9 Jan 2013
Beginning this month, veterinary experts will
routinely inspect cattle at ranches
across Burma to ensure their meat is
disease-free and meets standards for export.
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, January 10, 2013
Naypyitaw unveils anti-corruption board
9 Jan 2013
President Thein Sein’s office has announced the
names of a nine-member panel
to tackle corruption and bribery in the country’s
public sector.
Kachin peace rally prohibited in Myitkyina
9 Jan 2013
Plans to hold a rally in Myitkyina calling for an
end to war in Kachin State have been
thwarted by the Kachin State capital’s
chief of police.
Burmese public company to run Thilawa industrial zone
9 Jan 2013
A public company needs to be formed to run the
Thilawa Special Economic Zone,
said the National Planning and Economic
Development Deputy Minister Set Aung.
The Scandal of Foreign Labor in Asia
9 Jan 2013
The draconian
action taken by the Singapore government against striking
bus drivers a week
ago, expelling 29 of them and charging another five,
is emblematic of the
treatment foreign labor can expect in most of Asia’s countries,
not just the
island republic. Another was charged with inciting by posting comments
on a
Chinese social network site and was jailed for six months after pleading
guilty.
US Ambassador Conveys Urgent Concern Over Kachin
9 Jan 2013
RANGOON —The US
ambassador to Burma has expressed concern
about the escalating war in Kachin
State, saying he has urged key officials
in the capital to stop the bloodshed
as their army continues air raids on rebel forces.
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