Striking workers from the Home Shin cold storage factory closed down their rally site outside City Hall in Rangoon after successfully negotiating terms with the factory owner and officials from…
Day: September 24, 2013
SSA-North pushed back by Burmese army assault
The Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) endured a six-hour clash on Monday morning with the Burmese army in northern Shan state’s Namtu township, a spokesman for the ethnic army told DVB.
Thailand, Burma aim to speed up Dawei development
Despite protests by displaced villagers along the Dawei-Kanchanaburi Highway, the Thai premier tells Shwe Mann they must speed up the development of the industrial zone.
Suu Kyi vows to keep pushing for constitutional amendments
“I will continue with efforts to have the constitution amended,” she said, adding there will be problems if it is not done by 2015.
Bangladesh parliament debates birth control for Rohingya refugees
Suggesting that Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazaar strive to have large families to qualify for additional food rations, Bangladesh considers introducing birth control measures.