BUSINESS THIS WEEK in BURMA: British chamber of commerce opened; Malaysia’s CIMB Bank eyes Burma licence; Rangoon cyber-city given go-ahead; Ne Win’s grandson to buy into AGD Bank.
Day: July 25, 2014
Bullet Points: 25 July 2014
Bullet Points: the news from DVB for Friday 25 July.
Mutu Say Poe to lead Laiza ceasefire talks
Burma’s ethnic leaders convened in Laiza, Kachin State, on Thursday for the next round of discussions on a nationwide ceasefire agreement, where they established a leading committee to oversee political…
Shan NGO presents human rights report to new UN rapporteur
Members of the Shan Ethnic Affairs Organisation meet with Yanghee Lee and presented her with details of alleged human rights violations in the northern Burmese region.
Master Sports employees say they were coerced to give up severance
Former employees of a South Korean footwear factory said on Thursday that they were coerced into signing predatory agreements relinquishing severance pay.
20 Kanbalu plough protestors transferred to distant prisons
Around 20 farmers from Kanbalu, jailed for holding a “plough protest” in March, have this week been transferred to prisons far from their homes.