17 Dec 2012
Monks and
student activists in Mandalay have called for the release of four protesters
who were arrested and hit with charges after participating in demonstrations
last week.
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, December 18, 2012
Thein Sein courts wary investors on ambitious port project
17 Dec 2012
Burma sought
Monday to drum up investment in a stalled multi-billion-dollar
seaport project
at the heart of the former junta-ruled country’s efforts
to revive its
impoverished economy.
Natural resources committee formed in Naypyitaw
17 Dec 2012
As per orders issued by the President’s Office in
Naypyitaw, the Extractive Industry
Transparency Initiative (EITI) leading
authority was formed on December 14.
Thai PM heads to Burma for Dawei talks
17 Dec 2012
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is to
meet Burmese President Thein Sein
on Monday in Myanmar [Burma] for a key
discussion over the Dawei special economic zone.
Govt apologizes to Buddhist monks for Monywa incident
17 Dec 2012
Burmese President's Office Minister Hla Tun and
other officials visited injured monks
in hospital in Mandalay on Saturday and
offered an official government apology
for the violent crackdown at the Monywa
copper mine site on November 29.
Indian bank opens representative office in Burma
17 Dec 2012
United Bank of India (UBI) has opened a
representative office in Rangoon,
the first time an Indian bank has ventured
into Burma.
In an announcement, UBI said it was launching in Burma to help improve mutual
In an announcement, UBI said it was launching in Burma to help improve mutual
trade between the two nations.
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