Thai officials oversee the return of 55 Myanmar victims of human trafficking, the first group to come home under a bilateral agreement.

Myanmar will submit an appeal to the Thai king on Oct. 21 asking that the death sentences against migrant workers Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin be commuted.

A group of workers at the Sky Man steel factory in Yangon say the owners are closing to avoid honoring a compensation agreement, and are demanding their jobs back.