Tuesday, May 01, 2012

2012 May Day Greeting to AFFM and MITU from CISL

2012 May Day Greeting to AFFM and MITU From CISL

2012 May Day Greeting to AFFM and MITU from ITUC

2012 May Day Greeting to AFFM and MITU From ITUC

2012 May day Solidarity IUF Asia Pacific letter

2012 May Day Solidarity IUF Asia Pacific Letter

Burma Army shuts down taxation checkpoints


30 Apirl 2012
The Burma government has ordered checkpoints staffed by soldiers 
from the Burma Army and rogue elements from the Karen National 
Liberation Army to be closed down. Villagers in the area told  
Karen News that the checkpoints at Bawti, Iwai, Wartaw and 
Sin Phyu Tai were extorting ‘taxes’ from travelers in Myitta Sub Township, 
Tavoy, in the Tenasserim Division Sin Phyu Tai village tract were 
closed down last week.

Private insurance firms to open


30 April 2012
Burma’s state-run insurance programme, Insurance Business Supervisory Board, 
will allow private-sector insurance companies to begin operating in the country.