RNDP leader criticises Buddhist mob for attacking international NGOs; meanwhile focus turns to the security of Sittwe’s Rohingya minority.
Day: March 28, 2014
Energy price hike sparks outrage
Four people have been arrested in Mandalay and two in Rangoon for protesting against a government-backed energy price hike, which will come into effect on 1 April.
Snr-Gen defends nation’s charter at Armed Forces Day
Whereas his inaugural speech last year focused on the military’s commitment to reform, the commander on Thursday affirmed the importance of the military in the reform process and defended Burma’s…
Intl community ‘deeply concerned’ over Sittwe riots
The European Union and the United States expressed “deep concern” on Thursday evening after mobs of Arakanese Buddhists attacked homes and offices of humanitarian aid workers in the capital of…
Burmese govt pledges to investigate Sittwe riot
Seventy-one aid workers, including 32 foreigners, are evacuated to a local police station in Sittwe after a crowd turns on international aid organisations. Reports say an 11-year-old was killed when…
Thai shrimp processor to lay off 1,200 Burmese workers
Nearly 1,200 migrant workers from Burma will be laid off in April by Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc, a seafood processing company based in Samut Sakhon, Thailand.