11 Jan 2013
Burma’s President’s Office has announced that two
committees have been formed
to promote the development of small and medium
enterprises (SMEs)
with effect from January 9.
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.
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President hints at pay rise for govt employees
11 Jan 2013
In a presidential address to Parliament on Thursday,
Thein Sein hinted
he would approve increasing the salaries of civil
servants in the coming fiscal year.
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Thousands of Kachins protest at Chinese border
China reported sending troops to Burma border
11 Jan 2013
China
has reportedly sent soldiers to its border with Burma amid concern
that
escalating violence between Burmese government forces and
the Kachin
Independence Army (KIA) may spill over into Yunnan Province,
Reuters reported on
Friday evening, quoting Chinese media.
Give Cronies a Chance to Reform, Says Suu Kyi
11 Jan 2013
RANGOON — Those
who became wealthy during Burma’s era of military
rule should be given another
chance to reform themselves, opposition leader
Aung San Suu Kyi told reporters
while attending parliamentary meetings in Naypyidaw on Jan. 9.
Video Footage Shows Grim Warfare in Kachin State
11 Jan 2013
The
Irrawaddyhas obtained recent video footage of the intensifying conflict
in
northern Burma between ethnic Kachin rebels and the Burmese government army.
Fighting in the region has intensified since December and the Burmese army
has
been using Russian-made MI-24 helicopter gunships and jet fighters
to launch
airstrikes on rebel positions.
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