20 April 2012
BANGKOK―More than 200,000 workers
from Burma could be flown into
Bangkok to be employed in Thai factories under a
direct state-to-state
agreement, according to a Thai Labor Ministry spokesman.
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, April 21, 2012
Shan party protests development zone
20 April 2012
Shan Nationalities Democratic Party
(SNDP) has called on President Thein Sein
to carefully consider before
approving the creation of a development zone
in northern Shan state.
Rohingya ‘camping out’ at UNHCR office
20 April 2012
(Mizzima)
– Hundreds Rohingya men, women and children from Burma are
living virtually on
the doorstep of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) at
Vasant Vihar, India, seeking refugee status.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Burmese government to evict monks in Shan state
19 April 2012
Fifty monks from several monasteries in northern Shan state are being
forced off their land by the government’s religious authorities under a
claim that they are situated in an army zone.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Firms Look Abroad to Plunder SEA Rivers
18 April 2012
Corporations owned by governments are at the heart of a relentless
push to build hydro-electric dam systems in Southeast Asia.These
corporations are driven by a combination of political pressure for
energy security and to justify their existence and growth.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Court rejects ‘evicted’ villagers appeal
16 April 2012
An appeal on behalf of six residents, who were sentenced to three
months hard labour in Naypyidaw’s Lewe township, was rejected
by a district court last Friday.
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