5 Dec 2012
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi chaired a
coordination meeting
for the Monywa Inquiry Commission in Naypyitaw on Tuesday,
according to state-run media.
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.
Thursday, December 06, 2012
British MP promises to tackle human rights issues while in Burma
5 Dec 2012
British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire on
Tuesday assured Britain’s Parliament
that human rights issues were “very much
on his agenda” on his upcoming trip to Burma.
Monywa crackdown due to a lack of rule of law, says local MP
5 Dec 2012
NLD MP Khin San Hlaing, who is one of the 16 members
of the Monywa
Inquiry Commission, says that the priority of the Commission
should be
to investigate the extent of the violence by police in the crackdown
on
protesters at the Latpadaung Mountain copper mine site last Thursday.
Coal, Rivers, Gas and Hot Rocks
5 Dec 2012
Burma has
enough energy potential in its four main rivers to power Thailand,
Malaysia and
Indonesia combined. Instead of struggling with blackouts,
candles and noisy
diesel generators, the country could be illuminated
with mains electricity from
end-to-end.
US Officials Meet Mine Monks
2012-12-05
A delegation visits Mandalay to discuss a brutal crackdown by Burmese policewith monks and activists.
U.S. State
Department officials met with monks and activists in Mandalay
on Wednesday to
inquire about disputes over a controversial copper mine
in northern Burma,
monastery representatives said, amid ongoing demonstrations.
Burma slams gold miners for protesting without permit
5 Dec 2012
The four gold
miners who were assaulted and arrested during a march to Naypyidaw
last month
have been hit with additional charges for protesting without permission.
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