No poison in Rakhine: official
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Win Myaing, an official from Rakhine State Information and Records Committee dismissed the rumors of foods and vegetables poison in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State.
"We already checked it out with doctors who said they found no poison. Those are only rumors about the poison. We didn't even have to send them to Yangon for examination. The doctors here were able to check it out," he said.
Local people were too scared to buy the foods and vegetables on sale in the city due to the rumors.
A vegetables vendor from Sittwe Market said that the rumors made the sale go down, and especially the people hardly bought eggs and gourds at the market.
"Local people are in doubt about the rumors here. Also they're uncertain about the tests here. And they hope the government would issue an official statement to verify the foods here are not poisoned," a local people said.
More envoys for labor affairs to be sent to Malaysia and Kuwait
The Ministry of Labour will submit a proposal to the government to send more labor attaches to Malaysia and Kuwait to protect Myanmar workers there, according to Deputy Minister of Labour Myint Thein.
"Labor attaches have been sent to Thailand and South Korea to protect legal rights of the workers and ensure that they receive insurance and healthcare,” Myint Thien told a parliament session last Monday.
The attaches would visit factories occasionally to encourage workers and negotiate on their behalves for fair wages, ensure that injured workers receive compensation, and protect them in returning back to the country, he said.
Myanmar migrant workers are mainly working in Asean member countries and others such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. South Korea, Japan and the Middle East.
