Affairs. ( The Nation ) |
| 14 Aug 12 | Footwear industry's focus on Asean -- Thai footwear producers and raw-material suppliers will set up new factories in Asean in the next few years, focusing to Myanmar, as exports to Southeast Asian markets strengthen amid sluggish exports to major markets such as the United States and the European Union. ( The Nation ) |
| 08 Aug 12 | Plan to allow refugees to live in camps on border -- Myanmar is mapping out a plan to allow more than 100,000 refugees who fled from conflict at home to now live in camps along the Thai border fora long time, officials from Myanmar's Ministry of Social Welfare andResettlement said. ( The Nation ) |
| 06 Aug 12 | Garment firms seek assistance from govt in overseas push -- Local textile and garment manufacturers have urged the government to reduce tariff barriers, strengthen promotion activities in new targeted markets and support their investments in neighbouring countries as urgent steps to stimulate growth amid a severe export decline to Europe, as well as a labour shortage. ( The Nation ) |
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