20 April 2012
The construction of a gas pipeline
connecting western Burma’s Arakan
state and southern China’s Yunnan province
has disrupted a local river
and destroyed farmland.
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.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Jim Webb Supports Trade with Burma
20 April 2012
WASHINGTON D.C.―The United States should
open up trade relations with
Burma to reward the Asian country for its
democratic reforms, an influential
senator said on Thursday.
Ethnic alliance ready to meet government negotiator
20 April 2012
The 11-member United Nationalities
Federal Council (UNFC) is now ready
to parley with Naypyitaw’s chief negotiator
U Aung Min, according to the
statement issued by the grouping yesterday at a
press conference held
on the Chiangmai-Shan State East border.
Burma May Send 200,000 Workers to Thailand
20 April 2012
BANGKOK―More than 200,000 workers
from Burma could be flown into
Bangkok to be employed in Thai factories under a
direct state-to-state
agreement, according to a Thai Labor Ministry spokesman.
Shan party protests development zone
20 April 2012
Shan Nationalities Democratic Party
(SNDP) has called on President Thein Sein
to carefully consider before
approving the creation of a development zone
in northern Shan state.
Rohingya ‘camping out’ at UNHCR office
20 April 2012
(Mizzima)
– Hundreds Rohingya men, women and children from Burma are
living virtually on
the doorstep of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) at
Vasant Vihar, India, seeking refugee status.
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