10 January 2012
Salt producers in Mon State say they are facing heavy financial losses this
year as salt prices plummet to below 50kyat a viss (a viss is equal to
about one and a half kilogram).
Since the FTUB/M was formed in 1991, we are working to restore democracy, human rights, social justice and trade unions for Burma and the people of Burma.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Burmese Abroad Welcome Tax Break, but More Reforms Needed
10 January 2012
BANGKOK — The decision by the Burmese government to end the practice
of collecting income tax from migrant workers abroad has been welcomed by
Burmese across Southeast Asia, but some say that more needs to be done
to make life easier for millions of Burmese working across the region.
Dawei Power Plant Canceled
10 January 2012
Burma's Minister of Electrical Power No. 2 Khin Maung Soe has announced
that the construction of a 4,000 MW coal-fired power plant in the Dawei
Special Economic Zone is to be canceled. The planned power plant was
intended to supply electricity to a multi-billion dollar industrial zone under
construction 20 km off the southern Burmese port of Dawei, also known
as Tavoy, in Tenasserim Division.
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