Fishermen forced to leave home to avoid tax pressures

13 January 2012

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rohingya fishermen are leaving their homeland

because they cannot pay the taxes levied by authorities in Maungdaw, 

according to a fisherman from Maungdaw South who lost his job.

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Migrants struggling despite Thai scheme

12 January 2012

A move by the Thai government to verify the millions of migrant workers

from Burma has done little to improve conditions, a migrant advocacy group 

claims, with many still denied health insurance by employers.

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PTT interested in Dawei power plant investment

12 January 2012
(Mizzima) – Thailand’s state-owed oil and gas company, PTT Plc, says 
it is looking at investing in a power plant at the Dawei deep-sea port megaproject 
in southern Burma after the government cancelled a coal-fired power
plant this week.



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Thai energy firm eyes Tavoy alternative

11 January 2012

Thailand’s main energy firm, PTT, may approach the Burmese government 

over the construction of a hydrocarbon power plant in the Tavoy industrial zone, 

following Monday’s shock cancellation of a 4,000 MW coal-fired plant there.

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Mon salt producers feel the pinch as prices fall

10 January 2012

Salt producers in Mon State say they are facing heavy financial losses this

year as salt prices plummet to below 50kyat a viss (a viss is equal to

about one and a half kilogram).

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Burmese Abroad Welcome Tax Break, but More Reforms Needed

10 January 2012

BANGKOK — The decision by the Burmese government to end the practice 

of collecting income tax from migrant workers abroad has been welcomed by 

Burmese across Southeast Asia, but some say that more needs to be done

to make life easier for millions of Burmese working across the region.

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