18 Jan 2013
RANGOON — A
national lawmaker has called on Burma’s government
to divest the military of
its business interests in a bid to improve budget
transparency and curb unjust
land confiscations.
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, January 19, 2013
Kachin Rebel Posts Lost as Fighting Rages along Frontline
18 Jan 2013
LAIZA, KACHIN
STATE—Three Kachin rebel posts fell to Burmese government
troops on Friday
after a week of continuous government attacks that combined
ground forces,
artillery fire and airstrikes, Kachin rebels along the frontline said.
Talks to resolve Myanmar debt
18 Jan 2013
The
19-member Paris Club group of creditor nations has invited Myanmar
to talks on
resolving overdue debts as the former military regime moves to
overhaul its
finances, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Myanmar Spitfire hunter still optimistic
18 Jan 2013
An
archaeologist involved in a search for dozens of rare Spitfire planes
said to
have been buried in Myanmar played down doubts Friday
about the existence of
the rumoured trove.
Food prices rise as fighting escalates near Laiza
18 Jan 2013
Residents in
the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)’s stronghold Laiza are dealing
with an increase
in food prices as fighting with the government’s army closes
in on the rebel
base.
Latpadaung activists sentenced, released in Mandalay
18 Jan 2013
against the police’s brutal crackdown on rally sites at Latpadaung Copper Mining Project,
have been sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, but were able to walk free today.
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