Myanmar’s military government reshuffled its Cabinet on Friday by dismissing eight deputy ministers, state-run radio and television said.
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An appeal was lodged yesterday at the Burmese High Court in Rangoon on behalf of Tun Lin Kyaw who was sentenced to seven years in jail for staging a solo protest outside the Rangoon City Hall.
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With PetroChina threatening to hijack its share of gas from Myanmar, India is pushing a $3 billion pipeline through the North-East with the aim of skirting Bangladesh which has been blocking the political passage for a three-nation energy lifeline.
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South Korean shares closed lower Thursday as massive program selling hurt the market and investor sentiment was dented by the possibility of China taking a credit-tightening policy. The South Korean won gained against the U.S. dollar.
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The European Commission on Friday confirmed that it would go ahead with a new program to tackle HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Burma.
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Twenty five members of India’s parliament have signed a document urging the United Nations Security Council to pressure the Burmese military over Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s ongoing detention.
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Thai officials and NGOs trying to repatriate to Thailand four Shan women trafficked to work in the sex trade in Malaysia say they face a difficult task.
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A family member of Myanmar’s jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday filed the first petition with a new UN Human Rights Council challenging her detention by the country’s military junta.
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Geneva: The International Labour Organisation on Friday accused Myanmar of “unprecedented” use of forced labour, and gave the ruling junta until the end of July to stop prosecuting whistle-blowers and release those detained.
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On Monday, 19 June, a historic moment will take place as the newly created United Nations Human Rights Council (Council) convenes its first-ever session in Geneva, Switzerland, until 30 June. The Council has been created to overcome the flaws of the sixty-year old Commission on Human Rights, such as the inclusion of gross human rights violators in its membership to shield themselves and their allies from scrutiny.
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