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.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Gold Miners March on Naypyidaw
11-Jun-12
More than 1,000 gold miners from
Mandalay Division began
marching to Naypyidaw on Monday after their demands to
keep working in the area were rejected.
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Police Begin Clean-up in Sittwe
11-Jun-12
SITTWE, Arakan State—With fearful
residents cowering indoors,
security forces patrolling a tense town in western
Myanmar
[Burma] collected bodies Monday from the debris of homes
burned down
over the weekend in some of the country’s
deadliest sectarian bloodshed in years.
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Namtu silver mine workers end strike
Monday, 11 June 2012 12:40 S.H.A.N.
Workers calling for increased pay
and better treatment ended
their strike Friday, 8 June, after agreement was
reached with
the Win Myint Mo company, a subsidiary of Asia World,
reported
Kawli Media.
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Singapore firm wins exploration rights
Monday, 11 June 2012 14:04 Mizzima
News
An exploration contract on Block
EP-5 in the Inpin Tegyigon
area of Burma
has been signed by the government and a
Singapore’s Istech Energy EP-5 Pte
Ltd. A Burmese privately
owned firm, Smart Technical Services Ltd, will
also share in the deal.
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Emergency rule declared in Arakan state
11-Jun-12
Burma’s western Arakan state began
a period of emergency
rule Monday as authorities struggle to contain explosive
sectarian tensions following deadly clashes between
Muslims and Buddhists in
the region.
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Situation Tense in Rakhine
2012-06-11
People arm themselves in the troubled Burmese state's
capital despite heightened security. The situation in
Burma's troubled Rakhine state remained tense Monday
as residents in the capital openly carried weapons
such as knives and spears to protect themselves a day after the
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