Lead Story Migrants Issues News
A Burmese migrant worker has filed a police report against his Thai employer who he alleges attacked him with a chain, leaving him with lacerations all over his body.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Thailand’s employment department has recommended that the government extend its current ‘pink card’ migrant worker programme by a further two years.
BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Rangoon green lights second economic zone; tourism; development; sanctions; and timber industry news.
Business Labour Issues Lead Story News
Garment factories threatening closure over proposed minimum wage adjustments could face legal action if they fail to obey official procedures.
MP Khin Maung Nyo has submitted an urgent proposal to parliament today, urging the government to keep the age of retirement at 60.
Environment Lead Story Natural resources News
A three-month ban on offshore fishing has been ordered by Burma’s Department of Fisheries to allow marine fish stocks to replenish.
Lead Story Media News Women's Issues
A dearth of women in positions of power within Burma’s media is preventing women from influencing content, and entrenching gender stereotypes.
DVB Debate Lead Story News Video
DVB Debate looks at the place of persons with a disability in Burmese society, and discusses what must change to ensure equal opportunities for all.
One Rangoon philanthropist is helping new arrivals to saddle up onto the trishaw, as a simple and popular job.
Expats may be confused as to Burma’s vaguely written tax laws. A senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers addresses the issues surrounding their income tax.
ASEAN Lead Story News Politics Video
With ASEAN countries pledging to unite as a single regional market in 2015, Asia Calling brought together leaders from their fields across the region to discuss whether the union will benefit the people living in ASEAN.
Advocacy groups on Wednesday called on the Thai government to lay out a concrete policy for migrant workers including conditions for access to social security and healthcare.
Since President Thein Sein came to power in 2011, over nine hundred political prisoners have been released. But many who have been freed are struggling to fit back into society.[…]
Dec 3, 2008 (DVB), Burmese prime minister general Thein Sein's claims that there are millions of job opportunities in Burma's agricultural sector have met with scepticism from Burmese nationals inside[…]
