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Eleven Media Group: Myanmar drafting law for foreign workers, but locals say they are being short changed
Tue 19 Mar 2013 
Filed under: Business / Trade,Inside Burma,International,News,Parliament

A law to govern foreign labour is now being drafted because Myanmar has no clear policies to manage foreign workers, said Myo Aung, chief director of Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security. (more…)

 
The Irrawaddy: Government takes flack for lack of transparency on Salween dam plans
Fri 1 Mar 2013 
Filed under: Business / Trade,Inside Burma,News,Parliament

The fate of the Salween River in eastern Burma remains unclear, despite the government’s release of information about dams planned for the river in response to questions raised in Parliament earlier this week. (more…)

 
Democratic Voice of Burma: Military spending challenged in parliament
Tue 19 Feb 2013 
Filed under: Inside Burma,Military,News,Parliament

Burma’s notorious armed forces will continue to receive the largest portion of next year’s national budget, despite criticisms from a number of MPs over the lack of transparency in the ministry’s expenditures and policies. (more…)

 
The Myanmar Times: Ministers do not understand role of hluttaw: speaker
Tue 12 Feb 2013 
Filed under: News,Parliament

Members of the government and judiciary “don’t understand” the operations of the parliament and its efforts to institute a system of checks and balances, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann says. (more…)