On 14 November, International World Diabetes Day , photographer Whitney Light captures the haphazard management of diabetes in Burma owing to low health literacy , poverty and inaccessibility to proper medical services.
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Business Weekly Lead Story News Uncategorized
BUSINESS WEEKLY 3 OCTOBER 2014
P&G joins US Chamber of Commerce in Burma; Telenor turns on its network in Burma; PTTEP to increase Burma investment by US$3.3bn; No tax exemption for INGO workers;
Land Lead Story News Pegu Division Uncategorized
Thegon MP low-balled amount of confiscated land, say farmers
Farmers from Thegon, Pegu Division, announce that a local authority grossly under reported the amount of land confiscated in Aungon village.
Culture Entertainment Lead Story News Uncategorized
Burmese teams win top three prizes at ASEAN animation contest 2014
The animated short film ‘Don’t Let the Creativity Fall” by the Linn Htet Maw team from Burma is awarded first prize at the Animation Contest for ASEAN,
Business Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Uncategorized
India set to import 100,000 tonnes of rice from Burma
India, the largest rice exporter in the world, will import 100,000 tonnes of rice from Burma, which was once the largest exporter of the commodity.
Development Education Lead Story News Uncategorized
Burma ranks near bottom in global competitiveness report
Political instability, corruption and an inadequate educated workforce in Burma, leads to low ranking in the World Economic Forum’s new Global Competitiveness Report.
Trapped Burmese migrant workers strike in Chiang Mai
Burmese migrant workers say they are being held captive and forced to work for half the minimum wage.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Uncategorized Women's Issues
Shan family fights to free girl trafficked to China
A Shan family makes contact with their stolen sister trapped in China.
Bullet Points: 19 August 2014
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Bullet Points: 13 August 2014
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Bullet Points: 11 August 2014
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Feature Features Lead Story News Refugees Special Report Uncategorized
Mae La Refugees, On The Edge
With the new military regime in Thailand, dread pervades the country’s largest displacement camp as refugees from Burma worry about their fates.
Bullet Points: 7 August 2014
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Bullet Points: 31 July 2014
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Chin Ethnic issues Lead Story News Uncategorized
Women’s rights activists stand trial in Chin State for protesting against army rape
Eight women’s rights activists were questioned yesterday in Chin State for staging public protests against sexual violence by the Burmese military.
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Burma Business Weekly
Business in Burma this week: Industry slammed for incurring $200 million loss; government plans for six dry ports in Rangoon, Mandalay; national budget will be more transparent, says Finance Ministry
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President’s Office claims Facebook will help monitor hate speech
A President Office’s official claimed on Wednesday that the government has reached an agreement with Facebook to monitor hate speech.
Burmese maids in Singapore need more protection, migrant worker group says
The Singaporean and Burmese government must do more to ensure that domestic workers do not face abusive conditions, a migrant worker advocacy group said.
Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Suu Kyi advises NLD youth members to be true to the party
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her party’s first Youth Congress over the weekend in Rangoon.
Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Human Rights film festival concludes, but not without controversy
The Human Rights Human Dignity Film Festival ended on Thursday following a controversial move by organisers to cancel the screening of one film due to online intimidation.
Lead Story News Religion Uncategorized
‘We are ashamed of ourselves,’ says monk who helped raid Mahasantisukha
A Buddhist monk who assisted in the raid on the Mahasantisukha Monastery say he was tricked into it.
Business Lead Story News Uncategorized
Gap’s entry to Burma could bring more good tidings, MGMA says
Gap’s entry could attract more foreign buyers into the fledgling garment industry, manufacturers association.
Business Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
US govt fines Fokker $21 m for violating sanctions
Dutch aerospace firm has been hit with a US$21 million penalty by US government for violating trade sanctions.
Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Plough protestors charged with sedition
Local farmers of Madaya, Mandalay division have been charged with crimes ranging from sedition to trespassing and staging unauthorised protest after they took up tools and farmed land they claim is rightfully theirs.
Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Win Tin ‘speaking clearly’ and ‘working’ as condition improves in hospital: NLD
National League of Democracy (NLD) statesman Win Tin is in an improved condition, despite being forced to remain in Rangoon General Hospital.
Development Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Japan announces more aid, loans to Burma
Coinciding with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Burma this week, Japan has announced 1.6 billion yen (US$16m) in support for UN programmes in Burma.
Lead Story News Uncategorized Women's Issues
Interfaith marriage law violates Constitution: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Burma’s President Thein Sein and House Speaker Shwe Mann to reject the Emergency Provisions on Marriage Act for Burmese Buddhist Women.
Education Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Burma’s education policy under fire from academics
A new education bill submitted to Parliament on 20 March has come under fire by the National Network for Education Reform (NNER), an independent oversight body.
Development Lead Story News Uncategorized
Chinese NGO aims to tackle poverty in Burma through microloans
A Chinese NGO is set to implement micro-finance programs across Burma in a bid to tackle rural poverty.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Uncategorized
Seven Red Shan allegedly abducted by KIA
Seven Red Shan villagers were said to have been abducted by the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) on 11 March in Bhamo district, according to the Shan Ethnic Affairs Organisation.
