Monday, February 04, 2013

Higher wages will keep Burmese migrants in Thailand, say researchers


2 Feb 2013

High wages in Thaland are likely to keep the majority of Burmese migrant workers 
here over the next three years, a labour researcher says.

Largest Kachin Church group condemns army conduct


2 Feb 2013

The influential Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) demanded for Burma's government 
to immediately stop the ongoing military offensive in Kachin and northern
 Shan state during a conference attended by over 150 pastors near the Kachin state 
capital Myitkyina on Jan.30.

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Human Rights Watch slams NLD for ignoring atrocities in Kachin state


2 Feb 2013

In its annual state of the world report released last week Human Rights Watch 
(HRW) criticized Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party the National League
 for Democracy (NLD) for failing to show concern for the rights
 of Burma's ethnic and religious minorities.

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Economic zones causing real estate boom in Rangoon



2 Feb 2013

Real estate agents have said that many areas of Rangoon’s real estate market 
significantly boomed during the month of January due to the progress 
on several economic zones.

For Bookworms, a Historic Event in Burma’s Biggest City


2 Feb 2013

RANGOONRenowned writers from around the world are meeting local authors 
and readers in Burma’s biggest city this weekend as the country hosts its first-ever
 international literary festival after decades of isolation.

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Copper Mine Controversy Tests Burma’s Leaders


1 Feb 2013

BANGKOK Burma is overdue to release a report on a controversial
 copper mine backed by the military and China but facing strong opposition.
 Rights activists say the investigation into the mine is a test of the new government
 and of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was appointed head
 of the commission looking into the copper deal.