24.03.2025 – 28.03.2025 A Tate Papers A Pine 1

A fire broke out in Mandalay after a candle fell on the floor of a pagoda during a religious ceremony.

A 15-foot × 30-foot RC three-story building, located between 27th, 62nd, and 63rd streets in Chan Aye Tha San Township, Mandalay, opened a sports equipment store on the third floor of the building. The fire broke out at 8:48 p.m. on March 21, according to the Myanmar Fire Department.

The fire destroyed the third-floor ceilings and aluminum glass doors, floor tiles, and sports equipment.

Two fire engines from Chan Aye Tha San Township, one fire engine from the Pak Kone Area Fire Station, one fire engine from the Kan Kawk Fire Station, A total of seven fire engines were dispatched from Pyaygyi Eye Reserve Fire Station, one from Chittaramahi Reserve Fire Station, one from Moragiwa Reserve Fire Station, a total of three water tankers from Chan Aye Tha San Township Fire Station, a water tanker from Pyaygyi Eye Reserve Fire Station, a water tanker from Aung Nan Yeik Thar East Reserve Fire Station, three water tankers, three administrative vehicles, 30 firefighters, 40 reserve fire fighters, a total of 70 people, and a group of local vehicles. The fire was brought under control at 9:12 p.m. and extinguished at 9:14 p.m.

A case was opened against the 60-year-old man in charge of the shop due to the fire by the No. (3) Area Police Station (Pa-55/2025) Section (285).

The Ministry of Labor has issued a notice to foreign employment agencies to submit new job offers for 50 people to Thailand and 15 people to Japan once a month.

Among foreign employment agencies that signed contracts before January 30, agencies that will send workers to Thailand must submit new job offers for no more than 50 people by March 25, and agencies that send workers to Japan must submit new job offers for no more than 15 people.

According to the directive, foreign employment agencies must submit job offers once a month and do not need to submit job offers in person, but must submit them online to the Department of Labor, the ministry said.

In addition, new job offers for sending workers to Japan and Thailand will begin to be accepted on May 2. After checking the validity of the new job offers, the agencies will submit a notification of the approval of the dispatch process, a copy of the job offer, copies of the employer-employee contract, The Ministry of Labor has announced that foreign employment agencies must submit a soft copy of the name list with copies of the worker’s personal information to the Department of Labor.

In addition, they must submit a two-week advance notice for the issuance of an OWIC card. When submitting this, they must submit copies of the labor-employer contract, a copy of the authorization to carry out the dispatch process, etc.

In sending workers, they must be sent within a week after obtaining permission. If they cannot send them within the specified date, they must resubmit the application for permission to send them.

In addition, if the workers arrive in the relevant countries, the agencies must submit the specified documents to the Department of Labor in a timely manner. If the workers return for various reasons, they must submit the details of their arrival and the dates of their departure to the Department, the Ministry of Labor has announced. Similar cases have been reported in other countries such as Korea, Singapore, The Ministry of Labor has announced that additional announcements will be made for countries such as Malaysia.