The Burmese government is still violating international labour laws and continues to persecute forced labour claimants according to a new report by the International Labour Organization.
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March 15: The National League for Democracy (NLD) elected representative (MP) of Sagaing Division, Kalemyo Township constituency No.2, Dr. Thein Win had died from cancer on 15 March.
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March 15: Increasing numbers of inmates have died from HIV/AIDS during previous months at the notorious Tharawaddy Jail in lower central Burma, situated north of Rangoon, according to a Burmese health staff who doesn’t want to be identified.
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Military-run Myanmar on Thursday rejected a US human rights report, accusing Washington of interfering in the country’s domestic affairs.
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The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) is using its new policy in northern Arakan, Burma to cripple the economy of the Rohingya people.
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Tests conducted in Bangkok have confirmed that chickens in Burma died from the deadly H5N1 avian flu strain, as the junta issued a public acknowledgement of the outbreak for the first time.
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The European Union voiced concern over the living conditions for Burmese refugees in Bangladesh yesterday during a two-day meeting of the EU and Bangladesh joint commission in Dhaka.
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The United States stood almost alone yesterday as the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to set up a new Human Rights Council to replace the widely discredited body that sits in Geneva.
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Witnessing the political crisis in Philippines and Thailand, not to mention the dictatorial countries of Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam and the near totalitarian countries of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei there seems to be several common factors of the so called ASEAN countries. (more…)