Land disputes, industrial action, and student activists: Bo Gyi of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners on the right to protest.

Land disputes, industrial action, and student activists: Bo Gyi of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners on the right to protest.
As Burma warms up for its hotly anticipated election, what part will the country’s new voting system play?
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Around 30 trucks owned by a silica mining company had their route blocked as part of a protest against mining operations in Namhkam.
In business this week: Ministry of Commerce abolish trade registration fines; Burma market potential lures Thai investors; MP says corruption, waste risks more debt; Burma among world’s cheapest labour; Burma-China…
The Burmese parliament has approved a proposed loan of US$300 million from EXIM Bank of China to fund the Cooperative Ministry’s micro-financing projects