14-Sep-12
Burmese President Thein Sein’s plan to
travel this month to the world’s
two most powerful countries—the United States
and China—
makes a deliberate statement, say observers.
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, September 15, 2012
Mine Activists Freed on Bail
2012-09-14
Burmese authorities free four activists
held over copper mine protests.
Four activists detained amid weeks of mass protests against a China-linked
copper mine in northern Burma’s Sagaing division were freed on bail Friday,
after demonstrators negotiated with local authorities for their
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Burmese refugees could return in a year
14-Sep-12
About 120,000 Burmese refugees in
Thailand may return home within a year,
the kingdom’s National Security Council
said Thursday, following recent talks
between the two nations.
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Forced labour flourishes in post-conflict Arakan state
14-Sep-12
Forced labour continues to be an immense
problem among the Rohingya population
in Arakan state and has even increased in
certain areas with the influx of Burmese
troops after the summer’s riots,
according to new research.
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Burma’s ‘exile government’ dissolved
14-Sep-12
Burma’s ‘parallel government’ in exile,
the National Coalition Government
of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), announced its
dissolution today in an effort
to support “national reconciliation”.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
To home, defense, ceasefire groups are still “unlawful organizations”
Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:12 S.H.A.N.
Asked why some of the civilians who have been working with the Shan State Army
(SSA) “North” are being charged under Section 17-1, for associating with unlawful
organizations, a friendly defense ministry official replied that to the home ministry
and defense ministry, armed movements that have signed truce
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