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Training for uncertainty
NGOs are preparing for refugee camps to close by starting vocational training programs.
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ASEAN Environment Lead Story News
People-power can save Asia’s forests
Asia can fight climate change and lift people out of poverty if it invests in communities living in forests, claims a Thai-based environmental organisation.
Release political prisoners ahead of election, urges NGO
The Former Political Prisoners’ Society plan to send a letter to President Thein Sein demanding the release of all political prisoners before the election.
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Thai fish factories scaling down abuses: NGO
Following up on reports of poor working conditions in Thai fish factories, a Finnish NGO finds the situation improved, but problems persist for migrant workers.
Bullet Points
Bullet Points: bringing you the day’s news for Wednesday 16 July.
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Govt to protect NGOs after ‘sluggish’ response to Sittwe riots
Burma vows to protect aid workers in Arakan State after a briefing by the Arakan Commission concluded the government’s response to the violence was “sluggish”.
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Govt pledges safety of UN, INGO workers in Sittwe
Government authorities say they will take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of foreigners and Burmese nationals working for aid agencies in Arakan state. Meanwhile IDPs are facing food shortages as the decrease in staff affects supply chains.
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Government snubs National Network for Education Reform
Burma’s Ministry of Education has retracted an invitation to the National Network for Education Reform to attend a national education reform seminar in Naypyidaw
NGO to deliver aid to Kachin state
A NGO is set to deliver aid to refugee camps in Kachin state as fighting continues between the government and the Kachin Independence Army
