Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), The International Labour Organisation has spoken out against the Burmese Supreme Court's decision to deny the appeal of six activists against their lengthy prison sentences. In…
Day: July 11, 2008
UN raises Burma cyclone plea
Jul 11, 2008 (AP)
Is trafficking inevitable?
Ali Fowle Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), Thailand’s new anti-trafficking law aims to help put an end to human trafficking in the country. But without a migration policy that allows legal…
Commentary: Is trafficking inevitable?
Ali Fowle Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), Thailand’s new anti-trafficking law aims to help put an end to human trafficking in the country. But without a migration policy that allows legal…
Burst embankment floods 30,000 acres of farmland
Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), A burst embankment caused by heavy rain in Bago's Nyaung Lay Pin township has flooded nearly 30,000 acres of farmland south of the Sittaung river, local…
Villagers' woes continue in Bogalay
Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Phoe Lay village, south of Bogalay, are lacking food, shelter and clean water and have been unable to restart farming after a tiller provided…