23 Dec 2012
YANGON
_ Fighting between ethnic Kachin rebels and the Myanmar army has intensified,
causing increased hardship and fear at camps set up to shelter civilians
fleeing the fighting,
reports said Sunday.
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.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Myanmar leader visits Indian grave of last king
23 Dec 2012
President Thein Sein on Saturday became the first of Myanmar's
leaders
to visit the tomb of his country's last king, who was exiled to India
more than a century ago.
Yingluck ‘promised’ 3-month extension on migrant NV process, says minister
22 Dec 2012
Myanmar's Labour Ministry has urged its Thai
counterpart to extend nationality
verification (NV) for migrant workers,
claiming that Thailand’s Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra had promised it
during her visit to the neighbouring country.
TOP 10 Events in Burma 2012
22 Dec 2012
As we awake on this the “Day after The End of Days” we see a bright new era
stretched out in front of us. However, the festive season is also a time to reminisce
and to look back on the year before. And what a year it was for Burma!
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Tourists Duped by ‘Waw’ Chair Service
22 Dec 2012
While the
Golden Rock of Kyaiktiyo remains a tourist attraction to rival Rangoon’s
illustrious Shwedagon Pagoda, this Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State has
become a source of immense frustration for foreign tourists who complain
of
being ripped off and forced into an ethnically dubious practice.
Despite Ceasefire, Sexual Violence Continues in Shan State: Women’s Group
22 Dec 2012
For decades,
mothers and daughters in Burma’s border areas have lived on high alert.
While
ethnic rebels in their homelands fought bloody wars with government troops,
women of all ages were vulnerable to human rights abuses, including rape and
other
sexual violence, if caught by government soldiers.
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